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The 14 Purposes of ACDA
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he 14 P
• To foster and promote choral singing, which will provide artistic, cultural,
• T o f ost er and pr omot e chor al singing , which will pr o vide ar tistic , cultur al ,
and spiritual experiences for the participants..
and spiritual e xperienc es f or the par ticipants
• T o f ost er and pr omot e the finest t ypes of chor al music t o mak e these
• To foster and promote the finest types of choral music to make these
xperienc
experiences possible. .
e
es possible
• T o f ost er and enc our age r ehearsal pr oc edur es c onduciv e t o a ttaining the
• To foster and encourage rehearsal procedures conducive to attaining the
highest possible lev
tistic per
f
e
el of musicianship and ar
highest possible level of musicianship and artistic performance..
ormanc
er and pr
•
omot
• To foster and promote the organization and development of choral groups
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e the or
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ganiza
elopment of chor
ost
tion and dev
olleges
.
of all t
ypes in schools and c
of all types in schools and colleges.
er and pr
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• To foster and promote the development of choral music in the church and
•
e the dev
f
o
ch and
ost
al music in the chur
omot
elopment of chor
synagogue.
synagogue .
e the or
omot
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f
er and pr
T
tion and dev
ganiza
elopment of chor
o
al societies
• To foster and promote the organization and development of choral societies
ost
in cities and communities.
in cities and c ommunities .
T
al music as an impor
e the understanding of chor
f
•
• To foster and promote the understanding of choral music as an important
tant
er and pr
omot
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ost
y ar
ar
empor
ession.
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nt
tistic e
o
medium of contemporary artistic expression.
medium of c
o f
al music
er and pr
e significant r
ch in the field of chor
ost
omot
•To foster and promote significant research in the field of choral music. .
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esear
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age chor
our
o f
•To foster and encourage choral composition of superior quality.
omposition of superior qualit
y
al c
.
er and enc
ost
• To cooperate with all organizations dedicated to the development of
• T o c ooper a t e with all or ganiza tions dedica t ed t o the dev elopment of
musical culture in America.
musical cultur e in America.
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tional e
o f
t
x
erna
change pr
v
•To foster and promote international exchange programs involving
•T
olving
er and pr
omot
ost
e i
ogr
ams in
per f orming gr oups , c onduc t ors , and c omposers .
performing groups, conductors, and composers.
music
• To disseminate professional news and information about choral music..
and inf
orma
al
•
tion about chor
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e
t
of
pr
essional new
dissemina
o
s
• To foster and promote choral singing in the pursuit of peace and justice
T
e chor
e and justic
•
o
al singing in the pursuit of peac
er and pr
e
f
omot
ost
tha t enhanc es social and emotional w ell-being .
that enhances social and emotional well-being.
f
ost
er and pr
omot
tiv
e engagement
e div
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y thr
ersit
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• To foster and promote diversity and inclusivity through active engagement
ough ac
o
y and inclusivit
al musicians and pot
with underrepresented choral musicians and potential choral participants..
with underr
epr
ticipants
esent
al par
ential chor
ed chor
onstitution and Byla
w
s
—ACDA Constitution and Bylaws
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