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NWACDA Web admin
Oct 12, 20230 min read


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...

NWACDA Web admin
Dec 1, 20208 min read


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...
Eliza Rubenstein
Oct 1, 20203 min read


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...

Ethan Chessin
Jul 11, 20205 min read


2020 NWACDA CONFERENCE SUMMARY
Dear choral colleagues, Just nine weeks ago, we gathered as a Northwest community in Spokane for inspiring performances, innovative...

Tim Westerhaus
Mar 16, 20203 min read


"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...

Sarah J. Graham
Jan 22, 20206 min read


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,...
Julie MacLellan
Jan 21, 20205 min read


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...

Nicole Lamartine
Jan 20, 20208 min read


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...

Brenda Winkle
Jul 9, 20194 min read


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...

Howard Meharg
Jun 17, 20192 min read


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...

Dr. Scott Anderson
Apr 3, 20193 min read


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...

Lynn R. Ryan
Apr 2, 20194 min read
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