NW Notes and NW Site Online Archives
NW Notes, as a separate online publication, was discontinued by board action in August, 2006
Members may now get their news directly from headlines and other links on the NW ACDA web site,
The following articles were included on the NW ACDA site. The oldest material is at the top of the columns.
Officers
NW and State Presidents
R & S Chairs
Guests
Reprints from other publications
General

7-14-2004
Brunson sums up Boise convention

10-4-2004
The Power of We...
Communication, Commitment, Contribution
by Michael Frasier, President, NW ACDA

2-10-2005
State of the Division:
A Presidential Update
on NW ACDA
By Michael Frasier, President, NW ACDA

5-5- 2005
Nine months and we're trying to deliver!
by Mike Frasier, President

9-12-2005
Ahhh...Retirement!
Michael Frasier, President, NW ACDA

10-12-2005
My dear choral community... 
by Julia Kole, President, ID-ACDA

10-12-2005
Honoring Ed Harris In Song
by Kevin Allen-Schmid, President, MT-ACDA

10-12-2005
May the lack of force be with you
by Hal Eastburn, President, OR-ACDA

10-12-2005
rejuvenate - 1 a. to make young or youthful again : REINVIGORATE b: to restore to an original or new state
by Linda Hamilton, President, WA-ACDA

10-12-2005
Greetings from Wyoming
by Roy Dahlinger, President, WY-ACDA

10-12-2005
A report from Alaska
by Pualeilani Monds, President, AK-ACDA

1-10-2006
Collaboration and the production
by Michael Frasier, President, NW ACDA

5-6-2006
It's a wrap
by Michael Frasier, Outgoing president

5-10-2006
Message from the President-Elect
by Scott Peterson

10-5-2006
Thank you for being a friend
by Pualeilani Monds, ACDA President, Alaska

2-26-07
In search of a new year
by Hal Eastburn, OR-ACDA President

5-1-2007
Greetings from Wyoming
by Roy Dahlinger, President, ACDA, Wyoming

5-15-2007
National Convention Report
by Scott Peterson

8-29-2007
Tribute to Gene Brooks
by Scott Peterson

3-1-2008
President's Message
Scott Peterson, President (includes Scott's messages leading up to Vancouver, BC convention)

3-4-08
Solveig Holmquist elected president-elect for NW ACDA

1-1-2005
Tests change things!
by Ted Totorica, President, Idaho ACDA

1-1-2005
Rest and renewal: reflections and questions
by Leslie Guelker-Cone, President, Washington ACDA

1-1-2005
In other words...
by Diane Hultgren, President, Wyoming ACDA

5-1-2005
What is a community chorus?
by Paul Schultz

5-1-2005
Literature Resources for the Female Jazz Choir
by Jim Jirak, Vocal Jazz R & S Chair

5-1-2005
Music Selection for the 21st Century Church
By Paul A. Aitken, R & S Chair
Music In Worship

5-1-2005
Music Advocacy
by Dr. Giselle Wyers, R & S Chair for Youth and Student Activities

5-1-2005
The Internationalization of the music program
by Peter Wordelman, R & S Chair for Multi-Cultural Music

5-1-2005
Volunteer! It'll do great things for you...and your organization
by Helen Deitz, R & S Chair for Middle/Junior High Choirs

9-30-2005
An interview with Northwest ACDA Women’s Choir Conductor
Z. Randall Stroope by Marcia Patton
NWACDA Women’s R & S

9-30-2005
Kurt McKee interviews Jerry Blackstone
by Kurt McKee, R & S Chair for Men's Choruses

2-20-2006
Coping With the Stress of Music Ministry

Paul A. Aitken, NWACDA Music in Worship Chair

2-20-2006
Thoughts for your community chorus
by Paul Schultz, R&S Chair for Community Choirs

2-20-2006
Articles on two-year colleges in ACDA publications in short supply, but there are some gems
by April Duvic, R&S Chair for Two-Year Colleges

2-20-2006
Sopraltos?
by Marcia Patton, R&S Chair for Women's Choruses

8-1-2006
Linda Berg, R&S for Children's Choirs, offers literature suggestions...this could be just what you need!

9-12-2006
Transcending the ordinary
through the search for learning and the art of music-making
by Peter Wordelman, R&S Chair for Multi-cultural music

9-12-2006
Three Perspectives –
Planner, Choral Director, Parent
by Tom Isaacson, R&S Chair for High School Choral Music

11-02-2006
Thoughts on Motivating Your Choir
by Paul Schultz

2-19-2007
Repertoire suggestions from Helen Deitz, R & S Chair for Jr. High/Middle School Choirs

by Helen Deitz

2-19-2007
Greetings and Repertoire Suggestions from your new R&S Chair for Music in Worship

by Benjamin Brody, R&S Chair for Music in Worship

9-2-07
Jazz Pedagogy, The Textbook We Never Had

Jim Jirak, R & S Chair for Jazz Music, reviews book by Dunscomb and Hill

3-15-08
College scholarship auditions: tips from an insider
by Giselle Wyers, University of Washington

5-15-08
Guide for Jazz and Scat Vocalists: A Resource Revisited
by Jim Jirak, R&S Chair for Jazz Choirs (May-2008)

 

 

7-14-2005
On Being Mute
(by Marie Lerner-Sexton)

2-20-2006
What good are websites, anyway?

By David Topping, Webmaster for AzACDA
(used by permission, excerpted)

2-20-2006
These Things I Believe
by Robert Russell
Eastern Division ACDA Youth & Student R/S

2-20-2006
ALEX GOT CAUGHT SINGIN' IN THE HALLS AGAIN TODAY
Ken Berg (reprinted from the Alabama Reprise)

2-20-2006
Our Inch of Space in our Moment of Time
UAB Department of Music Orientation
August 17, 2004
by Jeff Reynolds

5-2-2006
Why Do We Sing?
William Hatcher

6-15-2006
Good to Great
by Eric Kauffman

8-1-2006
Technology and Music Literacy in Church Worship
by Chris Fenne

8-10-2006
"Keep 'em Singing!"
by Janet Kidd, inspires this list of tips and reminders, by Kim Ward

8-10-2006
Steve Siemens, Des Moines, Iowa, inspires top ten quotes and food for thought as new choral year begins,
by Mary Beth Riewerts

10-1-2006
What I Learned from Jack
by Jan Smith, R&S Chair for Junior High Choirs, Oklahoma ACDA
reprinted by permission from John Gerber, Editor,"Sooner Style" (newsletter)

11-02-2006
Thoughts on the conductor's role
by Joseph Flummerfelt

12-15-2006
Against Loneliness in the Sacred Music World
by Chuck King, R&S Chair for Music in Worship for Central Division, ACDA
reprinted from Resound, Fall 2006 (Central Division Newsletter, edited by Bill Niederer)

9-26-07
Books on Beth’s Desk

Beth Klemm
Repertoire & Standards Chair – Children’s Choir – California Chapter ACDA

9-26-07
Ten Positive Things to Do for Yourself This Year
Jo Anne Stoddard
Regional Representative – Central Coast – California Chapter ACDA

10-1-07
Originally printed in Alabama's ACDA newsletter, "Reprise"
SNARL & SNORE in Choir!
by Ken Berg, Alabama ACDA President

 

1-26-2005
Honor choir for adult singers...is it time?
by Ken DeJong

1-26-2005
Portland Symphonic Girchoir programming earns 2003 Chorus America/ASCAP Award

5-29-2005
So Be It! (An essay on the loss of certain faculties) by Howard Meharg

7-14-2005
Touring with the King's Singers

On the road again….. by Doug Anderson

7-14-2005
You can learn to scat sing
by Scott Fredrickson

6-1-2006
Connie Branton receives service award at NW Convention
by Howard Meharg, Editor

8-15-2006
John Cobb, former director of choral music at Eastern Oregon University, dies on July 4
by Howard Meharg

10-05-2006
An Invitation to the Future Leaders of our Division
by Scott Anderson

3-29-07
The Sound of Music Lost - the retirement of Marvilla Davis, director of the Alaska Chamber Chorale
by LJ Evans

5-1-2007
Must there be a battle over traditional vs. "contemporary" music?
by Solveig Holmquist, Director of Choral Activities, Western Oregon University, Monmouth

1-25-08
Special feature articles: Why I Got Into Choral Music and Why I Stay in the Field Today - articles by NW ACDA members

3-2-08
Howard Meharg presented Leadership award at NW Convention

4-3-08
PLU hires Dr. Brian Galante as Associate Director

5-10-08
Special feature articles: Why I Got Into Choral Music and Why I Stay in the Field Today - articles by NW ACDA members

5-11-08
Another way to look at vowels, by
Howard Meharg, NW Notes Editor