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ACDA NATIONAL
2025 Wednesday, March 19 Detailed Schedule

March 18-22 Dallas, TX

skills. These perspectives reflect the 3 Learning by Trial and Many
3:00 pm - 3:50 pm affirmation and cross-cultural sharing Errors: Early Career Teaching
about the universal message of the
Exhibitor’s Showcase human experience that is embedded First United Methodist Church
in the Negro Spiritual. Atrium
OPEN TO BOTH TRACKS
Melody Gamblin-Bullock, The earliest years of our teaching
Oxford University Press
Jammieca D. Mott, and Demetrius careers are often the most difficult. As
Meyerson Symphony Center Robinson, presenters young teachers, we may have great
ideas but can struggle to put all of
Horchow Hall
Christopher Rhodes, presider them into successful practice. This
Heritage High School session will address common early
career teaching misconceptions and
pitfalls through the lens of personal
3:30 pm - 4:20 pm experience. Discussion will center
2 At Any Level: Developing around unexpected issues, real-life
Comprehensive Music Literacy Skills problems and difficulties in the class-
Interest Sessions room, and solutions and strategies
Choose from six options First United Methodist Church for growth. Attendees will also be
Upper Room (3rd Floor) provided with resource and repertoire
OPEN TO BOTH TRACKS examples. By addressing the realities
This session aims to provide di- of the first years of teaching, this ses-
1 American Roots: Pedagogical rectors (in any setting of the ACDA sion aims to set a motivating founda-
Approaches and Performance collective) with tools and tricks to tion for a lifetime of choral teaching.
Practices of Negro Spirituals increase the music literacy of their
choral program. The main focus of Alyssa Schott, presenter
First United Methodist Church the session will be the step-by-step

Sanctuary process of teaching fluent music read- Amy Blosser, presider
ing skills through the consistent devel- Bexley High School
There are comparable perfor- opment of sight-reading skills, use of
mance practices that exist in the music theory, and ear training in the
singing of choral and solo art song rehearsal room from day one. Session 4 Nosotres Existimos:
spirituals that stylistically contextual- participants will be taken through Mexican Choral Repertoire
ize these timeless American songs mini lessons designed for every skill and Resources
of resistance. Approaches to perfor- level of singer from novice to expert.
mance pedagogy will be considered First United Methodist Church
within the categories of the spiritual Chantae D. Pittman, presenter Crossroads
and discussions about: (1) text-dialect
coupled with International Phonetic Johnny Edwards, presider The goal of Nosotres Existimos is
Alphabet; (2) ornamentation and Newton High School inclusion and belonging for the choral
embellishments; and (3) African conductor’s students and community
rhythmic adaptations synthesized in through programming. This session’s
Western art traditions. Participants information on Mexican repertoire
will engage in exercises to demon- and resources, through handouts
strate an understanding of these and websites, will connect our grow-

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