May 2016 ChoraLink
It's finally feeling like summer is on its way! And with only one more month left in the academic season, it's a great time to step back, reflect on the year's accomplishments, and imagine what the next year could possibly hold. 

This month's ChoraLink helps stir your imagination of "what could be" with a link to the International Conductors Exchange Program application, as well as some inspirational thoughts from ACDA Executive Director Tim Sharp. And-for the high school conductors among us-before you say "auf wiedersehen" to your graduating seniors, make sure you introduce them to the Keep Singing Project (DEADLINE IS JUNE 1ST!) and help keep them on the path to life-long singing. Plus we have a couple of great Leadership Links to round things out.

As always, I'm listening, and I'm here to serve.
ACDA Eastern Division President
Apply now for the 2017 Choral Conductors Exchange
ACDA is pleased to announce the 2017 International Conductors Exchange Program (ICEP) with countries representing North, Central and South America. The 2017 ICEP of the AMERICAS is the most robust international exchange program offered by ACDA since its inception almost 60 years ago.

In 2017, ACDA will partner with Argentina, Bahamas, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, Mexico and Puerto Rico. Each partner country will select a pre-determined number of participants to travel to the US and in turn, each partner country will then host the same number of US participants in their country.

ICEP is providing opportunities for the next generation of choral leaders to represent the United States as ambassadors to the world in the exchange of music, ideas, and cultures.

Click here to apply -- but hurry: the application deadline is July 1st!


Evoking Sounds to Meet Human Needs
Recently I decided to create my own mission statement for my work as a choral director. I had worked through the process of defining a mission statement with our ACDA membership, and I thought it would be interesting and informative to try craft my own personal mission statement. This is what I came up with. Read more...


April Leadership Links
Division Boychoir R&S Chair Melissa Malvar-Keylock brings us two great reads this month on why singing in choirs can and should be a life-long passion:
 
The Keep Singing Project
One common goal among chorus teachers is to inspire their students to be life-long participants in the joy of choral singing. 
Now there is an easy way for you to help bridge the gap from high school to adulthood so YOUR students KEEP SINGING!

The Keep Singing Project is designed to help graduating seniors connect with the choral programs at colleges/ universities and local community choirs, and for college choir directors to know who the singers are among the incoming freshmen on campus. They know how busy we all are, so they made it easy to sign-up. Visit the Keep Singing Project to learn more! But do it right away-the deadline is JUNE 1st!
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