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Chantae D. Pittman Will I Ever Be Good Enough? Alan Stevens is co-di-
is a high school choral Finding Our Worth as Conductors rector of choral activ-
director, adjudicator, ities at East Tennessee
researcher, and music Conductors at every level often State University. He is
education equity advo- feel inadequate. In a recent survey, the Southern ACDA
cate. many struggled to see themselves as Region and Tennessee State R&R
“good enough” when compared to Chair for TTBB choirs. He is a fre-
Christina Vehar, the others who had more public success. quent guest conductor, and he works
“Full of HeART Ed- This session will explore the rea- to develop interpersonal connec-
ucator,” is a middle sons our career focuses on external tions and a greater understanding of
school choral director, validation rather than the daily suc- our shared humanity through choral
advocate, and arts ed- cesses we experience. It will present music. Stevens is also the artistic di-
ucator. research-backed methods to help us rector of the Knoxville Gay Men’s
focus on the actions that we control, Chorus and Renovam, a profession-
and look at ways to improve men- al choir based in Knoxville.
tal well-being when we begin to feel
frustrated with the conducting ca-
reer.

2022 ACDA Southern Region Conference

Honor Choir C onduc t
Honor Choir Conductorsors

Advanced SATB sic education and a MME, both from the Florida State
University, and a BME from Florida A&M University.
Grades 10-12

Jeff ery Redding, the 2019 Grammy Music Advanced Treble
Educator Award Recipient, is the newly
announced director of choral activities at Grades 7-9
the University of Central Florida (UCF).
Redding has led his choirs in performances Andrew Minear is an active conductor,
at national, regional, and state ACDA conferences. Red- music educator, choral clinician, adjudi-
ding has conducted the ACDA National High School cator, and conference presenter. Recent
Honor Choir, ACDA Central, North Central, and East- or upcoming conducting engagements in-
ern Region Honor Choirs, and all-state and honor choirs clude the National Concert Chorus in Car-
in approximately forty states. Redding was awarded the negie Hall, the Seoul Oratorio Festival in South Korea,
R. Wayne Hugoboom Distinguished Service Award for the Southern ACDA Region SSAA Honor Choir, Music
dedicated service, leadership, and excellence by Florida and Worship Arts weeks in Lake Junaluska and Mon-
ACDA. Redding holds a PhD in choral conducting/mu- treat, and all-state choirs in seven states. Minear has re-

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