Say hi to us in Milwaukee at the Michigan ACDA Social Hour on Thursday, February 25 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel Cocktail Lounge!
Children’s Honors Choir at ACDA Michigan 2017 Fall Conference by Megan Higle ACDA-MI Youth Choir R&R Representative ATTENTION YOUTH & CHILDREN’S CHOIRS! ACDA-MI is thrilled and excited to announce Judy Hanson of the Chicago Children’s Choir as our director of the Children’s Honor Choir at our October 2017 conference. Children and Youth Choirs from across the…
ACDA-MI congratulates the following outstanding ensembles selected via blind listening panel to perform at the ACDA-MI Fall Conference on Oct. 27-28. Canticum Novum (Northwestern Michigan College) – Jeffrey Cobb, Conductor Cantus Femina (Western Michigan University) – Dee Gauthier, Conductor 8th Grade Choir (Grosse Pointe Brownell MS) – Carolyn Gross, Conductor Lyon Singers (South Lyon HS) – Andrew Hathikhanavala, Conductor…
Shaping Dynamics in Historical Music: A New Performance Edition of Josquin Desprez for Two-Part Treble Chorus by Alan Gumm ACDA-MI Women’s Chorus R&R Representative As commonly taught in music history, composers came to add expressive markings in music in stages. For centuries there were no special markings to specify details of a composer’s intentions. In…
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…
A Conversation with Dr. Carol Beynon Jessica L. Allen, ACDA-MI Graduate Student Representative On November 1, 2016, I had the opportunity to sit down with Dr. Carol Beynon, one of ACDA Michigan’s fall conference headliners, to ask her some follow-up questions and satisfy some of my own curiosities. Dr. Beynon is the founding co-artistic director…
The election for Central Division President-Elect opens today; voting will run from Feb. 14-27. We are very pleased to announce that Dr. Karyl Carlson from Illinois and Dr. Gabriella Hristova from Michigan will be on the ballot. For information on the candidates, see below. Division members will soon be emailed a link by which they will vote…
by Thomas Blue ACDA-MI R&R Chair for Junior High/Middle School Choirs Editor’s Note: The following is an outline of a session presented at the ACDA-Michigan 2016 Fall Conference. A related article will be published in the Winter, 2017 Edition of ACDA ChorTeach. Using the reading packet as a guide, the presenter shared ideas, strategies and “thoughts along the…
Dr. Bradley Bloom was a valued member of the Michigan choral community and a longtime ACDA-Michigan Board Member. We are sorry to hear of his passing. Dr. Bradley Bloom, legendary choral conductor and teacher, passed away June 6, 2016, in Bellingham, Washington. He was surrounded by his family during his final week in hospice after…
by Jessica Allen ACDA-MI Student Representative (Graduate-Level) This past summer I had the opportunity to teach a summer session at Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp for the first time. For approximately two weeks in August I was responsible for a junior high select choir and two staff ensembles comprised of college-age counselors. The rehearsal time…
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…
