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Singing is therapy
It isn't often that musicians are featured positively on the news. This music therapist brings life to children in Atlanta:
Get this kid in a choir now!
Jay Greenberg, also known as Bluejay, is a musical prodigy. He is compared to Mozart, Mendelssohn, and others. Tell me, have you ever been compared to Mozart by a professor from Juliard? We need to get young Jay into a choir so he can discover the glories of text and music. […]
Make a Difference
Today begins a new era for the American Choral Directors Association as we ask all of our members to help determine the priorities for the actions and resources of our Association. Today, our Stratetic Planning Membership Survey goes live at www.acda.org, and asks our membership to weigh-in on what should be the focus of our […]
Stifled by block scheduling
I’m surprised there haven’t been more stories like this: The Middletown High School vocal ensemble has qualified to participate in the state choral festival in May, but practicing between now and then will be a challenge. Students and choir director Lori Bower have started scheduling after-school rehearsals, but it’s been difficult. Senior Timmy Huth said the ensemble’s […]
Stick Time: Warm-up with Conte 2
Composer & conductor David Conte discusses a warm up during his session at the 2011 ACDA National Conference.
Stick Time: Choir as Community.
In this brief excerpt from her interest session presented during the 2011 ACDA National Conference, Sandra Snow discusses the choir as a community.
Stick Time: Connecting with the Self through Choral Music
In this brief excerpt from her interest session presented during the 2011 ACDA National Conference, Sandra Snow discusses the value of the choral arts for connecting with the self.
Stick Time: Musical Meaning in a Choral Rehearsal
In this brief excerpt from her interest session presented during the 2011 ACDA National Conference, Sandra Snow discusses the importance of understanding text and context within the music being sung by a choir.