October 8 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
$225.00
Art Not Shame is excited to host local musician, song-writer, and producer, Joni NehRita in offering an 8-week community choir workshop called, Songbird: An Unconventional Choir.
Songbird will invite community members to participate in the art of choral singing, regardless of past choral experience, musical skill or ability. Over the course of 8-weeks, participants will learn to sing in harmony with others as they explore music that engages with themes of social justice, equity, and change and across multiple genres (e.g. pop, reggae, calypso, gospel, and jazz). NehRita adopts a “Música do Círculo” methodology, an approach that uses improvisation, body percussion, movement and play.
Centring inclusivity, Songbirds is open to people of all genders and uses neutral names for different choral positions (e.g. ‘low, mid-low, and high’ instead of ‘bass, tenor, and soprano’) to support inclusion. The program will culminate in a final performance welcoming participants’ family and friends and community members into Art Not Shame’s new community arts hub.
- What: Songbird: an Unconventional Choir by Joni NehRita
- Time & Date: Tuesdays, 7-9pm from October 8th – November 26th
- Location: Art Not Shame: 119 Wyndham St. North.
- Cost: $225 for 8 weeks (please contact [email protected] if this is a barrier to participation).
Art Not Shame welcomes requests for any specific access needs so they can make the workshop fully accommodating. They are committed to supporting the comfort and full participation of attendees to the best of their ability.
Registration is open now please visit: https://artnotshame.org/songbird-an-unconventional-choir
