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Announcing Our Fall 2016 Conference
by Jared Anderson, ACDA Michigan President Summer has finally arrived in all of Michigan, even way up north in the UP! I hope that you are all having a restorative summer season, a time when many conductors and students have time to breathe and prepare for a new year of choral singing. We recently held…
Susan Matych-Hager, 2010 Recipient
Susan Matych-Hager, professor emeritus, Siena Heights University, retired in May, 2007, after 34 years of service. Prior to Siena Heights University, Susan was a teaching assistant at Indiana University, taught vocal music at Fruitport High School, Fruitport Middle School and at St. Mary’s Elementary School, Adrian. She holds degrees from Siena Heights College (now University)…
Key Questions: Tools for Provoking Meaning
Our choral art form is unique: it is group story telling that unites music and words in a way that heightens the meaningful impact of each. The corporate aspect of choral music making—something done together by many different individuals at the same moment in time in the same place—powerfully magnifies and intensifies the impact of…
Passing of Milt Olsson
Dear ACDA-MI colleagues: We are saddened to learn of the passing of Milt Olsson, Professor Emeritus of Music at Michigan Tech. Milt served ACDA-MI for many years on the board, including a term as President, and was a Maynard Klein Award winner in 2011. The attached link describes his many contributions to musical life at…
Take Charge Now! – tips to prepare for the “real world” while still a student
by Dr. Kimberly Dunn Adams Western Michigan University ACDA-MI Student Activities Chair Take Charge Now! Tips to prepare for the “real world” while still a student “Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson after.” – Vern Law (1) The first year of teaching is considered the most difficult…
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 will help…
