PUBLICATIONS | Choral Journal – ChorTeach – IJRCS – IFCM

NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS | New Options on Member Demographics - Digital Membership Cards - COVID Guidelines

EVENTS | State Conferences & Workshops - Region Conferences - National Events

MEMBER BENEFITS | ACDA App - CMI Membership Discount - Digital Membership Packets

PARTICIPATION OPPORTUNITIES | Third-Party Choral Research Survey

JOBS | Highlights of Current Listings in the ACDA Career Center

ACDA national past president and continuing member of the Executive Committee, Lynne Gackle, has won the prestigious Texas Choirmaster Award, a Texas Choral Directors Association (TCDA) recognition of superior choral conducting and musicianship skills with many years of performance success. Our heartfelt congratulations for a well-deserved honor!

Also recognized by TCDA is ChorTeach editorial board member Mark Rohwer, who won the TCDA Choral Excellence Award for contributions to choral music in Texas, mentorship and inspiration to colleagues and students, and continued advocacy for the future of choral singing. Congratulations, Mark!

Here is the complete Sep. issue in PDF. Following is a selection of the contents:

Practical Teaching Ideas for Today's Music Educator. Terry Barham, editor. Current: Summer 2021 issue. Articles include:

We congratulate the newly named ChorTeach editorial board: Derrick Fox, Libby Montiel Gopal, Mark Rohwer, and Julie Wu.

The Scientific Research Journal of ACDA. Patrick K. Freer, editor. Current: Volume 9. New articles include:

We have recently added more voluntary demographics in member profiles, all with the goal of helping us better understand our membership and think strategically about benefits and membership growth. What we've added:

Beginning Sep. 1, we will no longer automatically send printed membership cards to all renewing members. A digital membership card is available on the ACDA app (go to your profile and tap the card icon in the upper right; click here to download the App). We will also provide a digital card via email.

As of this email, our choral/singing/performing arts coalitions have not yet come out with updated COVID guidelines that take into account the CDC's latest recommendation that all people, even those fully vaccinated, wear masks while inside public spaces in local areas where community spread is substantial or high. We will continue to communicate official recommendations as they are made available.

Aug. 6-7 - ACDA Voices United Virtual Conference: Preparing for a New Tomorrow. Join for inspiring sessions from headliners Michael John Trotta and Ysaye Barnwell and colleagues. Learn more. - VIRTUAL

Aug. 14 - Maryland/DC ACDA's Making the Switch: Transitioning from Secondary to Elementary. For new teachers and teachers transitioning from secondary or instrumental to the elementary choral-general classroom. Free. Learn more. - VIRTUAL

Aug. 21 - Maryland/DC ACDA's Restart, Recoup, Revive: A Pop-up PD on Restarting Rehearsals. Jump start your rehearsals this fall with sessions on re-engaging the voice and repertoire and recruitment. Free. Learn more. - VIRTUAL

Aug. 3-6 – ACDA of Minnesota’s Summer Dialogue. At St. John’s University, Collegeville, MN. Three and a half days of engaging interest sessions, all-state conductor sessions, new music reading sessions, annual exhibits fair, and evening afterglows. Learn more. – IN PERSON

Eastern Region (Feb. 9-12, 2022, Boston, MA)

Midwestern Region (Feb. 16-19, 2022, Chicago, IL)

Southern Region (Feb. 23-26, 2022, Raleigh, NC)

Southwestern Region (Feb. 28-Mar. 3, 2022, Little Rock, AR)

Western Region (Mar. 2-5, 2022, Long Beach, CA)

Northwestern Region (Mar. 9-12, 2022, Spokane, WA)

Jan. 15-16, 2022, Tucson, AZ

Call for Proposals

Apr. 29-30, 2022, Synchronous via Zoom

Co-hosted by Georgia State University and Penn State University, this virtual event is a forum for the dissemination of research and scholarly activity. The program committee welcomes proposals that reflect well-executed research employing quantitative, qualitative, historical, performance practice, or philosophical methodologies. Proposals for research presentations, research-informed panels, and posters are welcomed. Learn more. Deadline: Nov. 20.

Feb. 22-25, 2023, Cincinnati, OH

Limited time offer! Access the recordings of all 2021 national conference sessions and performances - through December - by registering today. New lower rates: $149 ACDA members ($79 Student members). Click here to learn more & register.

Did you miss our music in worship webinar with the Church Music Institute, or the webinar on middle and high school choirs? Access the video recordings of those events via the ACDA App. Go to Resources >> Webinar Recordings. 📲 Click here to download the App!

Discount on Church Music Institute Membership

ACDA members receive a $35 discount on CMI membership (regular $75; ACDA members $40). To access the discount, sign in at https://acda.org and click on "My Offers" in the upper right of the screen.

A gift to the ONE ACDA fund helps ACDA bridge the gap between pre-pandemic and post-pandemic times. A big thank you to our donors!

Noteable Mask is supporting our ONE ACDA campaign by donating $2 for every individual mask sold to ACDA members, and has just extended the cut-off date for this offer to Sep. 5. Learn more.

Dr. Kerry Boyle of Canterbury Christ Church University in the United Kingdom invites your choir members to participate in a new international study that explores the reasons why people sing in choirs and singing groups. Please share the invitation and survey link with your choir members.

ACDA CAREER CENTER

Where employers go to find choral professionals. Following is a selection from the many postings currently listed:

Owatonna Public Schools (Owatonna, MN)

Rockford Christian Schools (Rockford, IL)

CitySingers of Hartford (Hartford, CT)

Lehigh Valley Chorale (Bethlehem, PA)

Children's Chorus of Washington (Washington, DC)

Don Wright Faculty of Music, Western University (London, ON)

Paradise Coastmen Barbershop Chorus (Naples, FL)

Rise Church (Calvin Presbyterian) (Tigard, OR)

Please contact us at membership@acda.org or (405) 232-8161 and ask for help!

Autorenewal Available! If you are an Active member, you may opt-in to autorenewal of your membership the next time you renew.