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So you have decided to start a children’s choir – now what? There are loads of resources for you out there! Here are a few tips and suggestions to get you started. Where to Begin? First you will need to get some choir members. Are you going to take any interested children or do you…
This article, based on the author’s interest session presented at the 2014 ACDA-MI Fall Conference, is reprinted from the April 2015 Choral Journal. A Theory of Multiple Intelligences: Working with the Adolescent Brain/Voice
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
Cultural Dynamics and Choral Music in Bulgaria During the Communist Era, 1944-1989 The following account is a summary of my sabbatical research in Bulgaria in the fall of 2014. The information presented does not claim to thoroughly evaluate the cultural and political complexities that occurred during the totalitarian period from 1944 to 1989, but rather…
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…
“Where do you find all that interesting music?” I get this question a lot. In fact, as your Repertoire and Standards Chair for Ethnic and Multicultural Music I’m delighted to get this question. For a long time I’ve placed a priority on programming diverse, exciting literature from as many periods, cultures, and performance practices as…
