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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