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NORTHERN REGION

Amador, Butte, Colusa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Glenn, Humboldt, Lake, Lassen, Mendocino, Modoc, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tahoma, Trinity, Yolo & Yuba Counties

Welcome to the CCDA Northern Region Page!

As the Northern Region's representative, I am delighted that you have an interest in CCDA and the choral arts. We serve a wide variety of choirs and conductors and are always trying to expand our reach. If you have choral news that you would like to share, such as festivals, concerts, or other significant choral events that would be of interest to your fellow Northern colleagues, please feel free to send me the information by email. 

To speak frankly, this past year was HARD. Try to imagine the first time you stepped on the podium to conduct, nerves rattled and hands shaking​. Now multiply that by 1000, and voila, 2020-2021 in a nut shell. Although we still have a ways to go battling the Covid variants, we have the perfect opportunity to re-build our programs that truly reflect the communities in which we serve. Let's use this moment to build even more inclusive and equitable choral experiences for all. We must work together (across all age groups) to recruit and reinvigorate a new generation of choral singers and artists.

Please feel free to contact me with any questions, suggestions, or concerns you may have. My goal is to help support, encourage, and advocate on behalf of you and the choral arts. If I don't have the answer, I will certainly point you in the right direction!

ABOUT THE REP

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Dr. Andrew Kreckmann
Director of Choral Activities
California State University, Sacramento
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Helpful Links & Resources

Organizations
  • American Choral Directors Association (ACDA)
  • The California Association for Music Education, Northern Section
  • The California Association for Music Education
  • nafme (formerly MENC)
  • Choral Net
  • Northern California Association of Kodaly Educators
  • Northern California Band and Choral Directors Association
  • 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
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  • Home
  • Membership
    • Member Spotlight
    • Regions >
      • Northern
      • Bay Area
      • Central
      • Central Coast
      • Southern
      • Far South
  • Events
    • CASMEC >
      • Register
    • ECCO >
      • ECCO Headliners
      • ECCO Sessions
      • ECCO Information
      • Heussenstamm Choral Composition Competition >
        • Choral Composition
    • Honor Choir >
      • General Info
      • Central & Coastal
      • All-State
      • SCVA HS
    • ACDA Conferences >
      • National
      • Western Division
  • Cantate
    • Sponsorship
    • Previous Issues
  • Resources
    • CCDA Classifieds
    • Howard Swan Award
    • Repertoire & Resources
    • Vision for the Future >
      • Dr. Charles C. Hirt Scholarship
      • Choral Equity Scholarship
      • Creativity Grant
      • CCDA-CASMEC Awards
      • ECCO Scholarship
      • Dr. William Hall ECCO Scholarship
    • Webinar Sessions
  • About
    • About CCDA
    • Directory
    • Executive Admin
  • Donate