I am looking forward to this great opportunity to serve you and the Michigan ACDA!
Bella Voce will no longer be a publication in the traditional sense. This edition is the first ever that will be entirely online. All the printing will be left to you! We feel that the advantages are tremendous and the drawbacks are few.
As I write this, we are just beginning to set up our online format. Karen Nevins and I are working together closely to give you an attractive and easy-to-navigate experience, integrating Bella Voce into the ACDA Michigan website.
Our goal is to make this website indispensable to you on an ongoing basis. Everything you need to know about ACDA will be available at this location. In order to provide timely information, we plan to post articles and information as we receive them. We will notify our membership by email when each “issue” is complete.
Articles will be posted as links, and an informative reading/printing experience will be a mouse click away. In addition to the current Bella Voce we will be gradually adding archived issues. The history of this organization is impressive and this resource will be invaluable to old and new members alike.
This online journal is for YOU! I encourage you to share your feedback and suggestions for improvement. With your help Bella Voce will ascend to even greater heights in this new format!
Betsy Marsh recently retired after 36 years in public education, most of which was at the junior high level at Van Hoosen Middle School in Rochester Hills, MI. An adjudicator and clinician, she currently serves as Associate Director of the Madrigal Chorale of Southfield and St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Rochester.
Betsy has a BA in Voice Performance from Albion College and an MA in choral conducting from Oakland University.
She directed the MSVMA SATB Junior High Honors Choirs in 1993 and 2007, and was named Rochester Middle School Teacher of the Year in 1996 and 2003. She previously served as Central Division Junior High Repertoire and Standards Chair.
Betsy shares her love of music with husband, Peter and daughter, Darcy.
