The masterclass is open to any in-service teachers that are registered for the 2025 Summer Conference by Thursday, June 19th (early or seasoned educators, community choir directors, church choir directors, etc).
Three participants will be selected, and each will work with one of our clinicians.
You must be an ACDA member to apply. You must also register for the 2025 Summer Conference in order to participate, which you can do here.
Completion of this Google Form does not guarantee participation in the masterclass. Three participants will be randomly selected.
Applications open: Monday, June 2nd, 2025
Application deadline: Monday, June 23rd, 2025
Participants announced: Week of July 1st, 2025
Masterclass Descriptions
- Introduction of a Piece (Melissa Trevino Keylock): How to introduce a piece meeting the students where they are at in musically and emotionally meaningful ways, building aural and musical literacy as appropriate for the culture or genre.
- Rehearsal Pedagogy (Coty Raven Morris): After the introduction of the music, implementing rehearsal techniques that bridge from aural and notation-based literacy to polishing a piece using gesture as a tool as well as limiting teacher talk
- Gesture (Diana Sáez): Polishing a musical selection, with a focus on developing gesture technique.
Questions? Email [email protected]