Arizona ACDA Hosts Outstanding Summer Choral Workshop
Four Corners Choral Workshop
Thursday, 22 June through Saturday, 24 June
Flagstaff, Arizona
University of Northern Arizona

From Thursday through Saturday, 22 - 24 June, the best place in the
four-state region for a choral director and music educator to be is
Flagstaff, Arizona. The AzACDA Four Corners Choral Workshop presents
Rodney Eichenberger and Linda Spevacek as master teachers at an event that
annually draws participants from half a dozen states and several choral
music disciplines.

The mood is congenial, the schedule full and comprehensive, the price
reasonable, the atmosphere perfect. NAU campus is located half a mile from
lodging, food, and shopping areas and always offers warm hospitality in a
cool mountain environment. In addition to lecture-demonstrations, there
are reading sessions, a bookstore, round table discussions, a concert, and
socials. Plan to come early or stay late so you can take in the sights and
activities around Flagstaff.

Headliner Rodney Eichenberger from Florida State University may be best
known for his “What They See Is What You Get” approach to training choral
conductors. The affable international clinician and conductor has taught
thousands of music educators how to elicit artful music with careful
gesture and a bare minimum of instruction. He will offer dynamic ideas
during two major sessions: “The Power of the Non-Verbal: Rehearsal
Techniques for Choirs of All Ages” and “Keeping Singers on Task Without
Being a Task Master.” Volunteers will experience the Eichenberger Model as
he molds and adapts their personal technique in Rod’s final session,
“Conducting Master Class.”

Headliner Linda Spevacek, a Phoenix resident, rounds out the Four Corners
program by focusing on vocal development and programming. Two of her three
major sessions – “The Choral Director as Voice Teacher” and “Was Pavarotti
Really a Non-Singer?” – address voice training in the choral setting. Many
educators and conductors already are familiar with Linda’s video package
and will be eager to hear and see the techniques at first hand. The final
session, “Creative Programming,” should be a rollicking experience, given
the energy this ebullient composer and music educator brings to public
speaking.

In addition to general sessions, AzACDA offers literature reading sessions
for all types of choral ensemble, complete with complimentary music
packets. The three-day event also incorporates a Q&A hour with Spevacek
and Eichenberger roundtable discussions, a choral concert, and a goodly
dose of social mingling.

Information and activities are aimed at the whole choral music spectrum:
elementary through high school, college and university, community and
church choir, and college students training in music education and choral
conducting. Music Mart, a major event sponsor, also will be on hand,
making it convenient to purchase necessary resources for the year ahead.
The registration fee includes a picnic lunch and several socials, all
sessions, and literature packets.

To learn more and for a handy downloadable registration form, visit
www.azacda.org and click on Four Corners Choral Workshop.

There is something for everyone at the 2006 AzACDA Four Corners Choral
Workshop.

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Lani Johnson, DMA, Choral Conducting
University of Arizona
7820 S Avenida de Pina
Tucson AZ 85747
520.795.1351
435.578.4592 *fax
520.954.0266 *cell
lani(a)nysara.com