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The ACDA conference on Middle School & Junior High School music is just two weeks away.  In addition to the authentic middle-level choirs scheduled to perform, attendees will take part in  practical sessions, including:    <> Panel Discussions    <> Tone Development    <> Participant Involvement    <> Classroom Management    <> Sight-reading & Literacy […]

Bob Eaton, president of ACDA's Eastern Division, gives us this juxtaposition of choral music and technology:   I received an email and in place of the typical "sent from my iPhone, or Android or whatever" statement it said:   "Sent from choir rehearsal."   A student?   A choir member?   No… The choir director!

This ad, scheduled for this Sunday's Super Bowl, features a cappella singing:     For the embedded-impaired: http://youtu.be/U38jELwi0lE   h/t a cappella news   P.S. Happy Candlemas!

A taste of a PBS special featuring Conspirare, who will perform durring the ACDA Central Division Conference.  

In “A Conductor’s Guide to the Preparation of Bach’s St. Matthew Passion,” the work will be discussed AND performed.  This session will identify for the conductor the necessary steps and important considerations in the rehearsal process of Bach’s masterwork. The session will illuminate the conductor’s tasks in initial, separate rehearsals of the chorus, orchestra, and […]

Winter weather is not hampering choral conductors in the northeast U.S. as they trek to Providence, Rhode Island, for the ACDA Eastern Division Conference.  The event runs from today through the 18th.   “Whether you’re in northern Maine, western Pennsylvania, or anywhere in between, head toward Rhode Island right now,” said Eastern Division President Bob […]