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ICDA NEWS
2-8-2019 NextDirection Choral Leadership Conference July 17-20, 2019 University of Wisconsin-Parkside ICDA is pleased to offer two $300 scholarships for HS students to attend. Please find the application attached. In June, students from around the country will be gathered for ACDA's NextDirection Conference. This event is aimed at opening up the world of choral education. Built on a program developed and honed by the Wisconsin Choral Directors Association, we are now offering the experience to students across the country. The event starts with a collegiate symposium July 14-17, with Rhonda Fuelberth as the headline conductor. College students will explore conducting and rehearsing techniques, score study, career paths, vocal pedagogy, repertoire, choral leadership, and more. The high school conference begins on July 17, with the master students from the collegiate symposium staying on as chaperones. Jo-Michael Scheibe is the headline conductor for this part of the conference. The high school students will explore conducting and rehearsing, leadership in the choral classroom, life as a music major, vocal health, varied genres of choral music, technology resources, how to choose the right school, and what it means to be a choral leader. 10-23-2018 Check out this link to Iowa Public Radio currently featuring our president Jill Wilson! 1-24-2018 URGENT: MEMBERSHIP ISSUES!! Although the national office has made changes in their membership software, incomplete information for new and renewed memberships is being provided to us at the state level. Membership payment amounts are being provided only once a month. If you join or renew, please email your contact information, including both home and work addresses and phone numbers, and a copy of the receipt you received from the national office to webmaster@iowachoral.org so that you are listed in the member directory and receive all of the benefits of membership, including access to the private areas of this website. Thank you! |
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Support us when you shop on Amazon. Go to smile.amazon.com/ch/42-1421773 and Amazon donates to Iowa Choral Directors Association Inc. ICDA EVENTS We host one annual symposium, both state and district choral events, and provide many services for ICDA members, including our Mentor program for new educators. Opus ICDA will sponsor the thirty-third annual Opus Honor Choir on Thursday, November 15, 2018 at Iowa State University in Ames. All Iowa Show Choir 2019 Initial Information Be a part of the All Iowa Show Choir 2019 - an All-State level group comprised of high school show choir members from across the state of Iowa! Students, Parent, ICDA Members: Learn more about AISC '19 by logging into your ICDA account and going to the All Iowa Show Choir page. High School Students must be recommended by his/her director, who must be a member in good standing of ICDA, and the school principal. Vocal audition materials available online beginning January 1, 2019. Choreography audition materials available online beginning February 1, 2019. ALL audition components will take place online. Audition will include: Sing 2 major scales, a cappella on solfege - keys specified per intended voice part; sing vocal exercises to illustrate range, tone, intonation - as specified by audition materials; sing a selected solo per intended voice part; perform a choreographed segment. Auditions evaluated by a panel of music educators. Questions Contact Dr. Sarah Van Waardhuizen, vanwaardhuizens@central.edu Iowa Choral Showcase Submit your choir for this showcase to be held May 1, 2019, at Northwestern College in Orange City. Summer Symposium 2019 Dates in Pella July 22-25 Learning opportunities -- networking -- fantastic presenters -- social events! All-State Jazz Click here for more information about All-State Jazz Choir auditions. Pre-All-State Click here for more information about pre-All-State rehearsals. Additional Links ACDA NCACDA IHSMA Endowment Fund
Working to further the cause of choral music in Iowa. CALLING ALL NEW TEACHERS AND RETIRED TEACHERS
ICDA Mentor Program Link to Mentor Program If you would like to be a mentor, OR if you are a beginning teacher and would like a formal mentor. |
ICDA members are choral directors at every level of learning
Iowa Choral Directors Association, Inc., ICDA, serves choral musicians in the state of Iowa by providing leadership, guidance and support, continuing education opportunities, promoting excellence in the choral art through high quality offerings and events, supporting growth beyond college graduation, and enriching and renewing the musical souls of its membership.
ICDA’s 900+ members are choral conductors at every level of learning from pre-school to adult and they make music with a wide variety of choruses. ICDA is an affiliate of the American Choral Directors Association.