Part 1 of 3 What is it that makes a choir’s singing irresistible? Beyond insisting on the obvious basics of clean intonation, resonant vowels, and sparkling diction, is there anything else a conductor can do to increase the excitement level…
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Why attend Conferences, Conventions and Workshops? Well, for me, it was 1973. I’d been teaching seven years, and resisted going anywhere for anything extra, due to the amount of time my jobs consumed that would take me away from my…
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The ACDA Central Division Conference February 26 – March 1, 2014 Hilton Netherland Plaza Hotel Cincinnati, Ohio The first ACDA Central Division conference I attended was in Cincinnati in 2000. Pat Wiehe and Kitty O’Donnell of North Central High…
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Dear Choral Friends, I begin my term as President of the Michigan Chapter of A.C.D.A. with great excitement and enthusiasm. I would like to thank you for giving me the opportunity to serve in this capacity. Michigan has been my…
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Many thanks to the A.C.D.A.-MI Membership and Board of Directors for an exhilarating two years. It has been an honor to serve such outstanding musicians as your president as we advance the choral arts. Let us together continue to face…
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The American Choral Director’s Association is pleased to announce the third biennial Children’s Choir Conductor’s Retreat, a one-of-a-kind event designed specifically for the needs of conductors who work with children’s choirs in schools, in the community, or in a sacred…
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Our choral art is unlike any other because of one aspect above all: the inescapable presence of text. The real impact of choral music comes from the power of text, because text is where story dwells. As a result, we…
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ACDA Michigan is proud to showcase the talents of some of our own composers at our conferences! Here are websites for the Michigan Choral Composers who are participating in the 2013 Fall Conference or who participated last year. (Not all…
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Wow! What a nice list! Last year your ACDA-MI board determined that one of the most helpful things we could do to for our members is to provide you with repertoire suggestions. We have noticed that repertoire lists posted on…
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“Where do you find all that interesting music?” I get this question a lot. In fact, as your Repertoire and Standards Chair for Ethnic and Multicultural Music I’m delighted to get this question. For a long time I’ve placed a…
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