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Community name	Members	Forum messages (replies)	Tagged items	Editor(s)
Music in Worship A Music in Worship choir is one that finds its primary home in any faith based institution. Choirs in this category are predominantly filled with adults, but also include youth choirs and children’s choirs. Unlike any other choral music genre, the goal of the music in worship choir is not only designed to musically educate but also to spiritually enhance. National Repertoire and Standards Committee on Music in Worship Mission - To provide creative leadership and resources for ACDA members who serve as planners, directors and singers in choirs that sing primarily in services of worship.	538	110 (250)	106	Terre Johnson
Composers of Choral Music Composition Showcase: Members can display their works. Conductors can find them. Welcome to the Composers of Choral Music Community. This is a community of over 300 small business men and women. We are here to build bridges between the people who create choral Music and the people who program it. Composers and conductors are welcome. Be sure to click on the blog to read articles about some of our finest composers. Click on the forum to join the discussions on topics of composition. Click on the Composition Showcase to find only the best repertoire created by our members. We limit ourselves so that you can find the absolute best choral music available. If you like the samples of a composer's work, follow the links to their website for a larger dose of her/his creative output. Member benefits include: put full length sound files on your profile, post questions and successes to the forum, join in stimulating conversations about topics you care about, learn and share technical knowledge and be a part of a group where you belong. Click here for the Composition Showcase. Instructions for Upload: http://choralnet.org/369877 This community is owned by Jack Senzig and edited by Greg Bartholomew and Jack Senzig. Jack's Vision For Our Community: 1. To foster a working relationship between those that program choral repertoire and those who create it. ChoralNet is different than all the other composing forums in that the conductors share this space. All we need to do is open the door. 2. I would like to help make this into a true community, where members know and care about each other. It is in building relationships that our loves and lives can come together for the mutual benefit of all. How to do this: I would like to build a library of complete or partial score (personal preference) that would reside here. ChoralNet has the capability to store PDF files in the library. Be sure to include copyright info. Let's show conductors and performers what we have to offer. I would like to have you submit mp3 files of performances of your works. (after a place has been made ready for this) If you don't own the copyright please get permission and note that where ever the MP3s end up. I will look into creating a page where a link to the pdf could sit next to the MP3. I would like to write an article for the blog each month about one of you. I am especially interested in community members that have had works performed by conductors and choirs that are already members of ChoralNet. You can message me with which ChoralNet member has performed your work, the name of the work and a link to any score, audio, video and/or mp3 of the performance. Do not fear being seen as vain or self-serving. I am asking you this to save me hours of research. I have my own ensembles, full and part time jobs, family, blogs and other volunteer work to do. I can spend more time helping you if you will be an advocate for yourself (or someone else). Since we are a community, lets share our successes with each other. If you have a performance of one of your works coming up, receive a new commission, or have a premiere, post it in the forum. You could also announce it in the Announcements tab, but talk to us as friends and colleagues, less about recruiting for attendance. There is presently no way other than commenting or posting to show that we are here. I encourage you to reply to posts and comments that you are interested in even if all you say is a short affirmation. -Note: I got ChoralNet to add an Applause button so you can chime in without sending everyone an emailed response. Come to the actual website to see applaud counts and be a more active participant. Feel free to comment or use the button if you don't have much to say. Message me with your own ideas of how we can bring this vision to life or help redirect the vision. Thanks, Jack Senzig ************************************************************ The Virtual Choir Network is a related community to the Composers of Choral Music Community. It has been developed primarily to create Virtual Choir recordings of un-premiered works by composers that are members of this community. Special thanks to composer David Avshalomov for graciously allowing us to use his piece "I Bend the Knee of My Heart" as the audition piece for this project. David's compositions are of the highest quality and the audition piece fits our needs very well. David's entry for this piece can be seen in the Composition Showcase. Check out the complete PDF and Sound File. Please visit David's Website to peruse his prolific compositions http://www.davidavshalomov.com/ You can also see a list of David's works that are on display in the Composition Showcase on the composer index page. ChoralNet's composer website listing: http://www.choralnet.org/list/resource/1889	437	359 (2083)	194	Jack Senzig Chris Humphrey (49 more)
Community choirs Adult and children's community choirs directors and singers. Sometimes they wear uniforms, other times not. Pictured: The Marshfield Community Choir	425	57 (249)	77	Allen H Simon
College and University Choirs Common issues faced by college and university choral profesionals	357	32 (45)	53	William McConnell
Voice Education for All Types of Expressive Choral Singing Voice Education in choral singing is much broader than Vocal Pedagogy. It certainly includes ways to help singers sing more skillfully and expressively, but it also includes everything about: 1. health and voice protection in singing and speaking 2. evidence-based knowledge about the anatomical structures that make up voices, their physiological functioning, and the nature of vocal sounds 3. the influences of anatomical growth and aging on the vocal capabilities of singers of all ages 4. rehearsing/conducting in a way that is compatible with how brains efficiently convert vocal capabilities into expressive vocal abilities/skills 5. rehearsing/conducting in a way that is compatible with human beings WANTING TO SING in choirs and CHOOSING TO SING for a lifetime	336	16 (31)	49	Leon Thurman Tom Carter
Middle School and Junior High Choral Music THE site for JH/MS Choral Educators, Directors and Singers! This site will be available for the exploration of exciting topics and issues JH/MS Choral Music Educators, Conductors and Students encounter in the pursuit of excellence at this level. Sharing ideas about repertoire, rehearsal methods, classroom management, physiology of the middle-level singer's voice, psychology of the early adolescent and connections between the community members themselves will be pursued. Jump into the Middle! You're always surrounded by friends!!	296	25 (59)	59	gretchen harrison
Women's Choirs For conductors and other choral practitioners whose focus is women's choirs. An excellent place to discuss: - repertoire - organizational issues, concepts, and questions - recruitment ideas - best practices	290	27 (75)	26	Christina Murray
TTBB choirs Men are awesome!	273	18 (28)	69	Frank Albinder
Chamber Choir/Vocal Ensemble For those who direct or sing with a chamber choir or vocal ensemble of less than 24 singers.	243	15 (20)	71	Marie Grass Amenta
Senior High School Choirs For conductors of Senior High School Choirs who wish to focus and discuss common issues. National Repertoire and Standards Committee on Senior High School Choirs Mission - The National Committee on Senior High Choirs actively and effectively serves its ACDA constituency by generating interest in high school choirs, identifies and encourages the selection of quality music for the high school choir, promotes significant musical activities for the high school choir, and develops projects that enhance the choral art.	202	19 (12)	15	Amy Johnston Blosser
Professional choirs For people who direct, sing in, or are interested in choral ensembles in which the singers are compensated.	189	5 (13)	37	David Topping
Beginning Teachers A place for new teachers and choir directors to connect and share ideas during the first few years.	187	9 (7)	35	Pamela Baker
ACDA North Central Division ...a community for members and friends of the North Central Division-ACDA Plans are underway for the 2014 NC Division Conference to be held in Des Moines, Iowa. Details and forms will be available at www.ncacda.org! Our member states include North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin. We look forward to sharing the joys and challenges of the choral art with our members and all readers of ChoralNet. Please see "Inside this community" on the right, for active links to all the North Central pages on this site.	171	2 (2)	11	Aimee Beckmann-Collier Judy Eckenrod
ACDA Eastern Division This is the choralnet community for the Eastern Division of the American Choral Directors Association. Visit our webpage at www.acdaeast.org. __________________________________________________________________________________	158	22	18	Robert Duff Shaun Cloonan Lynn Drafall
Early Music For individuals interested in early vocal music	156	5 (12)	20	Dana Taylor
Vocal jazz With mikes or without, vocal jazz groups have the hardest harmonies, the hardest rhythms, and they often have to dance, too. Can you say "Gleeks"?	155	7 (21)	20	Allen H Simon
World music choirs For all those interested in traditional songs from across the globe.	138	5 (5)	41	Chris Rowbury
ACDA International Conductors Exchange Program Welcome to the ACDA International Conductors Exchange Program! In 2014, the ACDA ICEP will engage in a series of conductor exchanges with China. This collaboration will coincide with each of the seven 2014 division conferences. Click on the PAGES tab to view all updates which will include the 2014 exchange with China, ICEP Initiatives, and the ICEP Leadership Committee. Click on the LIBRARY tab to view documents related to ICEP Mission Statement, Organizational Structure, and Timeline. This is an extremely important aspect of how ACDA can serve its membership and continue to become a greater presence in the international community. T.J. Harper Director, ACDA ICEP	122	8	4	T.J. Harper Monte Garrett (5 more)
ACDA of Pennsylvania The ChoralNet Community for members of the American Choral Directors of Pennsylvania (ACDA-PA) "Independent voices joining to form a common theme..."	119	34	17	Robert Drafall Craig Cannon (3 more)
Music Literacy Discussion and Resources A place for people to ask questions and to share ideas and resources for teaching music literacy.	113	2 (2)	24	Michael Driscoll
Oklahoma ACDA The Oklahoma Choral Directors Association is the professional choral organization of the Sooner State (OCDA has established a stand-alone web site at: www.oklacda.org. Please visit it for full association information. PLEASE DO NOT USE DATES OR FORMS FROM CHORAL NET FOR CURRENT STATE ASSOCIATION USE!)	110	2	2	Brent Ballweg Lisa Cullison (4 more)
ACDA Repertoire & Standards national, division and state Repertoire & Standards chairs	105	4	12	Nancy Cox
Publicity Sharing ideas for publicizing your chorus	105	7 (4)	8	Maidie Cohen
International Federation for Choral Music The International Federation for Choral Music (IFCM) was founded in 1982 for the purpose of facilitating communication and exchange between choral musicians throughout the world. Through its world and regional symposia, conducting master classes, World Youth Choir, Choral Music Database (Musica), ChoralNet website, World Choral Census online, International Choral Bulletin, World Choral Day and many other projects, IFCM is fulfilling its purpose.	95	4	20	Nadine Ryan Cristian Grases
Children's and Youth - Community Based Programs Explore topics and issues community based children's and youth choir Conductors/Educators encounter. Share ideas about repertoire, rehearsal methods, classroom management, physiology of the singer's voice, psychology of the early adolescent, administrative/management, commissioning, touring, and connect with community members.	91	10 (5)	14	Robyn Lana