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2025 ACDA National Conference March 18-22, 2025 Dallas, Texas

Are we teaching singers the pedagogy behind their in-
Writing for ACDA Publications strument in clear, concrete terms? Additionally, how

can we bridge what can be a disconnect between sing-
ing in a choral ensemble and singing in applied lessons?
Wednesday 4:30 pm - 5:20 pm By bringing concepts and skills from voice pedagogy
National Shrine Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe into the choral rehearsal, conductors can better sup-

Grand Salon port their singers in their vocal development.

Amy Johnston Blosser served for nine
This interactive clinic is designed to help potential years on the ACDA National Board as
authors on their path to publication. Amanda Bumgar- the Repertoire & Resources Committee
ner, ACDA publications editor, will lead the session. chairperson and was the 2023 national
Participants are invited to bring an idea, an outline, or conference chairperson for auditioned
a work in progress. After an introduction, the publi- choirs. She has helped plan nine ACDA conferences.
cations editor will facilitate a Q&A with members of Under her direction, Bexley High School has per-
the Choral Journal editorial board about submissions formed for NAfME and ACDA conferences, including
and the review process. During the second half of the ACDA performances in 2012, 2016, and 2020. Blosser
session, attendees can meet individually with editorial was selected for the 2015 ACDA International Con-
board members to discuss their articles. ductors Exchange Program with Sweden. She is associ-
ate director of music at First Community and artistic
Amanda Bumgarner received degrees director of Bexley Choral Society.
in English and religion from Greenville
University (Greenville, Illinois). She has C. Andrew Blosser, DMA, serves on the
almost two decades of professional and voice faculty at The Ohio State Univer-
freelance editing experience and has sity, and is the director of music at First
worked with hundreds of authors on books and arti- Community Church. Blosser is a featured
cles of all genres. She lives in Oklahoma City and has soloist with orchestras and ensembles
worked at the ACDA National Office since 2013. throughout the United States, specializing in oratorio.
Highlights include Vaughan Williams’s On Wenlock Edge
(Carpe Diem String Quartet), Handel’s Messiah (Co-
You Are the Voice Teacher: lumbus Symphony Orchestra), and Bach’s St. Matthew
Passion (Bach Society of Dayton). In 2013 he served as
Teaching Technique in Choral Singing cantor for services at the Berlin Cathedral and as solo-
ist for Mozart’s Missa Longa at the Salzburg Cathedral.

Thursday 1:10 pm - 2:00 pm
National Shrine Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Grand Salon

“Blend. Drop your jaw. Straight tone. Darker.” Most
have heard one of these phrases before, but do these
ideas really help inexperienced singers? What termi-
nology can we use to provide clarity, connects concepts
in a relatable way, and takes away some of the mystery?

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