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by Dr. Matthew J. Packer, ACDA-MI Marketing/Advertising Chair I guess you could say I’m at the mid-point of my career, about 30 years in and around 20 remaining until I can consider that mythical “R” word. In all honesty though, I love what I do and can’t imagine retiring completely unless I am no longer physically…
ACDA-Michigan Male Choral Festival 2016 Saturday, October 22, 2016 9:00 a.m. (arrival time)-4:30 p.m. Pease Auditorium Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, Michigan Clinician: Dr. Eugene Rogers, Director, University of Michigan Men’s Glee Club and Repertory and Resources Chair for Male Choirs for the ACDA Central Division Co-hosts: The Eastern Michigan University Men’s Chorus, Dr. Brandon Johnson,…
by Megan Higle, Boychoir and Children’s Choirs R&R Chair Greetings to you from the R&R Chair for Boychoirs and Children’s Choirs! I’m going to simply dive right in…moving to a new city (from Detroit to Lansing) and restarting my conducting career has brought me new opportunities and challenges. Opportunity: As a church musician, having the opportunity…
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…
by Clayton Parr, Albion College “A World of Song” – Summer Workshop for Teachers Multicultural Materials and Techniques for Younger and Emerging Choirs July 7-8, 2016, Albion College, Albion, MI Workshop leader: Clayton Parr, Director of Choral Activities Guest ensembles: Village Harmony travel teen ensemble Alioni Georgian Choir of Chicago Battle Creek Boychoir and Girls Chorus This workshop is…
by ACDA Webmaster Jed Scott The past six months have been a labor of love developing the brand-new ACDA Michigan Website. With the help of a (former chorister) web designer, we have maintained all existing content from the past and developed a completely new, simple, easy-to-use site. We do hope that you take advantage of all…
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…
Welcome to the new website for ACDA-MI. Our new platform will provide a number of resources for choral conductors throughout the state. We will highlight articles of interest in a number of Repertoire and Resources areas and announcements of choral events in different areas of the state. We will also provide important information about our…
2015 ACDA-MI FALL CONFERENCE Headliners: Joe Miller and Eric Johnson with Cor Cantiamo performing Register Here! October 23/24, 2015, First Presbyterian Church of FlintFor Schedule, Headliner bios, Performance Choirs, Hotel Information & more, please see the State Conference tab! Hope to see you there! Register Here!
Why Healthy Gesture Matters Conductors spend most of their time doing one of two things: getting ready to conduct, and conducting. Preparation is important, of course. It’s where we come to understand the score, the text, and the composer; where we analyze harmonic language, musical texture, and melodic line; where we identify likely trouble spots;…
