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






                            Deep Dive                                          Vocal Jazz



                     Friday 8:00 am - 8:50 am                                    Forum
                   First United Methodist Church
                              Atrium                                  Wednesday 8:00 am - 8:50 am

                                                                        Moody Performance Hall

                 Two-Year Colleges: SATB Music for                             Auditorium
                  Established and Building Choirs
                                                                       Creating the Optimal Sound:

           Explore five recent SATB works perfect for direc-           Voice Matching Methods for
         tors aiming to build and develop their two-year college      the Large Vocal Jazz Ensemble
         choirs. These pieces are carefully selected for their ac-
         cessibility, ensuring they engage ensembles with vary-
         ing experience levels. At the same time, they offer op-  The presentation will be about how to voice match
         portunities for musical growth, making them ideal for   a large vocal jazz  ensemble (10+ students) using
         established choirs ready for a challenge. This session   principles from the historically six schools of American
         will include a live read-through, allowing participants   Choral Tone. This voice matching method is designed
         to  experience  the  balance  between  approachability   to improve an ensemble’s tone, blend, and intonation.
         and complexity firsthand. Whether you’re looking to   The content from the presentation could apply to any
         strengthen your choir’s core skills or seeking repertoire   type of vocal ensemble with multiple people on a part.
         that  pushes  your  ensemble  to  new musical heights,
         these selections offer something for everyone.     Presenter: John Stafford

         Presenter: Matthew Hazzard
                                                                               Deep Dive



                                                                        Friday 8:00 am - 8:50 am
                                                                        Moody Performance Hall
                                                                               Auditorium




                                                                  If I Don't Scat Sing, How Can I Teach It?
                                                             Strategies to Help Choir Directors Who are New to
                                                               the Jazz Idiom Demystify Vocal Improvisation



                                                              For many choir directors, the art of wordless vocal
                                                            improvisation, better known as scat singing, is one of
                                                            the scariest parts of teaching jazz. This is compounded



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