ACDA News
James Jordan/Westminster Choir College Summer Camp for high school students offered right here in Washington; Tri-Cities to host June 18-23, 2012...>
Special session for directors and adult singers with James Jordan
ePublishing session at NW conference stirs interest; link to that material here...>
Patrick Ryan elected as president-elect of NW ACDA More...>
Patrick and Lynn Ryan both teach in Great Falls, MT
A local TV station recently ran this about them...>
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Jazz Choir in Three - The Conductor
by Frank DeMiero, R & S Chair for Vocal Jazz
A c
ritical connection: your choir with your community
by Kirk Aamot, R & S Chair for Student Activities
Questions from the Choral Conscience (posted Oct. 18, 2011)
by Steven Zopfi, R&S Chair for College/University Choirs
Honor choirs DO matter! Believe it.
by David Gerhart, a 1976 member of his All-Northwest Choir
TREBLE CHOIR EVENT
Cache Valley Choirfest, May 11-12, 2012 in Logan, Utah; Rollo Dilworth to conduct
Brent Wells appointed director of choirs at College of Idaho...>
tand up for your school choir now; Chorus America's new advocacy guide makes the case for school choirs; Amazing attendance at the NW ACDA conference!
Next conference, March 12-16, 2014
Christie Kirkpatrick, honor choir member, compares her expectations to the reality of performing in the 2012 Honor Choir...>
Performing groups in action...>
Recordings and DVDs of all performing groups + honor choirs...>
Bruce Browne receives Leadership and Service Award...>
NW composers and arrangers provide at least 15% of the literature for this year's conference...>
Interest sessions/reading sessions provide growth opportunity...>
Talk on Music: Change
by Patricia Trump, an address for the North Central Divisional Conference, February 10, 2012
(Delightful and funny speech by Ms. Trump, a veteran elementary music teacher from Des Moines, IA)
The day I got old: it happened on Monday
Teaching expectations...increasing your job satisfaction and rehearsal efficiency
by Lindsey Wilkerson, Miles City, MT
(posted October 25, 2011)
A Response to the September 2010 Choral Journal College and University Choir R & S Report
by Dennis Malfatti, Director of Choral Activities at the University of Evansville
Singing God's Song Faithfully
by Charlotte Kroeker, Executive Director of Church Music Institute
-Elektra Women's Choir - Music...>
-University Music Service, 20% discount on choral music
Link to store site...> Link to PDF with info...>
- DJ Records - the choral director's
candy store
-Luther Seminary (Fulfill the call)
-Earlene Rentz Online Publications
-Tuning at Tahoe: a church choir professional's summer seminar...>
The purpose of high school; are choral directors the leaders in 21st century education?
by Patrick Ryan, Past-President, MT-ACDA
The Fat-Reducing Benefits of Ensemble Singing (posted Oct. 21, 2011)
By Nicole C. Lamartine, President, WY-ACDA
"Never Stop Singing," Minnesota's Emmy winning video production featuring choral music of that state - see preview...>
Calendars for each NW ACDA state; put your event on it
Update your e-mail address; stay on our mailing list...please!
Directory of NW ACDA members (passworded...contact for password)