Sing Again Community Choir Circle

Nanaimo - Two Options:

MONDAYS: 2 - 3:30pm at St. Andrews United Church, 315 Fitzwilliam St. (in the hall, Wesley Street entrance)

TUESDAYS: 7:30 - 9:00pm at Rotary Field House, 850 Third St. (Third Street Park), accessed via Jinglepot Road, near Buttertubs Marsh.

Sing Again Spring 2025: Songs of Hope

March 30 to May 1 (five weeks)

(Note: sessions will continue in May - timing to be determined)

90-minute singing sessions with a 15-minute break for ginger tea! Bring a mug if you can.

Register:

If you’d like to join us and be on the choir email list, please fill out this form (membership is not required):

*DISCLAIMER: By paying, you acknowledge that some choir sessions will be recorded on video, and occasional clips will be shared on social media to share the joy of singing, and for marketing purposes.  If you’re not comfortable with this, you can request to stay off camera.

Refund policy for membership: If, after joining, you decide it’s not for you, you will be refunded the fee paid, minus $20 per session attended. Missed sessions are not refunded; it is a seasonal membership and most people miss a session or two.

Questions? Please email me at sylvia@sylviahumble.ca

What makes our group different?

Sing Again is not your average choir; there are no auditions, it’s informal and we don’t follow sheet music. You’ll never be pigeon-holed into an assigned part - you can explore your range, move around the room, and try different parts for different songs. It’s all about creative self-expression and sharing the joy of singing in harmony!

Over time, we get to know a set of songs and create some great-sounding harmonies, hone our listening and harmonizing skills, and gel as a group. We’ll also get to know each other and where our voices fit in the group. The experience of singing together gets sweeter the more we connect in song and community spirit!

Instead of sheet music, we learn by ear during the sessions, and you’ll have access to a members page with song recordings including separate tracks for the melody and harmony parts, to help you learn to sing in harmony by ear (or even just learn the melody).

We generally don’t perform, but instead gather for a “Big Sing” at the end of our season, and invite the community to join us in song.

Sing Again isn’t about perfection; it’s about being ourselves, being willing to make mistakes, laughing, and growing in confidence and self-expression!

Video from my Tuesday night group at Rotary House, Nanaimo, with April Laurie, vocal improviser and percussionist

Song List (Spring 2025) so far:

(In 3- or 4-part harmony)

Down To The Well - Sarina Partridge (see this recent video)

Heart Wide Open - Lea Morris

Let It Be - The Beatles

Graceland - Paul Simon

Tending The Spark - Heather Houston

Tiny Lights and Noughatty Centre - Coco Love Alcorn

The Last Shanty (A Sailor Ain’t A Sailor) - Tom Lewis

We Shall Be Known - Ma Muse

We’ve Got All The Love - Helen Yeomans

Woyaya - by Osibisa, from Ghana

…and many fun and easy songs in between, like these:

Sing Again is a community where every voice has a place, and you can be yourself and enjoy singing with others who share the love of singing, without worrying about getting the notes exactly right… and maybe take some risks and get creative! This is what I call community!

An example of a harmony tutorial video, a learning resource:

Cost*:

• Your first time trying out Sing Again is free!

• $20 to drop in, or $80 for the 5-week series (become a member), with access to all three locations; let’s mix it up!

  *If this cost is prohibitive, please email me; bursaries and energy exchanges (trades) can sometimes be arranged.

DROP-INS WELCOME ~ MEMBERSHIP OPTIONAL

Check out my YouTube channel for more harmony videos and tutorials, community singalong moments, and my originals.

Check out my local community singing events (singalongs, workshops with songwriters like Sarina Partridge, Coco Love Alcorn)

Join my mailing list for occasional newsletter updates, and follow me on this exciting journey of songwriting and songleading!

Or, join my Facebook group, Sing with Sylvia and friends, for community events, and musical inspirations.