Study Music in L.A.

At LMU Music, we offer a personalized approach to music education, housed in stateof-the-art facilities in the second-largest U.S. music market. Offering concentrations in Contemporary Styles and Practices, Instrumental Studies, Vocal Studies, Theory/ Composition, Musicology, Ethnomusicology, and Conducting,

Dr. T. J. Harper, Director of Choral Activities

cfa.lmu.edu/music

The Black Diaspora Immersion Choir performedmusicthatreflected,honored,and commented about the Black Diaspora: the involuntary dispersion of Africans and the subsequent culture and traditions that were born into the fabric, lives, and music of Black Americans. The Black Diaspora Immersion ChoirwasconductedbyJ.DonaldDumpson.

Thank you for taking a chance with implementing immersion choir. We neededtosingtogether.

I feel much more equipped to bring music from the black diaspora to my students and to teach it in an authentic and approachable way.

I am so happy I came to the immersion experience. You are a master teacher and it was wonderfultoseeyouinspiresomany!

I’ve waited 22 years to find my place, my tribe, my squad at ACDA. I’ve walked in generally in the minority view. This year, this time I walked in and saw folks who looked like me, that cared about other types of music and with Black Diaspora I was with folks loving and experiencing this wonderful music to take back to their programs. If it stopped there… but J. Donald Dumpson … WHAT the experience, excellence, love and passion. I’ve been inspired, I’ve been to therapy, I feel community, I’ve found mentors. THANK YOU for creating this opportunity.

The Indigenous People’s Immersion Choir rehearsedandperformedmusicofindigenous people and traditions including but not limited to areas of North America (Alaska, Canada, the Dakotas, Greenland, Hawai'i). Some of the repertoire was taught by rote and the aural tradition. The Indigenous People’s Immersion Choir was conducted by Jace SaplanatNationalACDA2023.

The Indigenous Peoples’ Immersion Choir has been my highlight of the conference! Jace is an amazing musician, advocate, and storyteller, and I have so loved learning from them.

I appreciate their understanding not only of Hawaiian culture, but also their work to learn about other indigenous cultures. I’ll cherish this experience forever and look forward to applying this knowledge in my futurecareer!

Singing with the Indigenous Peoples’ Immersion Choir has been an absolutely beautiful and meaningful experience. The music is rich, meaningful, relevant, andmoving.I’velovedevery pieceontheprogram... I have never felt more connected to my body, the earth, and to the ideas of ancestry, and lineage and shared humanity ever in a rehearsal.

It’s been a highlight of the conference to make music with leaders in our field and learn so much from their perspectives. I hope this is the first of many of these immersionchoirs!

I felt welcome and encouraged to engage with the indigenous music and culture in a way that felt respectful... What a wonderful opportunity for celebrating this music and making it accessible to thoseoutsideof theculture.

This was such an amazing opportunity. As a queer individual, I have been pretty beat down through my life. So much so that I have becomeveryintrovertedandguarded in my adult life. The amount of community created within 6 hours was astounding. I have felt safe, loved,andincluded.