ChorTeach is ACDA’s quarterly online publication, designed for those who work with singers of all levels but specifically K-12 and community choirs. A full annotated ChorTeach index is available online at acda.org/publications/chorteach. Over 160 articles are organized into seventeen categories. For more information, email or visit acda.org/chorteach. Following is an excerpt from an article in the Fall 2022 issue […]
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Gospel Choir as a Space for Racial and Religious Expression for Black Students at a Predominantly White Institution
The International Journal of Research in Choral Singing (IJRCS) is ACDA’s scholarly publication that welcomes studies that apply rigorous, systematically-grounded methodologies, either quantitative or qualitative, to investigate phenomena of potential interest to all who sing in, work with, or are otherwise interested in choral ensembles. Below is the abstract from this article written by Diego […]
ASCAP-affiliated Songwriter Seeks MS/HS Choirs to Collaborate With
I am an ASCAP-affiliated, Award-winning songwriter. Also, I am certified to teach Music at the K-12 levels (Illinois State Board of Education). My education includes a Master of Music Education (VanderCook College of Music) and a Master of Arts (Northeastern Illinois University). Recently, I have begun publishing my SATB compositions of original songs on J. […]
The Conductor as Yogi: The Spirit, the Brain, and the Choir
Sounds like the title of a new novel, but today’s post wraps up our fall exploration of brain health and how it intersects with our life as conductors and teachers. We started by looking at how our brain reacts to stress, then unpacked how we can mitigate stress in rehearsals with our breathing and movement […]
(Re)building the Secondary School Choir Program: An Organizational Perspective
The International Journal of Research in Choral Singing (IJRCS) is ACDA’s scholarly publication that welcomes studies that apply rigorous, systematically-grounded methodologies, either quantitative or qualitative, to investigate phenomena of potential interest to all who sing in, work with, or are otherwise interested in choral ensembles. Below is the abstract from this article written by Justin […]
IFCM’s World Symposium on Choir Music
IFCM’s World Symposium on Choir Music, which will take place in Istanbul 25-30 April 2023. The programme is packed with great events, along with a very diverse extended programme, consisting of over 80 choir concerts across historic performance spaces in the city. Our invited choirs and presenters represent all five continents and over 30 countries. […]