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2022 ACDA Midwestern Region Conference

Interest Sessions

Tuning Together agogical approach, and strategies He is a former director of the New
as One to use in rehearsals with their own Zealand Secondary Students’ Choir,
choirs. University of Canterbury Cham-
ber Choir, Christchurch City Choir,
Just Intonation (an approach Andrew Withington is Christchurch Schools’ Music Festi-
where notes are tuned to the natural assistant professor of val and Christchurch Boys’ Choir.
overtones of the voice, rather than a music, director of cho-
tempered instrument, such as the pi- ral activities, and voice
ano) is a useful tool in optimizing the area head at Westmin- Warming Up Your
vocal resonance in, and enhancing ster College. He completed a BM
the intonation of, unaccompanied in conducting, orchestration, and Adolescent Choirs:
choral music. This interest session analysis at the University of Can- A "How-To" Guide
will demonstrate how easy it is to terbury, and after three years as a
teach Just Intonation in rehearsals– school teacher, Withington complet- This “nuts and bolts” session will
without all the math! Delegates will ed an MM in choral conducting at explore the issues and challenges of
leave this seminar having experi- the University of Auckland. He has building healthy adolescent singing
enced an intuitive, easy-to-use ped- a PhD in music (choral pedagogy). voices. The clinician will discuss such

CINCINNA TI

FES TIV AL 2022

Discover the Voice in Everything
Celebrating voices of the Americas, including Villa-Lobos,
Bernstein’s Candide, Jessie Montgomery, and more.
John Adams conducts El Niño, and
Principal Conductor Juanjo Mena leads Beethoven’s
paean to our shared humanity, Symphony No. 9.

mayfestival.com/2022

We look forward to welcoming you to Cincinnati
for the 2023 ACDA National Conference!

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