Meet one of the newest members of the ACDA National Standing Committee for Advocacy & Collaboration, Dr. Riikka Pietiläinen-Caffrey. In this episode you’ll hear her unique story into the choral world and then details about her interests related to A&C. Specifically, Dr. Pietiläinen-Caffrey talks about Community College music education, equity, accessibility, and diversity in choirs and music programs while also leaving you with a quick 4-step plan for developing your own collaborations or “choral experiments.”

Learn more about Dr. Pietiläinen-Caffrey: Rkpcmusic.com. 

Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/wkJsIXgrqAM.

Order your copy of Dr. Burch’s book, “The Business of Choir”: https://www.giamusic.com/store/resource/the-business-of-choir-book-g10713. 

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**Show music originally written by Mr. Todd Monsell

**Show photography provided by Dr. Dan Biggerstaff