Welcome, Central Region!

Welcome to the Central Region page. 
My name is Dr. Jennifer M. Garrett and I am thrilled to be the new CCDA Central Region Representative. If you are new to the Central Valley, or new to teaching music in our region, please let me know how may I be of service to you.

The Central Region covers counties from San Joaquin and Calaveras in the north to Kern in the south, and the eastern counties of Inyo, Mono, and Alpine. Feel free to email me at jennifer.garrett@bakersfieldcollege.edu with any comments, questions, or concerns. I look forward to meeting and working with you!

Remember to join our Central Region Facebook group page: https://www.facebook.com

For questions about Central Region Honor Choirs, please visit the Honor Choir page.

ABOUT THE CHAIR

Jennifer Garrett
​Director of Choral & Vocal Studies,  Bakersfield
​College

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Helpful Links & Resources

Organizations

• American Choral Directors Association (ACDA)
• CMEA Central Section
• The California Association for Music Education
• nafme (formerly MENC)
• Choral Net​
• Music Association of California Community Colleges
• California Alliance for Jazz
• Chorus America
• National Association of Teachers of Singing

Music Sources​

• J. W. Pepper Music
• Choral Public Domain Library
• International Music Score Library Project, Public Domain Library – Large works, scores and individual parts

Resources

• International Phonetic Association
• Get Body Smart, a website showing basic principles of vocal tract
• Auralex, Acoustics 101
• Teoria, Music Theory website

Music Advocacy

• Chorus America Advocacy-Research
• NAMM Foundation
• Children’s Music Workshop
• California Alliance for Arts Education
• School Music Matters