Providence, RI is the site of this year's Eastern Division ACDA Conference and NATS is there! NATS Executive Director, Allen Henderson, steers a panel discussion on February 16th entitled, "Choral Directors are from Mars and Voice Teachers are from Venus: Sing from the Diaphragm and other Vocal Mistructions," along with esteemed NATS members Sharon Hansen and Brenda Smith, NATS President Donald Simonson, and NATS Past President Scott McCoy. A link to their presentation is below as well as a link to a second presenatation which the panel gave at the 2011 ACDA National Conference in Chicago last year

Session attendees and others are invited to download PDF files of the panel's PowerPoints.

Choral Directors are from Mars and Voice Teachers are from Venus: Sing from the Diaphragm and other Vocal Mistructions

Vocal Mistructions - Presented by NATS at ACDA - PowerPoint PDF
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Vocal Mistructions - Presented by NATS at ACDA - Handout
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Choral Directors are from Mars and Voice Teachers are from Venus: Top 10 Complaints from Both Sides of the Aisle

Top Ten Complaints - Presented by NATS at ACDA - PowerPoint PDF
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Top Ten Complaints - Presented by NATS at ACDA - Handout
Click here to download the Handout PDF file.

 
Other Resources:
The Economy of Choir Size by Ingo Titze (NATS Member login or Journal of Singing subscription required)