Vocal Jazz
National Chair: Patrice Madura Ward-Steinman is Professor of Music and Graduate Coordinator in the Music Education Department of the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. Dr. Madura teaches choral, vocal jazz, and research methods. She is the author, co-author, or editor of six books: Getting Started with Vocal Improvisation (MENC, 1999), Becoming a Choral Music Teacher (Routledge, 2010), Music Education in Your Hands: an Introduction for Future Teachers (with Michael Mark, Routledge, 2010), Madura’s Danceland: Images of America (Arcadia, 2010), Advances in Social-Psychology and Music Education Research, ed. (Ashgate, 2011), and Contemporary Music Education, 4th edition (with Michael Mark, Cengage, 2014). She has had articles published in the Journal of Research in Music Education, Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, International Journal of Music Education, Psychology of Music, Philosophy of Music Education Review, Journal of Historical Research in Music Education, and more. She is currently serving on the editorial board of the Journal of Research in Music Education. Patrice Madura has taught at IU for nine years, and before that at the University of Southern California, the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, to school children in grades K-12. Patrice’s primary instrument is the piano, she has been a vocal jazz ensemble director and improvisation researcher for more than 20 years, and has conducted and/or presented research on four continents.
ACDA National Conference Vocal Jazz Sessions
Tuesday, March 12:
8 p.m. All National Repertoire & Standards Chairs’ Meeting -- Fairmont Hotel
9:30 p.m. Vocal Jazz Division & State Chairs’ Meeting -- Fairmont Hotel or "as an additional treat, ACDA members arriving on Tuesday of the Conference week will receive free admission to St. Paul's Tuesday Nite Jazz, on the evening of March 12."
Wednesday, March 13:
8 a.m. Face-to-Face Opportunity with Patrice Madura -- Fairmont Hotel Regency Ballroom Lobby
Thursday, March 14:
8 a.m. Face-to-Face Opportunity with Steve Zegree -- Fairmont Hotel Regency Ballroom Lobby
8-10 a.m. Visit Vocal Jazz Repertoire & Standards Resource Area -- Fairmont
7 p.m. Jazz Concert Session -- Majestic Theater (open to both tracks)
Patrice Madura - National Chair, Jazz Choirs, presider
Jazz Canvas Visual Artist, Tracie Marsh
New Trier High School Vocal Jazz Ensemble – Nathan Landes, conductor
Fairview High School Age of Guinevere – Janice Vlachos, conductor
Southern Nazarene University Singers – Jim Graves, conductor
Just 4 Kicks
Friday, March 15:
8 a.m. Vocal Jazz Reading Session -- Majestic Theater
9 a.m.: Vocal Jazz Round-Table Discussion: “Vocal Jazz and Contemporary A Cappella—What's the Difference?” Panelists include Duane Davis, Brad Rees, Fred Ritter, Chris Venesile, Natalie Wilson, Steve Zegree, and others, with audience members invited to participate -- Majestic Theater; Patrice Madura – National Chair, Jazz, presider
10:15 a.m. Session: “How to Improvise with your Choral Group in Ten Easy Steps” -- Majestic Theater; Marc Silverberg, presenter; Patrice Madura - National Chair, Jazz, presider
8:30 p.m. Jazz Concert Session -- Majestic Theater (open to both tracks)
Kirk Marcy - Past National Chair, Jazz Choirs, presider
Willamette University Willamette Singers – Wallace Long, conductor
Mansfield University Mansfieldians – Sheryl Monkelien, conductor
Voca People from Broadway
Saturday, March 16:
8 a.m. Face-to-Face Opportunity with Phil Mattson -- Fairmont Hotel Regency Ballroom Lobby
9:15 a.m. Session: “Vocal Jazz Concepts for Young Choirs” -- Booker T. Washington Arts Magnet Theater; Natalie Wilson, presenter; Vijay Singh - Past National R & S Chair, Jazz, presider (see "Reources" for session handout)
National Repertoire and Standards Committee on Jazz Choirs
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