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National Coordinator

Gretchen Harrison to 4-year college & university singers and everything in
National R&R Chairperson between. Each state and region may have different po-
nationalrr@acda.org sitions based on area-specific needs and interests. Find a
list of current R&R national chairs online at acda.org/
about-us/acda-leadership. This column will address
ACDA Repertoire and Resources: what leadership in the Repertoire and Resources looks
Who We Are, What We Do, and like, how you can get involved, and end with resource
How You Can Become Involved suggestions.

“Graduation song ideas? SATB. Thanks for shar-
ing!” Chairperson vs Coordinator:
“How can I start a Contemporary A Cappella group What’s the Difference?
in my school?” At the national level, there are four R&R coordina-
“Looking for call-and-response or other choir music tors with multiple chairs under that area. The chair-
from South Africa.” person supports ACDA constituents though one specif-
“I’m looking to expand my development/new to ic area, while the coordinator supports the chairs. For
choir rep. Share some of your favorites!” example, I am the repertoire specific coordinator, and
“My orchestra colleague and I want to make a hab- I support specific chairs for areas of contemporary/
it of collaboration. Does anyone have good ideas on commercial, world musics and cultures, tenor-bass
how to find music for high school choir and orchestra choirs, soprano-alto choirs, and vocal jazz. Again, you
(strings only) to do together?” can view all national chairs online at the ACDA web-
These are just a sampling of the many questions relat- site under “About” and “ACDA Leadership.”
ed to Repertoire and Resources that are asked on Face- In another example, the national R&R chairper-
book group pages on a daily basis. If you want answers son for junior high/middle school is tasked with cre-
to similar questions or get excited when discussion centers ating reading session content for in-person and virtual
around repertoire and resources, then the R&R area of events. The coordinator over that area (in this case, the
ACDA is for you! ACDA has R&R leaders in national, youth choirs coordinators) assists the chair, if request-
regional, and state positions throughout a variety of ed, in these tasks. The coordinators have several chairs
age groups and ensemble types—from children’s choirs under their guidance and need to be attuned to all. In

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