On September 3 I began my 13th year as Director of the Jackson, MI CHORALE and I love the 100 people who come every week to rehearsal just because they love to sing. They come from all walks of life…
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Thank you to all ACDA Michigan members who voted in our recent State President election. ACDA Michigan offers its congratulations to the 2019-2021 President-Elect Erin Colwitz! Erin Colwitz has been the Director of Choral Activities at Northern Michigan University in Marquette,…
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Choral Music–A Matter of Life and Death . . . ? by Clayton Parr ACDA-Michigan President Elect I have a cousin who lives in a rural area not far away. We’ve never been particularly close — he’s somewhat older than…
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Simple Depth by Jonathan Lunneberg ACDA-Michigan South-Central Lower Peninsula Representative Sometimes the biggest challenge we can give our singers is to sing a simple melody beautifully. Unfortunately, a simple melody written well and with more substance than a satisfying accompaniment…
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The Value of ACDA Conferences to the Young Music Major by Erin Kurtz ACDA-MI Student Representative (Undergraduate) This past October I attended my first ACDA Conference at Western Michigan University as a sophomore music major. Being inexperienced in the choir…
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Michigan Male Chorus Network by Matthew Packer ACDA-Michigan Male Chorus R&R Chair “Those who wish to sing always find a song.” ― Swedish Proverb I write this having recently returned from Western Michigan University and the 2017 Fall Conference of the Michigan…
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Sing for Justice at EMU by Liza Calisesi Maidens ACDA-MIchigan Women’s Choirs R&R Chair Greetings, Michigan Choral Musicians! My name is Liza Calisesi Maidens and I am new to the Board as of August 2017. I served as Concerts Chair…
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Advice for Better Conducting and Rehearsing by Noah Horn, ACDA-Michigan Co-Representiative for College & University R&R The following advice comes from the instruction of many students whom I have taught at Wayne State University and Western Michigan University since 2014,…
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Gender Specific Choirs for 5th and 6th Grade Singers by Garth Starr, Northeastern Lower Michigan Area Representative For the last two years I have been given the privilege to isolate my vocal music classes by gender. I teach eight classes of…
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My ACDA Moments by Jed Scott, ACDA-Michigan Webmaster/Editor I was not a music education or conducting student as an undergraduate or in graduate school. At Western Michigan University, I effectively majored in Gold Company; my masters degree is in Studio Jazz Writing. It…
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