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Elephant in the Shower
Four Seasoned Music Educators Share the Same Concern Among the necessary, and at the same time, egregious choices in which education...
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Eliza Rubenstein
- Oct 1, 2020
- 3 min
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR:“SHOW THEM THE LOVE”
Today I write, and we all live, under the pall of a pandemic that disproportionately affects Americans of color, amid the echoes of the...
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Ethan Chessin
- Jul 11, 2020
- 5 min
IGNORING MIGRATION STORIES IS NOT AN OPTION
One innovative director shares his approach to this subject. The 2020 NWACDA conference title was “Sharing our Story”. I love it when my...
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Tim Westerhaus
- Mar 16, 2020
- 3 min
2020 NWACDA CONFERENCE SUMMARY
Dear choral colleagues, Just nine weeks ago, we gathered as a Northwest community in Spokane for inspiring performances, innovative...
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Sarah J. Graham
- Jan 22, 2020
- 6 min
"ZIP-A-DEE-DOO-DON'T"
Systemic racism and racial injustice are undeniable elements of American culture. Music is not exempt from this. It is impossible to...
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Julie MacLellan
- Jan 21, 2020
- 5 min
ONE BREATH TOGETHER - A CHORAL SINGER'S WISH FOR 2020
One moment. One breath. This is the moment just before the concert begins. Here we stand, shoulder to shoulder, eyes on the director,...
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Nicole Lamartine
- Jan 20, 2020
- 8 min
WHEN WE WALK THROUGH THE DOOR
As I was teaching a conducting lesson last week, we deconstructed the rehearsal segment she had led in front of one of my choirs. Tamara...
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Brenda Winkle
- Jul 9, 2019
- 4 min
IS "IMPOSTER SYNDROME" KEEPING YOU AWAY FROM ACDA CONFERENCES?
Imposter* Syndrome is where no matter what experience you have, how much education you have earned, how hard you work…..you continue to...
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Howard Meharg
- Jun 17, 2019
- 2 min
CURIOUS THING, THIS RECURRING DREAM...
Curious thing, this recurring dream that a good many choral directors admit to having. Yep, it’s that one where you’re standing in front...
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Dr. Scott Anderson
- Apr 3, 2019
- 3 min
WHAT IS IT THAT WE CHORAL FOLKS DO?
Many times, over the course of a long career, I’ve been asked by newly met acquaintances, “what is it that you do?” When I explain that...
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Lynn R. Ryan
- Apr 2, 2019
- 4 min
TEN SSA AND SSAA PIECES TO GIVE A WHIRL
Here are some of my favorite pieces for treble choir. I have taught nearly all of these compositions, and their inclusion on this list...
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