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2024 ACDA Southwestern Region Conference February 27 - March 2, 2024 Denver, Colorado

The Limitless Tour these strategies, conductors will create a greater artistry
of Global Choral Music of the ensemble that will create a positive effect for the
singers and audience.

This session will provide attendees with a list of di- Phillip Stockton, associate director of
verse choral repertoire that allows their singers and au- choral studies at Mississippi State Uni-
diences to explore the entire globe. Attendees will listen versity, received a BME from Auburn
to recordings, explore over sixty pieces of music by un- University, MME from the Florida State
derrepresented composers, and will receive paragraph University, and PhD in music education
summations of each piece to ascertain if a piece fits from the University of Mississippi. Before arriving at
their ensemble. A list of repertoire will be distributed Mississippi State, Stockton was DCA at MUW in Co-
to all in attendance. lumbus, MS, and Mandarin High School in Jackson-
ville, Florida. He remains an active clinician and judge
John Martin Petzet is associate professor for choirs throughout Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas,
of music and director of choral activities Louisiana, and Florida. Stockton is the R&R Chair for
at the University of Nebraska-Kearney. Student Activities for Mississippi ACDA.
He has conducted honor choirs across
Louisiana and in Colorado, was invited
to teach at the West Texas Choral Workshop, and to
teach, present, and conduct at La Universidad Autóno- Maestro and Muse:
ma De Ciudad Juárez and to work with the Anaíma A Balancing Act
Ensamble Vocal in Juárez, Mexico. Petzet has also pre-
sented in ten states. He resides in Kearney, Nebraska,
with his wife, Jennifer, and his three children. Traditional ensemble management aspires to the
image of the maestro: powerful, authoritative, and effi-
Frank F. Eychaner will be a clinician for this session. His cient. Yet authoritative leadership often limits creativity
photo and bio are on page 57. and musicianship and stunts student motivation. In this
interactive session, directors of all levels can learn how
to scaffold in freedom, exploration, and student-driv-
en contributions to choral artistry. Directors will walk
Look at Me! away with structures for student analysis, rehearsal ac-

Strategies to Enhance Artistry tivities, and a pedagogical understanding of when to
instruct vs. when to inspire.
in Your Conducting Gesture

Clelyn Chapin serves as the associate di-
The conducting gesture is one of the most impor- rector of choirs at University of North-
tant skills of a choral music educator. Many teachers/ ern Colorado and conducts the Denver
conductors do not continue to develop their craft af- Women’s Chorus, a 140-voice choir
ter completing their degrees. We will explore various founded for members and allies of the
techniques to help teachers and conductors engage LGBTQ+ community with a focus on social justice. As
their singers in the rehearsal process and also in per- a clinician and presenter throughout the country, she
formance. Some of the topics discussed will include: a focuses on a combination of rehearsal practices and
musicianship hierarchy, Laban techniques, sample ex- leadership strategies that promote artistic singing and
cerpts to conduct, and other engaging activities to con- community building within ensembles. Chapin spent
tinue development after the session. By implementing fourteen years teaching and conducting secondary, col-

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