Your link to photos and information about our Leadership and Service Award recipients since the award was started in 2000 HERE
STANDING IN THE CENTER - ARTICLES WRITTEN BY CHORAL DIRECTORS FOR CHORAL
DIRECTORS. Over 100 inspiring and informative articles from the past 25 year. More added monthly.
Program Chair and President-Elect Tim Westerhaus summarizes the 2020 NWACDA Conference held in Spokane, WA on March 11-13 Read more
Ignoring migration stories not an option: one director's approach Read more
by Ethan Chessin, Camas High School
"Zip-ah-dee-doo-DON'T Read more
by Sarah J. Graham, Associate Professor of Music, Lewis-Clark State College, Lewiston
One breath together...a choral singer's wish for 2020 Read more
by Julie MacLellan, a member of Amabilis, choral group from Burnaby, BC
When we walk through the door Read more
by Nicole Lamartine, Past-President, NWACDA
Is Imposter Syndrome keeping you away from ACDA conferences? Read more
by Brenda Winkle, Boise, Idaho
Curious thing, this recurring dream...Read more
by Howard Meharg, Web/Editor
"Just what is it that you choral folks do?," he asked. Read more
by Scott Anderson, President, Idaho ACDA
Ten SSA and SSAA pieces to give a whirl Read more
by Lynn Ryan, R&R Coordinator for Youth Choirs
Spring...the time for plans and projects; What does ACDA do for me? Read more
by Charlotte Colliver, President, Montana, ACDA
Inspired by the Re-inspired Read more
by Larry Munari, President, Wyoming ACDA
Not for the faint of heart...this growing older business! Read more
by Howard Meharg, Web/Editor, NWACDA
Are you a sherpa or a coxswain? Read more
by Michael Porter, Coordinator, R&R for Collegiate Choirs
Rethinking your dash Read more
by Paul A. Aitken, Director of Music & Worship Arts, Cathedral of the Rockies, Boise, Idaho
R&R Chair for Music in Worship, NWACDA
Music has power to bring us together, boost our brains (Article in "The Columbian," daily paper from Vancouver, WA by Greg Jayne, editorial page editor, based on research and presentation by Dr. Larry Sherman, University of Oregon Read more
Rethinking the closer Read more
by Dale Trumbore, Composer (this article reprinted with permission from "Cantate," CA's ACDA magazine
Creating a culture of trust in the music classroom Read more
by Amy Logan, President, Montana ACDA
Teaching culturally: encounters with immigrant students Read more
by Sarah J. Graham, D.M.A., Lewis-Clark State College, Lewiston, ID
Four first-year fundamentals: a repertoire guide for not "failing" in your first year of teaching Read more
by Stacia Cammarano, Director of Choral Music at Shadle High School, Spokane
The philosophy behind the sight-reading imperative Read more
by Stuart Hunt
RESOURCES that are well worth your time! (Thanks to our Montana ACDA writers)
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Resources for the Middle School/Junior High School Choral Director, by Ellen Forsland HERE
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A Guide for Choosing Multi-Cultural Music for Your Choirs, by Janet Morgenstern HERE
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Diction and Intonation (by Jill Whiteman, R&R Chair for Women's Choir, MTACDA) HERE
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