17th Annual Summer Conference for Choral Musicians

Sunday August 7 – Tuesday August 9, 2011
Penn State University, School of Music
State College, PA 

ACDA PA is delighted to announce initial plans for the 2011 summer conference.  The headliners bring a wealth of experience and talents to present a variety of ideas relevant to all of our membership.   Please take a moment to read through their biographies.

Contact Chris Kiver at cak27@psu.edu with any questions

Clinicians:

Randal Swiggum
Director Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra
Co-Director Junior High/Middle School Honor Choir

Margaret Jenks
Madison Youth Choirs and WCDA Boychoir Repertoire & Standards Chairperson
Co-Director Junior High/Middle School Honor Choir

Mary Goetze
Indiana University (retired)
Director Intergenerational Women’s Honor Choir

Ethan Sperry
Portland State University
Director Intergenerational Men’s Honor Choir

Jo-Michael Scheibe
University of Southern California
President-Elect ACDA National

 

Honor Choirs

Women's Intergenerational Honor Choir
Saturday July 31 - Sunday August 1
Festival Host: Craig Cannon, Craig_Cannon@fcasd.edu

Men's Intergenerational Honor Choir
Saturday July 31 - Sunday August 1
Festival Host: Joe Ohrt, JOHRT@CBSD.ORG

Junior-High Honor Choir
Sunday August 1 - Monday August 2
Festival Host: Christie McKinney, christiemckinney@gmail.com

Draft Schedule – 6/7/11 (subject to change)

Pre-Conference

Sunday August 7

1:00-5:00PM Conducting Workshop led by Susan Medley

1:00-5:00PM Jazz/Show Choir Workshop led by Randi Carp

 

Saturday, August 6

11:00AM-12:00PM HONOR CHOIR REGISTRATION

12:00-9:00PM HONOR CHOIR REHEARSALS

 

Sunday, August 7

AM                  HONOR CHOIR REHEARSALS

12:30PM         CONFERENCE REGISTRATION OPENS

1:00-5:00PM   SHOW CHOIR WORKSHOP (Randi Carp)           

CONDUCTING WORKSHOP (Susan Medley)

                        HONOR CHOIR REHEARSALS

6:00PM           STUDENT/DIRECTOR HONOR CHOIR CONCERT

7:30PM           CONFERENCE WELCOME

7:45PM           CONFERENCE SING (Led by Past-Presidents)

9:30PM           AFTER HOURS - CHAMPS

 

Monday, August 8

7:30AM           REGISTRATION

8:30AM           CONFERENCE WELCOME

WARM-UPS FOR YOUNGER VOICES (Mary Goetze)

9:15AM           PLENARY SESSION

                        MULTI-CULTURAL ISSUES (Mary Goetze and Ethan Sperry)

10:30AM         BREAK

10:45AM         PLENARY SESSION

                        REPERTOIRE READING I

COLLEGE, MEN, HIGH SCHOOL, SHOW CHOIR, CHILDREN’S, MULTICULTURAL/ETHNIC

12:00PM         LUNCH

1:15PM           PLENARY SESSION – CONDUCTING MASTERCLASS

(Jo-Michael Scheibe)

2:30PM           BREAK

2:45PM           PLENARY SESSION – ACDA TOWN HALL MEETING

(Jo-Michael Scheibe)

3:45PM           BREAK

4:00PM           MS/JR HIGH HONOR CHOIR CONCERT

5:00PM           FOUR INTEREST SESSIONS

6:15PM           BREAK

6:45PM           COCKTAILS AT THE NITTANY LION INN

7:30PM           GALA BANQUET & AWARDS CEREMONY

10:00PM         AFTER HOURS

 

Monday, August 8 (For High School Students)

9:15AM           PLENARY SESSION

                        MULTI CULTURAL ISSUES (Mary Goetze and Ethan Sperry)

10:30AM         BREAK

10:45AM         THE LIFE OF A MUSIC EDUCATOR

12:00PM         LUNCH

1:15PM           PREPARING TO BE A MUSIC EDUCATOR

2:15PM           BREAK

2:30PM           VOICE LESSON/INTRODUCTION TO CONDUCTING

3:45PM           BREAK

4:00PM           MS/JR HIGH HONOR CHOIR CONCERT

 

Tuesday, August 9

7:45AM           REGISTRATION

8:30AM           WARM-UPS (Jo-Michael Scheibe)

9:00AM           BREAK

9:15AM           PLENARY SESSION (Margaret Jenks and Randall Swiggum)

10:15AM         BREAK

10:30AM         FOUR INTEREST SESSIONS

12:00PM         LUNCH

1:15PM           FOUR INTEREST SESSIONS

2:15PM           BREAK

2:30PM           PLENARY SESSION

                        REPERTOIRE READING II

COMMUNITY, WOMEN, BOYCHOIR, JAZZ, JUNIOR HIGH, WORSHIP

3:45PM           FAREWELLS/CLOSING REMARKS

4:00PM           CONFERENCE CONCLUDES

 

Post-Conference Workshop

Comprehensive Musicianship Through Performance (CMP)

Wednesday August 10 – Thursday August 11
Co-Presenters: Randall Swiggum and Margaret Jenks

Ever since the arrival of National Standards in Music, teachers have been asking: how can I teach more comprehensively? How can I demonstrate to administrators and parents, in a language they can understand, a curriculum with clear outcomes that are not only skill-based, but include critical and creative thinking, a wide base of knowledge, and a strong affective dimension? And how can I actually teach all this stuff and still get students ready for high level performances?

For over thirty-five years, CMP has been helping teachers choose good repertoire, focus their outcomes, develop a wide variety of strategies that enrich the rehearsal, and create meaningful assessments. It is not a curriculum or methodology, but a model for teacher planning that puts students at the center, and works for any music teacher, regardless of grade-level or background.

This lively, hands-on workshop will include rehearsal demonstrations and a wide variety of strategies, concert ideas, teaching plans, and assessment materials. The workshop is geared toward K-12 music teachers--choir, band, orchestra, and general music.

Participants should bring 2-3 scores of pieces (any level) that they are intending to use with their students, their major instrument (for demo rehearsals), and a laptop computer (if possible).

Registration

ACDA Members $100
Non-ACDA Members $125
Students and Retirees $50

Schedule
Wednesday, August 10
9:00-12:00 Session 1
1:30-5:00 Session 2
7:00-9:00 Session 3

Thursday, August 11
9:00-12:00 Session 4
1:30-4:00 Session 5