Say hi to us in Milwaukee at the Michigan ACDA Social Hour on Thursday, February 25 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel Cocktail Lounge!
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…
As a double major in Vocal Music Education and English Education, I am a huge proponent for a more interdisciplinary approach to teaching music. With the idea of cross-curricular education becoming more popular in schools, it is important for us to consider the occasional use of newer methods in our classrooms. Integrating different subjects into…
When attending professional conferences, you will commonly find lectures or panels that focus on the beginning choral teacher. Those “I Wish I Had Known About…” features are very useful, but the inclusion of a stepping-stone session for the future student teacher could help prepare for the music internship. Although student teachers acquire knowledge from their…
Do you direct a male choir? High school? Community? Collegiate? Middle school? Church? Professional? If yes, we’re looking for your favorite male choir repertoire. Please send suggestions or repertoire lists to ACDA-MI Male Choir R&S Steve Lorenz. Check out the following repertoire lists: Langsford Men’s Chorus Measure for Measure
1. De’ Animals a-Comin – arr Bartholomew – G. Schirmer 50303230 2. Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening – Randall Thompson – ECS 2182 3. Bawo Thixo Somandla – Sizumu Nyamezele– earthsongs S-312 4. Alleluia – Reg Unterseher – Walton WW1432 5. Demon in my View – Jeffrey Horvath – Alfred 30960 6. Blow…
Do you shy away from teaching vocal improvisation to your singers? Does the mere idea of scat give you heart palpitations? Do you write out notation for those places in the music that call for scatting? Improvisation can be a very scary idea for many – I know – I was one of them! When…
Deborah Fristad is recently retired from Lake Orion High School in Lake Orion, MI, where she had been teaching since 1997. She conducted three choirs, five select ensembles, two show choirs, and co-directed the spring musical. She also served as department chair for the Visual and Performing Arts Department. In May, 2013 her Women’s Ensemble…
Welcome to ACDA-Michigan! We are a committed group of choral directors, anxious to begin another great season of music making. If you are not an ACDA member, we invite you to join our ranks. Make ACDA an important part of your professional life. We welcome your comments and participation. Please contact me at any time…
With the coming of a new president every two years in state ACDA chapters comes a fresh group of state ACDA board members. It is an opportunity to bring new people to leadership and to place previous members into new positions built upon their past work. Just completing a term as repertoire and standards chair…
I am looking forward to this great opportunity to serve you and the Michigan ACDA! Bella Voce will no longer be a publication in the traditional sense. This edition is the first ever that will be entirely online. All the printing will be left to you! We feel that the advantages are tremendous and the…
