Join us for the 50th Summer Conference!
Choose from breakout sessions that enhance your knowledge and your students' learning environment. Enjoy sampling repertoire in high school and middle school reading sessions, including recently added titles to the required lists and honors choir repertoire. Connect with new friends and catch up with old friends!
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Roger Emerson Summer Conference Headliner
Friday is the last day to register for the early bird pricing! Early Bird Registration Pricing
(Early Bird prices end June 24)
1 Day Conference Pass | $85
2 Day Conference Pass | $170
1 Day Non-Member Conference Pass | $125
2 Day Non-Member Conference Pass | $210
Congratulations and thank you to ALL of the directors who submitted recordings for the 2023 MMC Choral Hour. The Planning Committee is so excited to be holding Choral Hour next year!
This year, 3 choirs were selected to perform at the Friday Choral Hour:
Choralaires, Caledonia High School, Kara Stevens
A Cappella Choir, Ann Arbor Pioneer High School, Steven Lorenz
Chamber Singers, Stoney Creek High School, Brandon Ulrich
The Saturday Choral Hour will be occupied by the MSVMA Specialized Choral and All State Jazz Concert. Submitted by Sarah Stockton
2020-21 MSVMA Annual Report
State S&E & Choral Hosts Needed!
MSVMA State Office Summer Hours Monday - Thursday 8AM - 4PM
Roger Emerson Conference Headliner
Registration deadline is June 1 If you haven’t signed up to send up to 10 of your high school students to the Choral Student Leadership Conference, it’s not too late. The registration fee is $50 per student. This fee includes all materials and lunch. For more information, visit msvma.org/CSLC/. Call for MSVMA College Members to serve at Mentors at the CSLC MSVMA college members have the opportunity to experience Dr. Arau for free by signing up to serve as a mentor for the day of the conference. MSVMA College mentors will help Dr. Arau by leading small group activities as well as being a part of a Q & A during our lunch time together. If you are interested in being a mentor, email wendeewolfschlarf@msvma.org for more information.
We are seeking nominations of talented young jazz vocalists to participate in the 8th annual Detroit Jazz Festival Youth Vocal Jazz Competition. After the nomination process is completed, several finalists will be chosen. Each finalist will perform two jazz standards with a professional jazz trio at the event finals on Thursday, August 4th at the Dirty Dog Jazz Café (note: parents of the finalists can reserve seating by contacting the Dirty Dog). A panel of judges, including Detroit vocalist Ursula Walker and other top Detroit vocal jazz talent, along with Chris Collins (DJF Artistic Director) will select a grand prize winner and up to three runners-up. Vocalists will be judged based on artistic excellence, creativity, technique, and originality.
Nominations must be received by noon on July 15th, 2022
Vocal Solo & Ensemble Recitals - May 13 9AM and 1PM Michigan State University Cook Recital Hall, MSU Music Building, 333 W Circle Dr, East Lansing, MI 48824 Gala/Honors Concert - May 14 7PM
Michigan State University Fairchild Theatre, 542 Auditorium Rd, East Lansing, MI 48825 The All-State gala and recitals are free and open to the public.
Festival plaque order forms are due June 1.
LAST CALL for 2023 Michigan Music Conference Call for Interest Sessions Dr. Derrick Fox from the University of Nebraska-Omaha, will be our headliner. Diversity and Inclusion in Action is our theme and will be the focal point for interest sessions being presented. Dr. Fox is a dynamic educator presenting several interest sessions. We also need our inspiring choral music educators to share their tried and true methods that inspire teachers and students alike. If you have developed teaching strategies or incorporated ways of instruction that focus on providing diverse experiences that include all students, we hope you will consider submitting an interest session. If the idea of presenting a session by yourself is overwhelming, why not consider teaming up with a colleague to plan and present a session together. Perhaps put together a panel of many colleagues who share their wisdom and experience to present a session. If you have a passion for diversity and inclusion in your choral classroom, you will definitely want to attend the 2023 MMC.The MSVMA Planning Committee hopes you will consider submitting an interest session to share your insightful practices and creative teaching techniques that will inspire all who attend.
Michigan Music Conference 2023 - Grand Rapids
January 19, 20, & 21
Interest Session Submission deadline is Sunday, May 1, 2022
2023 MMC Interest Session Submission Form
Student leadership in the choral classroom provides the opportunity for emerging leaders to set the pace musically, organizationally and inspirationally within their choir community. Recognizing the potential of young people early offers them time to consider the type of leadership style that fits with their values and beliefs. Consciously considering the leadership styles that they are experiencing in their daily lives creates an awareness of effective leadership and its impact.
MSVMA has created a conference experience designed to encourage and develop the leadership skills and knowledge of our high school and college student leaders. Our second Student Leadership Conference will be held at Michigan State University in the Billman Music Pavilion on Wednesday, June 22, 2022. Our clinician is Dr. Matthew Arau. Dr. Arau is not a stranger to Michigan where he has led leadership workshops for several years. For more information regarding Dr. Arau, check out: www.upbeatglobal.com
MSVMA High School directors may send up to 10 students. The registration fee is $50/student. This fee includes conference materials and lunch.
For more information, visit msvma.org/CSLC/ or contact Wendee Wolf-Schlarf at wendeewolfschlarf@msvma.org.
MSVMA Choral Student Leadership Conference REGISTRATION
Deadline for registration is Wednesday, June 1
Detroit Jazz Workshop
A Note of Thanks from MSVMA
This week is National Volunteer Appreciation Week. While this is an important reminder for us, there is no way that all of our appreciation can fit into a single week for the tremendous work done by our army of volunteers. The Michigan School Vocal Music Association thrives due to your work at each event and meeting. MSVMA has events, festivals, conferences, and meetings on over 125 days each year, each taking immense planning and preparation, along with dozens of volunteers. No job is too large or small for Michigan's incredible teaching force and each job is appreciated. To our board of directors, district managers, program supervisors, program coordinators, site hosts, and on-site helpers at each individual event - Thank You! Incredibly difficult to track, this work likely equates to hundreds of thousands of volunteer hours and millions of dollars. Quite literally, MSVMA could not function without your help. Thank you for your support and belief in our collective vision of educating and empowering students, teachers, and audiences with the power of vocal music. We hope you continue being a part of our family and if you haven't had the opportunity yet to contribute to the success of MSVMA, we look forward to working with you next year!
Plans for the 2023 Michigan Music Conference are well underway, and the MMC Planning Committee hopes to reestablish our MSVMA Choral Hour! We want to encourage directors to apply and prepare for this showcase event in our community. Applications and recordings must be received by Friday, May 20th to be considered.
Choral Hour Performance Application deadline is Friday, May 20, 2022.
Choral Hour Performance Application
Skyline High School, May 5 & 6
All high school and junior high/middle school contemporary and pop a cappella ensembles are welcome to attend!
This is a non-adjudicated festival event that features performances of genres such as jazz, barbershop, novelty, pop, contemporary a cappella, etc. We know that your students are doing beautiful work at Solo and Ensemble and Choral Festival, but here is a way to showcase the great work that your students are doing in these alternative genres! Deadline for registration is April 15.
All-State Festival Registration Deadline | April 15 A Cappella Festival Registration Deadline | April 15
Student leadership in the choral classroom provides the opportunity for emerging leaders to set the pace musically, organizationally, and inspirationally within their choir community. Recognizing the potential of young people early offers them time to consider the type of leadership style that fits with their values and beliefs. Consciously considering the leadership styles that they are experiencing in their daily lives creates an awareness of effective leadership and its impact.
Registration
High school directors may send up to ten students. Please complete the registration form and submit payment by credit card or check by June 1, 2022.
Cost is $50 per student and will include conference materials and lunch. For more information, visit msvma.org/CSLC/ or contact Wendee Wolf-Schlarf at wendeewolfschlarf@msvma.org.
Adjudicator Evaluation Please provide feedback on your festival adjudication experience.
Madrigal Chorale Vocal Scholarship Competition
The Madrigal Chorale is pleased to announce the Twenty-seventh annual Vocal Scholarship Competition. This is a unique opportunity for aspiring and talented young vocalists to earn scholarship monies to further their educational studies. There are two parts to this competition. First, eligible students must submit a recording for the preliminary judging. During this preliminary judging, finalists will be selected and invited to participate in a live grand finale competition. The grand finale competition will take place April 25th, 2022 at Saint Paul’s United Methodist Church in Rochester, Michigan. There will be one (1) $1,000 Grand Prize Award, one (1) $750 Award and one (1) $500 Award presented at this competition.
Interested students should submit a video recording by the deadline listed below.
Submissions must include:
https://www.dropbox.com/request/VfbNwMj08nKqEKTeMi6s Click here for more information.
Outstanding Choir Performance Application Deadline | April 1 All-State Festival Registration Deadline | April 15 A Cappella Festival Registration Deadline | April 15
Please provide feedback on your festival adjudication experience.
Outstanding Choir Performance Application Deadline | April 1 All-State Festival Registration Deadline | April 15 A Capella Festival Registration Deadline | April 15
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