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HIGH HOPES FOR HIGH NOTES

A Soaring Experience…

In this interactive online session, we will explore one of the most common issues folks face when singing in a choir: finding freedom in the upper range. Designed for choristers and choral conductors alike, this introductory session offers fresh thinking about

o   co-operating with the body’s natural design

o   constructive conscious kindness

o   the value of curiosity

High Hopes for this Session…

o   This is an opportunity for you to develop your singing skills in a safe and playful environment.

o   This event is part of my ongoing teacher training with Total Vocal Freedom, a thriving singing community that celebrates singing in all its forms: https://www.totalvocalfreedom.com

o   All proceeds from this event ($10 is the suggested fee) will be donated to the Nova Scotia Choral Federation.

Please join me, Frances Farrell, on Monday, June 1st at 7:30 p.m. (AST) for an hour of vocal exploration. For more information and to reserve a spot, please contact me at highhopesforhighnotes@gmail.com

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Registration for Nova Scotia Youth Choir Apprentice Collaborative Pianist Open!

The Nova Scotia Choral Federation is proud to announce that registration for the Nova Scotia Youth Choir Apprentice Collaborative Pianist is now open. This is a wonderful opportunity for a student pianist looking to improve upon their collaborative piano skills, learn more about the voice and choral art form, and gain experience working with an excellent ensemble, established conductors and a fantastic collaborative pianist as coach. The student pianist would function as an apprentice collaborative pianist, playing for rehearsals for the Nova Scotia Youth Choir under resident conductors Gary Ewer and Pamela Burton, as well as working alongside and receiving coaching from NSYC’s current collaborative pianist, Mary Castello.

For more information on the apprenticeship, click here.

For more information on the Nova Scotia Youth Choir, click here.

Application Requirements:

  • Cover Letter describing your intent, musical strengths, and your goals.
  • Music Resume outlining achievements, choral/accompanying experience (if any)
  • Letter of reference from a music teacher (piano teacher preferably)

 Application Deadline: May 30th, 2019

Please submit applications electronically to Ryan Henwood, Program Coordinator at the NSCF, and contact him with any questions:  Email:  programs@nscf.ca.       

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Register Today for Choral Conducting Apprenticeship with Michael Zaugg!

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: Friday, June 21st, 2019

This summer NSCF will be offering an opportunity for a choral conducting apprenticeship in conjunction with Adult Choir Camp. The apprentice will gain experience in all facets of the conductor’s craft both on and off the podium, including rehearsal planning and strategy, warm up and vocal health exercises, rehearsals throughout the week, and performance. In addition to observing and participating in all rehearsals during the week, they will have individual responsibility for one repertoire selection in rehearsal and performance, as well as four daily private or semi-private hour-long sessions with the guest conductor, Michael Zaugg.

Click here for more information on the Apprenticeship

Click here for more information on Adult Choir Camp

Application

To be considered for this apprenticeship, complete an Online Application Form and submit a 3 minute video recording of yourself  choral conducting within the last two years.
The video can be sent to us as a private YouTube link or as a Google Drive shareable link which can be pasted into the application form. Once the Guest Conductor has selected the apprentice, they will be notified by NSCF.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: Friday, June 21st, 2019

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Choir Camp Open Day and Teacher Workshop!

Wednesday, August 23rd – 9:00 – 2:30

Berwick United Church Camp

Attention teachers, conductors, singing leaders of all kinds! Come to choir camp for a fabulous day of professional development that will get you in the mood to start a brand new choir year. Soak up the last bit of summer under the hemlocks at Berwick Camp, while absorbing great ideas from fabulous teachers! For those who aren’t familiar with our camp, it’s a chance to see what it’s all about and why we love it so much!

At Open Day you can:

– Observe rehearsals with Robert Filion (Ottawa – YCC) and Sarah Morrison (Oakville – JCC). Read their bios here

– Observe sectional rehearsals by Artistic support staff (Jenny Trites, Jack Bennet, Thomas Burton, Amelia McMahon, Rachael Delano)

– Observe group activities with Dr. Christianne Rushton (YCC Vocal Health & Musicianship), Josh Noiles (JCC/YCC Drama), Linda Song (JCC Kodaly Music and Movement), and Sherise Jones (YCC – Yoga for Singers)

– **Attend a special 60 minute Workshop for Teachers and Conductors with Linda Song – guest teacher and Kodaly specialist with us from Toronto. Linda teaches Elementary and Middle School music at Claude Watson School of the Arts and is a conductor in the training choirs program with the Toronto Children’s Chorus.

Click here for more information and to register!

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Singing the Circle

The 23rd International Kodaly Symposium will be held at the Augustana Campus of the University of Alberta from August 8 to August 12. World-renowned music educators from 14 countries will be offering active sessions focusing on every aspect of teaching music to children today. Delegates will be active – making music in workshops, daily communal canon singing, sight – reading new publications and and participating in singing games. There will be live concerts every day featuring a variety of choirs and artists.

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Laurence Cole: Songwriting and the Art of Listening Workshop

The You Gotta Sing! Chorus is pleased to present Laurence Cole in workshop!

Thurs. Oct 27, 6:30 – 9:30 pm – St. Peter’s Anglican Church, 3 Dakin Dr., Halifax
What is your song? What story do you wish to tell through song? As humans in this ever changing world, we all have songs within – songs of joy and praise, songs of pain and sorrow, songs of celebration, revelation, and renewal. In this workshop, Laurence Cole will guide the group in a process of deep listening, to explore and call forth our own song within. There will be time together as a full group, as well as time in smaller clusters to connect more deeply with each other and our voice. We will explore the practice of mirroring, as we listen and witness the stories of our fellow participants. Together, through a process of listening, we will welcome the unfolding of new songs to be born.

This workshop is open to everyone. No song-writing or singing experience is required.
$30 ($31.50 PayPal) Register You Gotta Sing! Chorus