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You … All My World Interest Sessions common goal: to embrace the music
Christopher Harris Choose from six options of all our students’ lives and cultures
Commission (Manuscript) as a gateway for creating a vibrant
culture of mutual trust, authentic
Tchaka 1 HerVoice: Mentoring Emerging connections, and profound learning.
Sydney Guillaume Women Choral Composers Participants will learn how to select
Sydney Guillaume Music
Duke Energy CC 2nd Floor culturally relevant repertoire, con-

North Meeting Room 206 ducting strategies for various genres,
and guide students through adjusting
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM vocal technique to “musically code
ACDA is proud to be a sponsor of switch.” These methods provide
Exhibitor’s Showcase HerVoice, a competition and men- a fresh and relatable approach for

torship project for emerging women teaching various concepts, including
Sight Reading Factory composers of a cappella choral mu- composing, harmonies, sight-reading,
sic. The initiative serves a global net- and more. Finally, this session will
Duke Energy CC 2nd Floor work of emerging women composers assist choral educators in reflecting
Meeting Rooms 260-262 who receive artistic, professional, and on their own biases surrounding
career advice from a panel of master repertoire selection and culturally
Improve music literacy with this time composers, including Stacy Garrop responsive practices.
saving sight singing tool! (chair), Chen Yi, and Zanaida Stew-
art Robles. Founded by John William Maria A. Ellis, presenter
Trotter, artistic director of the profes-
2:40 PM - 3:30 PM sional vocal ensemble Chicago a cap- Joy Hirokawa, presider

pella, HerVoice is now in its second Chair, National R&R for Children's &
Community Choirs year. Come learn about the impetus Community Youth Choirs
R&R Forum of this project, who benefits, how to
share it with others, and even how to
Duke Energy CC 3rd Floor participate yourself! 3 Navigating through Mexican
Junior Ballroom B Choral Music and Recognizing Biased
John William Trotter, Zanaida Stewart
Community Choirs Survived a Robles, Sarai Hillman, and Edna Yeh, Performance Practices
Pandemic; Now, How Do We presenters Duke Energy CC 2nd Floor
Thrive Again? South Meeting Rooms 263-264
Mary Hopper, presider
Join Community Choir conductors Past President, National ACDA This presentation aims to shed
to discuss strategies and best practices light on clichés related to the pro-
in the areas of recruitment/retention, gramming of Mexican choral music
rehearsal tips & tricks, fundraising/ 2 Mission Possible: while providing ideas for the inclusion
grant writing, and other artistic and Making Choir Accessible to All of repertoire beyond the stereotypical
administrative topics. folk song. The session will include
Duke Energy CC 2nd Floor successful tactics and resources for the

Presenter: Matt Hill South Meeting Rooms 230-233 participants in the form of a handout
with further enrichment on compos-
This session will introduce peda- ers, websites, and sample concert
gogical approaches that share a programs. By the end of the session,

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