All of the forms related to the OCDA 2010 Children's Honor Choir can be found here in PDF and Word document format.

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Announcement letter - a letter that contains useful information for all interested.

Registration materials - student, chaperone, and the teacher recommendation forms are in this packet. Deadline for materials to be postmarked is April 15, 2010. The choir is selected on a first-come, first-served basis, so your teacher may want to submit materials earlier than the deadline.

Scholarship application - OCDA offers scholarships to children nominated to offset the cost of the honor choir so that as many students as possible can participate. Please look at the application for more information.

The postmark deadline for all materials is April 15, 2010. Please see your nominating teacher for more details, as they may want to submit materials earlier than the deadline in the hopes of securing your child a place in the honor choir.

Dr. Robert J. Ward currently serves as Associate Director of Choral Studies at The Ohio State University (appointed 2004), where he conducts the Men’s Glee Club, the Symphonic Choir, and teaches courses in conducting and choral literature. Prior to his appointment at The Ohio State University, Dr. Ward was, for sixteen years, a member of the music faculty at Oklahoma State University. Dr. Ward has been honored with invitations to present concerts and lectures for National ACDA, National Collegiate Choral Organization. Central Division ACDA, North Central Division ACDA, International Kodaly Educators, Organization of American Kodaly Educators Texas Music Educators Association, Texas Choral Directors Association, as well as Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Mississippi, Ohio, Utah, Arkansas, and Louisiana Choral Directors Associations. He is currently the editor of a children’s choral music series and a men’s choral series published through Santa Barbara Music Publishers. In 2001 Dr. Ward was awarded the Director of Distinction Award by the Oklahoma Choral Directors Association and in 1997 was presented the Amoco Outstanding Faculty Award at Oklahoma State University for outstanding undergraduate teaching. He holds the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Michigan State University.