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2024 ACDA Southern Region Conference February 21-24, 2024 Louisville, Kentucky

Interest Sessions
In t er est S essions

tions. Techniques covered in this session will include Beth Gibbs is director of choral studies
rehearsal pedagogy that includes small group analy- at Florida Southern College in Lakeland,
zation, warm-up activities, and Dalcroze eurythmics. FL. In addition to choral direction, she
This session will allow for participation from all will- teaches conducting, choral pedagogy, ca-
ing participants in music reading, music analyzing, ribbean music, and music and wellness.
response through movement, quick and strong sight- She earned a DMA in choral conducting from the Uni-
reading techniques, and how to structure mixed for- versity of Miami, MM degrees in choral conducting
mation through scaffolding to ensure success for each and vocal performance from East Carolina University,
singer. Students deserve to gain lifelong skills for sing- and a BME from Stetson University. Gibbs taught six
ing. Come refresh your pedagogy and consider how to years at the high school level in Atlanta, GA. In 2022,
foster strong and independent musicians! she became a Fulbright Scholar, teaching and working
with choirs throughout Spain.
Jill Campbell serves as an assistant pro-
fessor of vocal music at Eastern Ken-
tucky University and teaches music edu-
cation classes, directs the treble choir, and Flexible Fach:
works with vocal jazz groups. She vocal Gender-Affirming Vocal Pedagogy
coaches for musicals and also supervises student teach-
ers. Campbell is the assistant director for the Kentucky through Science-Informed Practices
Bach Choir. She is the past president for the KY ACDA
chapter and is the state music research chair for Ken- In this interactive session, attendees will be invited
tucky MEA. She taught elementary and secondary mu- to sing and discuss vocal exercises from a new proto-
sic and has worked in community and church music. col developed by the presenter that focuses on help-
A frequent clinician and adjudicator, she also presents ing transgender and gender-expansive (TGE) singers
workshops regularly around the country. produce an aural aesthetic that better aligns with their
gender identity. Created through an understanding of
the gendered associations and vocal characteristics of
common fach categories and voice classifications, this
Discovering the Basque Country: protocol synthesizes practices from gender-affirming
Composers and Repertoire from Northern Spain speech-language pathology (SLP) with source-filter
theory and science-informed vocal pedagogy to present

Presenting the rich choral traditions of the Basque a healthy, gender-affirming practice routine for TGE
Country in Northern Spain, this session will familiarize singers who are seeking to masculinize or feminize their
attendees with contemporary Basque composers, and voices.
show that the music of these men and women is acces-
sible, varied, and a wonderful way to introduce a dif- Stevie J. Hirner will be the clinician for this session.
ferent culture to your choirs. Alongside an introduction Her photo and bio are on page 23.
to the region’s history, repertoire will be presented that
varies in language (Basque, Spanish, and Latin), theme,
voicing, and difficulty, ensuring that directors of choirs
of all ages, types, and abilities will find something they
can share with their singers and communities. Join me
for a journey into this exciting repertoire!

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