
INTEREST & REPERTOIRE SPOTLIGHT SESSIONS

This page includes conference Interest Sessions and Repertoire Spotlight Sessions (RSS). Interest Sessions are selected from applications across the NW Region and U.S., while RSS are presented or coordinated by the Northwestern ACDA Board Repertoire & Resource Chairs. Formerly known as Reading Sessions, RSS focus on aspects of specific repertoire (i.e. rehearsal strategies, ensemble musicianship, cultural appreciation). Each RSS utilizes repertoire that we will have access to for singing and demonstration, either through an electronic packet (bring your tablet/laptop) or hardcopy packets purchased from JW Pepper.
Brenda Winkle
Session 1
Wednesday March 9th - 5pm
Understanding your Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Blueprint
Derrick Fox
Session 1
Wednesday March 9th - 5pm
Acknowledgement, Affirmation and Action: Cultivating an Inclusive Choral Community
Kim Claassen
Session 1
Wednesday March 9th - 5pm
RSS Middle School & Junior High: Music for Community Building
Michael Porter
Session 1
Wednesday March 9th - 5pm
RSS: Collegiate and University Repertoire. “We don’t like this piece:” Building Buy-in
Pingyi Song
Session 2
Thursday March 10th - 8:30am
A Brief Introduction of Choral Literature in Eastern Asian Musical Cultures
Sandra Babb
Session 2
Thursday March 10th - 8:30am
RSS SSAA Choirs: Treble Repertoire for Adolescent Changing Voices
Matt Hill
Session 2
Thursday March 10th - 8:30am
EXTRA! EXTRA! A Session on Internal and External Social Media Promotion of the Scholastic Music Program
John Stafford
Session 3
Thursday March 10th - 9:45am
RSS Jazz: The Black Misunderstanding: Improving African American Historical & Performance Practice
Karen Thomas
Session 3
Thursday March 10th - 9:45am
RSS Music by Northwest Composers: A Panel of Women, BIPOC & LGBTQ+ composers
Brennan Michaels
Session 3
Thursday March 10th - 9:45am
"A More Excellent Way" | Blank Slate Worship
Lindsey Bruner Woodcock
Session 3
Thursday March 10th - 9:45am
The Choral Musician as Teaching Artist: Methods for Engaging Concert Audiences
Matthew Garrett & Joshua Palkki
Session 4
Thursday March 10th - 11:00am
Honoring Trans and Gender-Expansive Singers
Amy Johnston & C. Andrew Blosser
Session 4
Thursday March 10th - 11:00am
You Are the Voice Teacher: Teaching Technique and Authenticity of Vocal Production in Choral Singing.
Timothy Fitzpatrick
Session 4
Session 4 - Thursday March 10th - 11:00am
RSS Pre-Service Teachers/ Choral/General Music: Revising the Choral/General Music Curriculum for a New Day & Age
Coreen Duffy
Session 4
Thursday March 10th - 11:00am
RSS World Musics & Cultures: From Cultural Appropriation to Reconciliation: Resources for Moving Forward
Sharon Paul
Session 4
Thursday March 10th - 11:00am
The Science of Belonging: Teamwork, Motivation, and Music
Alonso Brizuela
Session 5
Friday March 11th - 8:30am
RSS TB Choirs: Beyond the Sea Shanty: Voice Building with Beginning TB Singers
Sandra Babb & Maya Adams
Session 5
Friday March 11th - 8:30am
RSS Student Session: Using Repertoire for Curricular Assessment
Derrick McDuffey
Session 6
Friday March 11th - 9:45am
RSS High School: Gospel Music for Everyone
Brian Schmidt
Session 6
Friday March 11th - 9:45am
HeArtful Collaborations: Combining Visual Arts and Choral Music
Jeff Horenstein & Kip Taisey
Session 6
Friday March 11th - 9:45am
Choral Storytelling Tools And Techniques
Giselle Wyers
Session 6
Friday March 11th - 9:45am
Kintsugi Choir: A “How-to” Group Composition Primer
Alyssa Cossey
Session 7
Friday March 11th - 2:00pm
Amplifying Womxn’s Voices: An Intersectional Approach to Equity in the Choral Ensemble
Morten Lauridsen
Session 7
Friday March 11th - 2:00pm
RSS Composition: A Conversation with Morten Lauridsen for Composers
David Langley
Session 7
Friday March 11th - 2:00pm
Putting the Heart Back in Choral Recruiting and Retention; Considering Singers’ Motivation
David Gardner
Session 8
Saturday March 12th - 1:30pm
RSS: Music in Worship: Honoring One Another
J Edmund Hughes
Session 8
Saturday March 12th - 1:30pm
How to Live Long and Prosper as a Choral Music Educator
John Muehleisen
Session 8
Saturday March 12th - 1:30pm
Composer Track: Performance Licensing for Composers and Conductors