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Saturday Respite: Simon’s Cat
You've been working too hard. Smile.
Improvisation Made Simple
(An excerpt from the interest session, “How to Improvise with Your Choir in Ten Easy Steps,” by Marc Silverberg. Presented during the 2013 ACDA National Conference.) Step 3- Tailor your improvisation exercises to the size of your group (a.k.a “Don’t play ‘small group’ games if you do not have a small group.”) Large […]
Women’s Choral Music from Canada
(An excerpt from the interest session, “Conducting Women’s Choirs: Strategies for Success,” by Hilary Apfelstadt. Presented during the 2013 ACDA National Conference.) There is a wealth of music by Canadian composers for treble voices. Canada has a rich choral tradition, and in particular, due to the number of children’s and youth choirs throughout […]
Critical Thinking in the Choral Rehearsal
(An excerpt from the interest session, "Critical Thinking in the Choral Rehearsal," by Jessica Napoles [with Sandra Babb and Matthew Garrett]. Presented during the 2013 ACDA National Conference.) Critical thinking skills are valued in education throughout the curriculum, and there are tremendous benefits for music students when teachers incorporate critical thinking into daily […]
Essential Building Blocks
(An excerpt from the interest session, “Essential Building Blocks: The Rehearsal Techniques of Robert Shaw,” by Pamela Elrod Huffman. Presented during the 2013 ACDA National Conference.) Adding the Text Just as the chorus has agreed upon the production of the other elements in a piece of music, so must it agree on matters […]
GUEST BLOG: “Conference Reflections: Miami” by Paul Carey
Conference Reflections: Miami by Paul Carey You can still sign up to attend the 2013 ACDA National Conference in Dallas- get off that fence and join the fun and excitement of world class music and the amazing fellowship which choral music brings to us all. Today I am going to relate personally memorable […]