ACDA COVID-19 Response Committee Report
The ACDA COVID-19 Response Committee released a detailed report with over 50 resources to help directors plan for the upcoming choral season.
CLICK HERE to access the report.
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The ACDA COVID-19 Response Committee released a detailed report with over 50 resources to help directors plan for the upcoming choral season.
CLICK HERE to access the report.
RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION In my experience, two of the most difficult aspects of running and maintaining a professional organization are recruitment and retention. It can take tremendous effort to inform prospective members on campus that your organization exists. Getting your name out there by using a student listserv, flyers, sidewalk chalk, or word of mouth…
Toni Micik was asked to speak to the University of Michigan Choral Methods classes recently, and she was kind enough to share the outline of her presentation with us! Outline: Middle School Choral Methods
by Jessica Allen, University of Michigan Doctoral Student ACDA-Michigan Graduate Student Representative At the ACDA-Michigan state conference Saturday, October 24, I had the opportunity to sit down with headliner Joe Miller for a brief interview. Dr. Miller, currently the Director of Choral Activities at Westminster Choir College, has strong ties to choral music in the state…
I’m a full-time musician at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan. I’ve been at the church for 6 ½ years, but I’ve been in church music pretty much all of my life. Here are some of my favorite Lenten pieces for a mixed choir. “O Vos Omnes”– Pablo Casals This is my favorite Lenten…
by Gabriela Hristova, ACDA-MI Past President Teaching and making music with a choir is a complex process. I would compare it with the playing of an instrument, except that the instrument in our case is a group of people with various personalities and emotional sensitivity, different life experiences, and individual understanding of music as an…
by Jed Scott, ACDA Webmaster/Editor Z. Randall Stroope is one of two headliners for the 2016 ACDA-Michigan Fall Conference. He graciously took a few minutes to answer some questions about his work and what he hopes to share with the Michigan choral community on October 28 & 29. Hi Randall, thanks so much for taking…