Now in a Hybrid Format
OCTOBER 7-9, 2021
NORTHWEST NAZARENE UNIVERSITY
BRANDT CENTER
To accommodate all members in the midst of changing Covid protocol, the Idaho ACDA Executive Board has made the decision to host this year’s conference in a hybrid format, giving you the choice to attend the conference either in person on the NNU campus or virtually via Zoom. All sessions will now be recorded and hosted, for paid attendees only, until March 31st, 2022.
Current NNU protocol requires wearing a mask indoors while on campus. Changing Covid protocols may require additional measures in the future. Please see the NNU website at www.nnu.edu for the most current protocols.
Download a copy of the schedule here
Thursday, October 7
5:30 to 6:45pm
Red Carpet – Lobby Brandt Center
Registration and Hors d’ Oeuvres
Exhibits
7:00 to 8:30pm
Welcome and Opening
Headliner Session: Developing Mini Philosophies on Becoming a Happy and Productive Teacher, by Dr. Eph Ehly
8:30 to 9:20pm
Reading Session 1 by R&R Chairs
9:30 to 11:00pm
Choir/Social (for in-person participants)
Friday, October 8
NNU LITTLE THEATER
8:00 to 9:00am
Breakfast and late registration
Breakfast provided by Idaho colleges and universities
Registration desk open for questions or conference registration
9:00 to 10:15am
Opening
Headliner Session: Developing Mini Philosophies on Seeking the Original Source of Inspiration, by Dr. Eph Ehly
10:30 – 11:30am
Meaningful Individual Assessment Strategies for Performance Ensembles: Tools to get REAL assessment data on your students WITHOUT taking up all of your rehearsal time, by Sean Kane of Timberline High School
11:30am to 1:00pm
Lunch
BRANDT CENTER
1:00 to 2:30pm
Embrace the crack and navigate the change: Working with emerging singers and male changing voices; by Daniel Gutierrez, Nixa High School, Springfield, Missouri; Dr. Erin Plisco, Missouri State University; Dr. Lynne Gackle, Director of Choral Activities at Baylor University
2:30 to 2:50pm
Break
NNU LITTLE THEATER
2:50 to 4:00pm
Infusing Jazz into your choral program: Things you wish someone had told you, by Quinn VanPaepeghem, Director of Jazz Studies, NNU
2:30 to 2:50pm
Break
4:15 to 5:30pm
Headliner: Ensemble, by Dr. Eph Ehly
5:30 to 6:45pm
Reading Session 2
7:00pm
Catered dinner at NNU Brandt Lobby (for in-person participants)
Saturday, October 9
8:00 to 9:00am
Breakfast roundtable with R&R Chairs
Breakfast provided by Idaho colleges and universities
9:00 to 10:00am
In the Labyrinth: Approaching Diversity in the Choral Space (with or without David Bowie), by Dr. Sarah J. Graham
10:00 to 10:10am
Break
10:10 to 10:30am
Business Meeting
10:30 to 11:45am
Headliner Reading Session, Dr. Eph Ehly
11:45 to 12:00pm
Coda
Final remarks and group photo