James Jordan
GRAMMY-nominated conductor
Author and Director of The Choral Academy
GRAMMY-nominated conductor James Jordan served as Director of Choral Studies at Westminster Choir College, where he directed the largest graduate program in the country, conducted the renowned Westminster Symphonic Choir, and held the Scheide Chair in Conducting.
He has had worldwide influence through his more than sixty books on conducting, choral pedagogy, and the human aspects of music making, beginning with The Musician’s Soul, and he is credited with the initial applications of Laban to conducting. He has recorded over twenty albums with The Same Stream, the Westminster Williamson Voices, the Westminster Symphonic Choir, and the combined choirs at Westminster Choir College. He is founder and Director of The Choral Academy (www.thechoralacademy.com), an innovative and groundbreaking platform for continuing live and virtual study for musicians.
James’s Workshops
Friday, July 11
Essential Vocal Technique for Choirs at All Levels:Causing Your Choir to Sing Beautifully
For 40 years, James Jordan has been at the forefront of vocal techniques that can transform any choir.
In this session Dr. Jordan will share teaching techniques and exercises and the conducting gestures which will cause your choir to sing beautifully!
10:20AM – 11:35AM
Breakout 9
Location Pending
Musicianship for Every Choir: Teaching Your Choir to Sing in Tune and Be Musical!
How does one teach a choir to sing in tune? While there are many approaches to reading, no one has crafted a pedagogy to teach choirs to sing in tune with each other without extensive knowledge of music theory.
This session will share his pedagogical discoveries that will transform the intonation of any choir!