NWACDA Web adminFeb 20, 20211 minMontana Choral Directors Summer InstituteMontana Choral Directors Summer Institute
Brian GalanteFeb 3, 20211 minNW Affirmations - Jason SaundersSo many of our NW ACDA members are working daily in school settings that are virtual, keeping our young students singing, caring for...
Steven ZielkeJan 23, 20211 minNW Affirmations - Chris BenjaminIn times of virtual teaching and music-making, it can be harder for choral conductors to be "seen" and feel supported, to feel valued. So...
NWACDA Web adminJan 12, 20211 minWA-ACDA Upcoming Session10:00: Virtual Rehearsal Techniques Join Taylor Iverson (High School) and Aly Henninger (Elementary and Middle School) as they help us...
NWACDA Web adminJan 4, 20212 minTim’s Top Five Reasons to Attend the 2021 National ACDA Conference, “Diversity in Music”ACDA's National Conference fast approaches! NWACDA's President Tim Westerhaus provides his Top Five Reasons why we should all attend this...
NWACDA Web adminDec 1, 20208 minElephant in the ShowerFour Seasoned Music Educators Share the Same Concern Among the necessary, and at the same time, egregious choices in which education...
Eliza RubensteinOct 1, 20203 minLETTER 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...
Ethan ChessinJul 11, 20205 minIGNORING MIGRATION STORIES IS NOT AN OPTIONOne innovative director shares his approach to this subject. The 2020 NWACDA conference title was “Sharing our Story”. I love it when my...
Tim WesterhausMar 16, 20203 min2020 NWACDA CONFERENCE SUMMARYDear choral colleagues, Just nine weeks ago, we gathered as a Northwest community in Spokane for inspiring performances, innovative...
Sarah J. GrahamJan 22, 20206 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...
Julie MacLellanJan 21, 20205 minONE BREATH TOGETHER - A CHORAL SINGER'S WISH FOR 2020One moment. One breath. This is the moment just before the concert begins. Here we stand, shoulder to shoulder, eyes on the director,...
Nicole LamartineJan 20, 20208 minWHEN WE WALK THROUGH THE DOORAs I was teaching a conducting lesson last week, we deconstructed the rehearsal segment she had led in front of one of my choirs. Tamara...
Brenda WinkleJul 9, 20194 minIS "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...
Howard MehargJun 17, 20192 minCURIOUS 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...
Dr. Scott AndersonApr 3, 20193 minWHAT 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...
Lynn R. RyanApr 2, 20194 minTEN SSA AND SSAA PIECES TO GIVE A WHIRLHere are some of my favorite pieces for treble choir. I have taught nearly all of these compositions, and their inclusion on this list...