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Listen Bradley Roberts, producers. Pro- Interest Sessions
Reena Esmail duced by Pendragwn Productions.
Oxford University Press Sponsored by Melodious Accord.) Choose from four options

Domine Deus (from Mass in G) André Thomas and Alice Parker,
J. S. Bach 1 Every Voice Has a Home:
Boosey & Hawkes presenters Culture-Changing Student-Driven

Marcha, Pezinho André Thomas, presider Voice Placement
Daniel Afonso Jr. President, National ACDA Duke Energy CC 2nd Floor
South Meeting Rooms 230-233
La Lluvia
Stephen Hatfield Witness a live demonstration ex-
Boosey & Hawkes 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM cerpted from Teaching Beyond the Music

Dona Nobis Pacem Senior High (Ferdinand, GIA Publications), and
arr. Richard Clark R&R Forum discover how one of your existing
www.rjcceciliamusic.com foundational practices could foster a
culture of health, safety, and belong-
Duke Energy CC 3rd Floor ing. Learn how to establish vernacu-
Junior Ballroom B lar and lay a foundation where each
11:10 AM - 12:20 PM voice is valued and celebrated, where
(Re)building from the Bottom Up students feel safe both identifying and
Interest Session exemplifying vocal variety. Multiple
The uncertainty of the COVID social-emotional learning standards

Spirituals: A Conversation with pandemic has left choral directors can be covered while structuring your
Alice Parker and André Thomas and students in flux as to best prac- ensemble to sound its best! Learn to
facilitate versus dominate the process,
Duke Energy CC 2nd Floor tices to keep choral education mov-
ing forward. This constant state of release ownership of the outcome to
North Meeting Rooms 201-204 change has impacted not only the your students, and allow the magic
instructional practices used, but also of a healthy student-driven culture
This session premiers a new film the engagement and enrollment of to organically unfold.
featuring Alice Parker and André students in high school choir. This
Thomas. Hearing these two giants ACDA forum seeks to highlight the Hope Kesling Milthaler, presenter
of our profession philosophize about outstanding practices of senior high
spirituals is a joy and a revelation. school choral directors that best en- Doug O'Neal, presider
Both believe passionately that spiri- gage, recruit, and retain students in State President, Ohio
tuals belong to everyone as a unique our training choirs, thus helping to
“avenue of soul expression.” In this (re)build our choral programs from
conversation, they discuss origins, the bottom up.
authenticity, performance practice,
vocal color, the oral tradition, and Presenter: Nathan Dame
more. As they compare their rich
experiences, they bring both insight
and humor to a probing analysis of
this unique and important genre of
song. (Eileen Guenther and William

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