Presenter Paul A. Laprade

Paul Laprade is Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities at Rock Valley College, where he conducts the Concert Choir, Chamber Singers, and Women's Choir, and teaches courses in music theory and voice. Ensembles under his direction have performed throughout North America, and have been invited performers to the White House for Presidents Clinton (1994) , Bush (2001), and Obama (2009). He is currently the Artistic Director and conductor of the professional choir, ElysianVoices. His articles and reviews have appeared in several journals, and have been delivered at several academic conferences. He will be the guest conductor for the Illinois ACDA Two-Year College Choral Festival in April 2012. Laprade studied choral conducting under Joseph Flummerfelt, Allen Crowell, James Jordan, Donald Neuen, and in workshops with Robert Shaw.
F22 - Creating a Choir in a Homeschool Environment - Family Presentation (Paul A. Laprade)

Choral singing is one of the most inexpensive, efficient, and fulfilling means for engaging students in group music study.  One of the challenges for the homeschool teacher is in identifying proven processes for successfully developing a choral experience ‘from scratch’.  Members of ElysianVoices, a professional choir, demonstrate the steps by which a group of singers can reliably develop their musical skills and choral ability.  A process to developing a choir is offered, as well as examples of literature which could be used to teach through choral music.

 

Ages 4 - 99.
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G35 - Developing Vocal Technique and Better Performance (Paul A. Laprade)

Learn proper vocal technique, from warming up your voice to freeing your body.  We will discuss performance styles such as the difference between choral and solo singing.  We will learn a simple choral work and have it performance-ready by the end of the workshop.

Ages 8 - 18.

This presenter is not an Additional Presenter for any workshop.