By Howard Meharg "Another amazing session filled with inspiration, plenty of learning opportunities, and the fun of seeing friends and colleagues again...that describes it for me," said a Summer Institute attendee regarding the 2013 conference. Attendance remained high with 220 people registered for this, the 18th year for Washington ACDA's main event, held again on … Continue reading To Sum It Up: The 2013 Summer Institute
Month: July 2013
By Joel Karn, R&S Chair for Women’s Choirs Summer is a great time to relax, refresh, and reflect. Most of us don’t need reminders about relaxing or refreshing after a busy school year, but the need for reflection is important as well, for our growth and for the growth of our students. Webster defines reflection … Continue reading The Three R’s of Summer
Congratulations to these choirs and directors; groups from Washington who will be singing at the NW ACDA regional conference March 13-16, 2014 Ballard High School Concert Choir - Courtney Rowley, Director - Seattle (Ballard High School) Celebration - Thomas Almli, Director - Bellevue (Bellevue College) Canonici: Consort of Voices - Anne Lyman, Director - Tacoma … Continue reading Washington Groups Selected for ACDA Regional Conference, March 13-16, 2014
Aimee Mell, Unison Editor AM: You are a specialist on the adolescent female voice and your book Finding Ophelia's Voice, Opening Ophelia's Heart: Nurturing the Adolescent Female Voice has brought this conversation to the forefront. What led to your focus on this topic? LG: Back in 1980 I was a young teacher in Miami, I … Continue reading Interview with Lynne Gackle: Finding Ophelia’s Voice (Part 1 of 2) ACDA WA Summer Institute Headliner
At the end of each year, the state ACDA president completes an annual report which is shared with the national office. As I reflected on the past year, I was certain that the members of Washington ACDA would enjoy knowing the many activities and membership updates that have taken place this year. I will condense … Continue reading A Year in REVIEW: Lori Wiest reports on the state of Washington ACDA 2012-2013
By Aimee Mell, Unison Editor We're so thrilled to have Dr. Lynne Gackle of Baylor University as our headliner for this year's Summer Institute. Read on to learn more details about her sessions on the adolescent female voice. AM: Could you please give us a preview of the sessions you’ll be leading at our summer … Continue reading Interview with Lynne Gackle: Summer Institute Sessions (Part 2 of 2)
Tuesday, July 16 2013 Tacoma Community College 6501 S 19th St 6, Tacoma, Washington 98466 This workshop aims to give choral directors resources and information to help them develop and work with their student rhythm sections. Time will be spent on each instrument, discussing technique as well as how to realize chord charts, work on … Continue reading ACDA Summer Jazz Workshop: Working with Rhythm Sections
Our colleague, Joel Ulrich, writes his final letter (for the time being) from his role as R&S Chair for Music in Worship as his term of office expires. Thank you, Joel, for your service and dedication to ACDA! Dear Music in Worship Colleagues, Two articles from the June/July Choral Journal discuss aspects that relate directly … Continue reading Wise Words from Joel Ulrich, R&S Chair for Music in Worship as his term of office expires
Brian has taught choir at Mark Morris High School in Longview, WA since the fall of 1995. He has directed men’s choir, treble choir, jazz choir, and many mixed ensembles ranging in size from 25 to 80. He also was the vocal director for 14 high school musicals and is currently the Music Coordinator for … Continue reading Brian Mitchell, President-Elect-designate, WA ACDA
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