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Research Report

Poster Session Highlights from the • Thinking About Singing: Metacognition in the Cho-
2025 ACDA National Conference ral Ensemble (Kyle Gray)
To celebrate the breadth of choral scholarship, we
wish to highlight some of the research featured in • “There’s Room for Me Here”: An Ethnographic
the 2025 ACDA National Conference Poster Session. Study on Autonomy, Motivation, and Psychological
These projects exemplify the type of innovative, rele- Safety in the Choral Rehearsal (Ramon Cardenas)
vant work with practical applications that we hope to
feature in this column: • “What Are They Singing About?”: Choral Perfor-
mance Audience Preferences of Text/Translation De-
• Choir Teacher Agency & Culturally Sustaining Peda- livery (Kelli Baker & Melissa Grady)
gogy (Kaitlyn Schramm)
• When Did You Stop Singing? Elementary Boys’ At-
• Cognitive Load Management in the High School titudes and Self-Efficacy Toward the Act of Singing
Choral Rehearsal: A Case Study (Sean Foster) (Eric Wyler)

• Continuous Transitions and Audience Enjoyment of • Why Do We Gather? Functions of the Church Choir
Choral Music: A Pilot Study (Annika Stucky) (Jon Snyder)

• Growth Mindset of Music Ability Predicts Music Visit https://tinyurl.com/ACDAPosters25 for a full
Self-Concept Among Middle School Students (Diego listing of the 2025 poster session abstracts.
Daflon Pinto)

• High School Chorus Students’ Perspectives of a Prac- Looking Ahead: Call for Proposals
titioner-Designed Cultural Context Curriculum (Jason As we look to the year ahead, we encourage readers
Bowers & Julia Edwards) to make plans to submit poster session proposals for
the upcoming 2026 ACDA Regional Conferences. Ad-
• Implicit Theory of Singing Ability & Singing Self-Con- ditionally, the call for proposals to present at the 2026
cept in the Collegiate Choral Hierarchy (Kari Adams Symposium for Research in Choral Singing, held April
& Jessica Nápoles) 30–May 1 in Chicago, is open.
The submission deadline is Friday, November 14.
• Informal Learning Practices & Processes in Three See acda.org/conferences/symposium-for-research-in-
High School Choral Programs: A Multiple Case Study choral-singing for more information.
(Aimee Pearsall)
As we begin this editorial role, we look forward to
• Perceptions of Teacher Preparation for Secondary curating this space and presenting scholarship that gen-
Choral Music Literacy Instruction in Kentucky: A Pilot erates new conversations, raises relevant questions, and
Study (Sarina Olson-Gustely) encourages fresh practices in choral music.

• Perfectionism and Social Comparison Among Choir Elizabeth Hearn is associate professor of choral
Directors (Jessica Nápoles & Thomas Rinn) music education at the University of Mississippi.
ehearn@olemiss.edu.
• Rethinking Assessment in the Choral Classroom: A
Content Analysis (Skyler Bluemel) Elizabeth Cassidy Parker is professor of music
education at Temple University.
• The Effect of Ensemble Race on Listener Perception elizabeth.parker@temple.edu
(Ethan Murphy)

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