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Chapter Newsletter
January 2022
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Maryland/DC American Choral Director's Association |
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Happy New Year!
We are so excited for all that we are going to accomplish and do as a chapter in 2022.
Although times are rough around the world, let's continue to spread the love and joy of music. Let's continue to inspire excellence and nurture lifelong involvement in choral music for everyone through education, performance, composition, and advocacy.
For those who are attending ACDA East, please make sure that you note the NEW COVID-19 GUIDELINES. ACDA, as a national organization, is taking the necessary precautions and implementing the appropriate mitigation strategies to keep all our members, students, and attendees safe.
I am happy to announce that we are upgrading our website. We are getting a new platform and a new design. We will let you know when the site goes live. In the meantime, please email us at mddcchapteracda@gmail.com with your questions and inquires.
We have a lot planned, so make sure that you mark your calendar for our upcoming events! We hope to see you at our in-person and virtual events.
Sincerely,
Rachel Carlson,
President
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CONGRATULATIONS ACDA EAST HONOR CHOIR SINGERS!
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Congratulations to the following MD/DC Chapter members who have sponsored accepted singers to the 2022 ACDA East Honor Choirs!
Mary Chase, Margaret Clark, Megan Fitzharris, and Amelia Lawlor
We look forward to seeing you and hearing your singers in Boston next month!
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Dear Maryland/DC ACDA Members, |
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Do you have a singer attending the 2022 ACDA Eastern Conference Honor Choirs who needs financial support? |
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Applications for scholarships are now being accepted. The application deadline is January 24, 2022.
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Help support local singers by contributing to the MD/DC ACDA Honor Choir Scholarship Fund NOW!
The MD/DC ACDA has created an Honor Choir Scholarship Fund to assist with the costs involved in participation in ACDA Honor Choirs. The Honor Choir Scholarships will be given by lottery to any singer with financial need who has been accepted into ACDA Honor Choirs and applied for assistance. The first recipients will attend the 2022 ACDA Eastern Region Conference in Boston, MA.
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Donations are graciously accepted at all times via PayPal*:
MD/DC ACDA will match up to $500 of all donations.
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Thank you in advance for partnering with us to help get our talented students and singers to go and enjoy a fulfilling and enriching Honor Choir experience.
Sincerely,
MD/DC Executive Board
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Deep gratitude to those who have donated to the Honor Choir Scholarship fund! Your generosity will go to support young singers in the MD/DC region. Thank you for supporting local singers in the choral arts! |
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Black History Month is right around the corner and this is the PD Session you do not want to miss! Saturday, January 22 at 10:00 am, I will be leading a very insightful, fun, energetic webinar “Let’s Talk Black History 2- The PD Session.”
In this webinar, I will be sharing material for you to use in your classroom including: Lesson Plans, Brain Breaks, Warm Ups, Book List, Body Percussion and so much more. My good friend, Music Educator and Fabulous Motown Review Singer Suzanne Palmer will also join me to talk about the music from Motown and using it in the classroom! Bring your notebook, tablet, iPad to take notes and learn authentic Black Culture which is American Culture.
Units include: Country Music, Jazz, Musicals and Operas, Motown and more!
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Friday, February 4, 2021; 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
A Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion webinar and workshop facilitated by the Maryland/DC ACDA Diversity Chairs
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Margaret Clark
Artistic Director
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C. Paul Heins
Associate Conductor/Genout Director
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What is your reaction when you encounter:
- a spiritual written in dialect?
- a song from the African continent with no information about where it came from?
- lyrics that describe an experience that no one in your choir has ever lived through?
Do the situations above paralyze you? Creating a concert program of multiple pieces is already a daunting task for the choral director, requiring careful consideration and masterful pairing of tempi, modality, genre, vocal skill, and audience appeal. Ensuring a diverse, equitable, and inclusive program is another, challenging layer of our work. Selecting and performing repertoire that accurately reflects the source and appropriately honors the creators can be overwhelming... to the point of getting stuck. This workshop will offer guidelines to get "un-stuck." Attendees will (hopefully!) leave with greater confidence in selecting and presenting repertoire that is culturally responsive, comprehensive, and entertaining. Please bring your “problematic pieces” and questions for a round-table discussion that will conclude the event.
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ACDA EAST REGIONAL CONFERENCE |
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If you are joining us in Boston, please be sure that you read the UPDATED COVID-19 GUIDELINES. Click the link below to click the image to the right. It is imperative that you read and know this information.
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ACDA COLLEGIATE CHORAL CONFERENCE |
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This Conference is designed to provide an insight into the lives of successful choral educators. Featuring interest sessions about relevant topics for college students, and plenty of practical advice for the first-year choral teacher. Don't miss this opportunity to network with your colleagues and other ACDA student chapters. This event is sponsored by the Maryland/DC ACDA.
REGISTRATION WILL OPEN SOON.
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We are currently upgrading our website so that we can better serve our members. Our online presence is very important to us and we want to ensure that our members and future members are able to easily access chapter information and tools. We will let you know when our new site goes live.
In the meantime, please email us at mddcchapteracda@gmail.com with your questions and inquiries.
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Do you have an upcoming concert or event? |
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We know that there are great things going on in choral programs across our region. We want to highlight your choral programs! If you have any upcoming concerts, performances, or events, please email the flyer and event details to ocie.shaquan.banks@gmail.com so that we can post them on our website and social media platforms. |
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