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2008 MassACDA Summer Conference

July 13–16, 2008

Gordon College

Wenham, Massachusetts

MassACDA welcomes all choral conductors to its summer conference.

 

Clinicians

Sandra Snow

 

 

Sandra Snow is associate professor of music education and choral conducting at the Michigan State University College of Music.

Prior to joining the MSU faculty, she served on the faculties of the University of Michigan and Northern Illinois University, and as music director of the Glen Ellyn Children's Chorus. She is a nationally known choral clinician, conductor, and music educator. Snow also edits several Boosey & Hawkes choral publication series, including "In High Voice," and recently co-authored a chapter in the revised edition of the textbook, "Dimensions of Musical Learning and Teaching." She is frequently engaged as principal conductor and keynoter for state and national music educator association conferences and festivals, including American Choral Director Association National Conferences.

Jonathan Reed

Jonathan Reed is associate professor of music and associate director of choral programs at the Michigan State University College of Music.

He also conducts the State Singers, the Men's Glee Club, and teaches Ensemble Conducting and Secondary Choral Methods. During the summer, Reed teaches graduate courses in Choral Conducting and Choral Methods. In addition, he supervises the directed teaching experiences of undergraduate choral education majors. In 1999, the Associated Students of MSU presented him with the “Outstanding Faculty Award.”

Reed enjoys an active professional status as an adjudicator and clinician, conducting festivals and all-state choruses throughout the United States. In the coming year, he will conduct All-State and Honor Choruses in Texas, Indiana, Missouri and for the Northwest Division of the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA). As the National ACDA Repertoire and Standards Chair for Male Chorus and a board member of the Intercollegiate Male Choruses Inc., Reed is recognized across America for his leadership in men’s choral music. Under his direction, the MSU Men's Glee Club has completed three European tours, and been an invited participant in the Midwest Music Conference in Ann Arbor, the 1998 Central Division Convention of ACDA in Detroit, and ACDA National Conventions in Chicago (1999) and San Antonio (2001). Most recently, the Men’s Glee Club was invited to participate in America Cantat IV, one of only two American choirs invited to participate in America Cantat IV in Mexico City.

Sessions

Sandra Snow

 
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Sound Tapestries:  Developing a color spectrum in women's voices

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Conductor-friendly approaches to score analysis

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"Frozen Dinners to Good Eats:" Becoming a master teacher

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"In High Voice" reading session sponsored by Boosey and Hawkes

 

Jonathan Reed
 
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Sound Tapestries:  Developing Color in Men's voices

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Form as Feeling:  Keys to Interpretive Skill

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Wicked Good Warm-ups

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"In Low Voice; Developing Voices" reading session sponsored by Boosey and Hawkes

 

The conference will have additional sessions led by MA ACDA clinicians, including a reading session on Choral Gems from the Jewish Tradition presented by Past MA ACDA President Kayla Werlin.  As usual, a large packet of music will be included for registrants of the conference. 

 

Summer is a wonderful time to renew your creativity and the Summer Conference of MA ACDA provides a beautiful setting in which you can get new ideas, reinforce things you know, and connect with colleagues facing similar challenges and opportunities.  The facilities for the conference are air-conditioned.  We look forward to seeing you this summer!!

Graduate Credit

Gordon College offers Mass ACDA Summer Conference participants one graduate credit from its Master of Music Education program. Registration deadline for credit is July 1 by 9 a.m.; a late fee of $25 will be added to all registrations for credit received after July 1. In order to receive credit, participants must attend 15 hours of sessions and submit a summary paper after the conference.

Housing

Rooms are air-conditioned and apartment-style with shared kitchen, bathroom and living room. Linens provided. Requests for on-campus housing must be received by July 1.

 

 

 

 

For more information, call the

Conference Coordinator,

at 978-867-4429

 

 

 Last revised May 06, 2008 .