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ACDA NATIONAL
Alphabetical Listing of Interest Sessions
2025 2025 ACDA National Conference March 18-22, 2025 Dallas, Texas
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R&R Forums and Deep Dives (Open to Both Tracks)
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March 18-22 Dallas, TX
Children and Community Youth Choirs Deep Dive

Forum Friday 8:00 am - 8:50 am

First United Methodist Church
Wednesday 8:00 am - 8:50 am Crossroads
First United Methodist Church

Crossroads Something for Everyone!

The children and youth deep dive features great
Relationships and Repair: repertoire that is available in multiple voicings, unison
Building Robust Choral Communities to SATB! You will be introduced to pieces that are
across Socioeconomic Diversity versatile, fun, meaningful, and poignant!

Presenters: Joy Hirokawa, Darren Dailey, Chaequan
Who are we missing in our ensembles? How might Anderson, and Michael Bussewitz-Quarm
we prepare new teachers for success when their first
assignment is in a low-income school? This forum
will discuss research, practice, and practical aspects Community Choirs
of working with individual students living in low SEC
households and more broadly engaging with low SEC Forum
communities. Presenters will address research on the
effects of poverty and share teaching strategies aimed
at addressing the cognitive impact and social and Wednesday 8:00 am - 8:50 am
emotional challenges associated with living in poverty.
The goal is to establish a supportive, learner-focused National Shrine Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe
environment that fosters a holistic music education for Salon
all. Presenters will also outline Tucson Girls Chorus’
Community Engagement Program, which aims to
expand choral access in Title I schools. This example Community Choir
will consider unexpected challenges, lessons learned, Best Practices Discussion
and relationship-driven successes as a potential model
for public school teachers, community organizations,
and teacher preparation programs. This forum discussion will be a time to ask and answer
questions about issues that impact all of us, including:
Presenters: Joy Hirokawa, Katy Green, and Nicky singer recruitment/retention, marketing/promotion,
Manlove audience building, grant writing, fundraising, and
general operational practices. Come share your
expertise and learn from others in the field to improve
the work we all do with our community choirs.

Presenter: Matt Hill

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