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ICDA NEWS
9/15/2019 Important information regarding All-State Iowa High School Choral Teachers, As the Iowa High School Music Association announced in February, students selected for the 2019 All-State Chorus will learn the previously unknown piece at the Festival via hand-sign solfege, rather than by rote, as has been done in the past. The Iowa Choral Directors Association is committed to assisting choral educators to teach music literacy skills and knowledge to all their students and, to that end, ICDA sponsored eight workshops in four locations throughout the state during June and July. Sessions on music literacy were also offered at the July ICDA Summer Symposium. To provide further assistance, we offer a plethora of charts and readers on the ICDA and IHSMA (coming soon!) websites: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ual99tboa75de2q/Carol%20Krueger%209.13.19%20edits.mp4?dl=0 Students selected for the All-State Chorus will need to demonstrate facility with each of these and with additional materials that will be made available to accepted students. As we continue to reiterate, students will need to be able to think and hear in solfege in order to be successful in the rehearsal process of the previously unknown piece. Please feel free to contact Dr. Aimee Beckmann-Collier, All-State conductor (aimee.beckmann-collier@drake.edu), for assistance in learning how to improve your students’ music literacy skills and knowledge. We hope music literacy is part of the everyday learning process in choral rehearsals across the state. We all want Iowa choral students to become independent musicians who will find joy in lifelong singing. Making sure that they have the skills, knowledge, and affective experiences that guarantee success in school choral programs and beyond is the foundational way to make this happen. We’re happy to help you in any way, so please don’t hesitate to contact us for assistance. Sincerely, Jill Wilson, D.M.A. Associate Professor and Coordinator of Music Education Luther College Vice-President, Iowa Choral Directors Association Aimee Beckmann-Collier, D.M.A. Ellis and Nelle Levitt Distinguished Professor Emerita of Conducting Drake University Des Moines, IA 50311 In addition, here is an updated link to John Armstrong's readers: https://ihsma.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/John-Armstrong-Readers_revised.pdf Please understand that students struggling with the use of hand-sign solfege will not be disciplined in any way. Those students will simply find it difficult to learn the music on site and navigate the rehearsals and sectionals planned. Respectfully, Alan Greiner Executive Director, Iowa High School Music Association Festival Director, Iowa All-State Music Festival |
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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-fourth annual Opus Honor Choir on Thursday, November 21, 2019 at Iowa State University in Ames. Summer Symposium 2020 Dates in Pella July 27-30 Learning opportunities -- networking -- fantastic presenters -- social events! Pre-All-State Click here for more information about pre-All-State rehearsals. 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. A note regarding membership-- If you are joining ICDA for the first time, or renewing after your membership has lapsed, please keep in mind there will be a delay between your joining/renewal date and your access to the ICDA website. Membership information is transmitted from the national office on a weekly basis. If you require more immediate access, 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! |
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.