The following articles have appeared either in the "hard copy" UNISON, or on the web site. Some date back to 2003. If an article you wrote is not listed, please let me know. I'll search further. (Howard Meharg)

Some articles pertain to upcoming events and are less timely today. Others are filled with pertinent material. Directors can easily find a starting place for a very informative "book" on so many facets of choral music. These articles are worth another look...or a first look if you missed them when they first appeared!

The following articles are still available for your perusal:

Recent articles

Activities and music ideas for the start of school (published Sept., 2009)
by Julie Whalen, R&S Chair for Junior High/Middle School Choirs

Let's put the lessons of summer into use on a daily basis (published Sept., 2009)
by Brian Mitchell, R&S Chair for High School Choirs

Starting the Year (published Sept., 2009)
by Barbara Tappa, Eastern Liaison WA-ACDA

College Scholarship Auditions: Tips from an Insider
by Giselle Wyers, R&S Chair for Youth and Student Activities

Choral music for men’s voices; more than just shanties and taverns!
Josh Viles, Editor, UNISON

WA ACDA Summer Institute sets new attendance record with 216; Karen Fulmer receives Leadership and Service Award for 2008

Have you read your Choral Journal recently?
by Leora Schwitters

An elementary choral program that works; third grade is the key year
by Jennifer Price, R&S Chair for Children's Choirs

Let’s vow, NEVER AGAIN
by Howard Meharg

The Changing Face of "Music in Worship" in America
by Ron Mallory, R&S Chair, Music in Worship

The Keyboard in the Choral Rehearsal
By Tim Fitzpatrick, WWU Choral Music Professor

Contests: pros and cons, and should ACDA get more involved in running them?
by Ron Bayer

ACDA about affirmation and encouragement; president's message
by Leora Schwitters, WA-ACDA President  (March 15, 2008)

Reach out and touch someone
by Sue Lundy Green, Western Liaison, WA ACDA

Recruiting and engaging singers with a multi-cultural hook
by Justin Wisness, R&S Chair for Multi-Cultural Music

A Cognitive Crescendo:
How Music Affects Our Brain Function
Angela Hampton
R&S Chair – High School Choirs for Indiana ACDA (reprinted by permission)

- Conversation with Dr. Tim Seelig
by Karen P. Thomas, NW Division R&S Chair for Community Choruses

Feel free to make it an on-going conversation in improving our mutual work in choral music
by Joel Ulrich, WA State R & S Chair, High School (Feb. 2007)
Norbert Rossi reviews Choral CHARISMA, Singing with Expression, a book by Tom Carter - Feb. 2007
Voice Lessons for the Choral Director by Leora Schwitters - October, 2007
ONE SIZE DOES NOT  FIT ALL! by John Weiss, R&S Chair, University Choirs
ACDA-IFCM Voices of the Baltics by Timothy Fitzpatrick, R & S Chair for Male Choruses
Sing Me a Home, A Collaboration with Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity by Larry Fuchsberg,
Minnesota Chorale & St. Olaf Church, Minneapolis
International Touring - Make it happen! A recount of my travels to Ireland in 2006, and some steps to follow in planning your own adventures - by Russell Seaton
An Inside View of the Voice - by Leora Schwitters
Judy Filibeck presents Leadership and Service Award to Neil Lieurance, July 25, 2007
Music in Worship: How Big Is Your Choir?, by Ron Malory, R&S Chair for Music in Worship
Summer Institute 2007 - schedule, presenters, and headliner
Summary of 2007 Summer Institute with Z. Randall Stroope

Older articles - 2003-2006

Norb Rossi talks of repertoire and of standards - Norb Rossi, R & S Chair, High School Choirs (2003)
Help is out there! - Internet sites provide many answers - by Sara Boos, R & S Chair for Children's Choir
How I came to love my women's choirs - by Priscilla Baldock, R & S Chair for Women's Choirs
A Conversation with Irish Composer Michael McGlynn - by Russell Seaton, WA ACDA Multicultural R & S Chair
Dale Warland comes to Washington's Summer Institute - Leslie Guelker-Cone (February, 2005)
Good Music Collections for Smaller Church Choirs - by Benjamin Brody, R&S Chair for Music in Worship (Feb 2005)
Sabbaticals- A time of rest !? by Paula Herd, R & S Chair for Community Colleges (2005)
A NOTE FROM THE PRESIDENT - Leslie Guelker-Cone (May, 2005)
WORKING WITH A CHORAL ACCOMPANIST: A PRIMER - Steven Zopfi, Washington State ACDA R & S Chair Youth/Student
AN INTERVIEW WITH DALE WARLAND - WA ACDA Summer Institute Headliner, July 27-29, 2005
By Karen P. Thomas, Washington State ACDA R & S Chair Community Choirs
WHY AM I DOING THIS AGAIN? - Ken Pendergrass, Washington State ACDA Newsletter Editor
SUMMER INSTITUTE AT A GLANCE JULY 27-29, 2005, University of Puget Sound Campus Tacoma, WA
Linda Hamilton, Washington State ACDA President-elect
Summing it Up...2005 Summer Institute with Dale Warland
Your Summer Institute Survey Responses Helped - By Leora Schwitters, WA State ACDA President-Elect
October 2005
Greetings from new Eastern Liaison, Marc Hafso (October, 2005)
Real Men Do Sing! - Western Washington University, Bellingham, Friday, February 10, 2006
Feeling Isolated? Make some choral connections! -by John Hendrix, R&S Chair for Community Choirs (October 2005)
Guest article (reprinted by permission from "Tactus," Western Divisional Newsletter, Karen Parthun, Editor)
The Case Against the Group Bow - David Stocker, Professor Emeritus-Arizona State University
THE ADJUDICATOR’S PREDOMINANT THEME…DEPTH OF SOUND - By Richard Nance, Past Washington State ACDA President, Reprinted by permission. Originally appeared in UNISON Winter, 2000.
WHAT IS A “DO-NOW”? Leora Schwitters, Washington State ACDA R & S Chair Junior High/Middle School
Attitude Adjustment Time by Leora Schwitters, ACDA R & S Chair Junior High/MIDdle School
More on the Adolf Fredriks Bach Choir
Tell Me There’s More to Hear & See-“yahamba” - by Russell Seaton, R & S Chair for Multicultural Music
Rehearsal Plan: Think Like A Financial Planner - by Ann Brueggemeier, Jazz Chairperson, WMEA Board
Meet your new board; talented volunteers who make Washington ACDA successful - by Linda Hamilton, WA-ACDA President (2006)
Rebecca Rottsolk and Beth Ann Bonnecroy to co-direct new women's choir in Seattle (2006)
Meet our 2006 WA-ACDA Summer Institute headliner: a conversation with Sharon J. Paul - By Sara Boos- Children’s Choirs R & S Chair (2006)
The 2006 Summer Institute Schedule and presenters
Summing up the 2006 Summer Institute with Sharon Paul
The human spirit - a response to "Dealing with the Flake Factor" - By Diane Johnson – Two-year College R & S Chair (2006)
An article from the Northwest Notes archives -(A Commitment to Athenian Values, by Howard Meharg) By Priscilla Baldock- Women’s Choirs R & S Chair 
Dear Colleagues - By Joel Ulrich, WA State R & S Chair, High School (May, 2006)
Summer Institute Update—You must come! By Leora Schwitters, WA State ACDA President Elect 2007
Meet our 2006 WA-ACDA Summer Institute headliner: a conversation with Sharon J. Paul - By Sara Boos- Children’s Choirs R & S Chair (May, 2006)
Welcome to spring! - By Janet Reiter- WA State ACDA Western Division Liaison (May, 2006)