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    Elephant in the Shower
    NWACDA Web admin
    • Dec 1, 2020
    • 8 min

    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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    IGNORING MIGRATION STORIES IS NOT AN OPTION
    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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    "ZIP-A-DEE-DOO-DON'T"
    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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    ONE BREATH TOGETHER - A CHORAL SINGER'S WISH FOR 2020
    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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    WHAT IS IT THAT WE CHORAL FOLKS DO?
    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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