Humble Harmony song circle is a non-performing, experiential community group, focussed on the joy and connection of singing in harmony, imperfectly. Sylvia founded the group in 2021 under the name “Sing Again community choir”, and they sang outdoors year-round during the pandemic, under a picnic shelter with a propane fire, bundled up against the cold and rain. Since then, Humble Harmony has grown to sixty plus singers attending one of three weekly groups in Nanaimo and Parksville (now indoors), with the option to drop in or become a member. Repertoire includes a mix of uplifting, inspiring, and healing songs, pop, folk, world music, and sea shanties. Songs are taught by ear without sheet music; some in 3- or 4-part harmony, and some where harmonies are created organically in the moment, with room for creativity, movement and play.

Singers are also invited to join community singing workshops and events hosted by Sylvia, with visiting artists such as Sarina Partridge and Coco Love Alcorn. All voices belong; no experience needed!

For details please visit www.sylviahumble.ca/humble-harmony

Humble Harmony song circle is a non-performing, experiential community group, focussed on the joy and connection of singing in harmony, imperfectly. Sylvia founded the group in 2021 under the name “Sing Again community choir”, and they sang outdoors year-round during the pandemic, under a picnic shelter with a propane fire, bundled up against the cold and rain. Since then, Humble Harmony has grown to sixty plus singers attending one of three weekly groups in Nanaimo and Parksville (now indoors), with the option to drop in or become a member. Repertoire includes a mix of uplifting, inspiring, and healing songs, pop, folk, world music, and sea shanties. Songs are taught by ear without sheet music; some in 3- or 4-part harmony, and some where harmonies are created organically in the moment, with room for creativity, movement and play.

Singers are also invited to join community singing workshops and events hosted by Sylvia, with visiting artists such as Sarina Partridge and Coco Love Alcorn. All voices belong; no experience needed!

For details please visit www.sylviahumble.ca/humble-harmony

Bringing people together to sing, singing to bring people together. The Island Village SongCircle is a weekly gathering with the with the goal being simply to join in harmony with friends, family and neighbours, and make a joyful noise! We like Pete Seeger’s definition of harmony: “Any note you’re singing that your neighbour isn’t”. There is no scheduled concert, instead we gather with our friends and family at the end of each session for a potluck supper and sing-along. Ages 8 to 108 are welcome. No musical experience is required — new and/or nervous singers are especially warmly invited. We sing songs from all over the world in a wide variety of styles, including folk, gospel, rounds, devotional chants, songs of celebration and lullabyes. Most songs are taught in the “call & response” oral tradition, so you don’t need to read music. Cost is based on a sliding scale and people are welcome to join any time during the session. The fee will be pro-rated for late registrants.

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“I’m singing, oh I’m singing in my soul, when troubles roll, I sing from morn’till night, it makes my burdens light…”
— Sister Rosetta Tharpe Godmother of Rock and Roll.

Isle Sing is community choir for all voices. We meet weekly to raise our voices in sweet song. Singing as our birthright and a path to joy! Our songs are from a variety of traditions and are chosen for their uplifting melodies, harmonies and messages. We sing folk songs from Russia, chants from India, spirituals, gospel, lullabies, sea shanties, Brazilian samba, African freedom songs and so much more!

This is a perfect group singing experience to boost confidence and build vocal skills if you are a reluctant singer. New singers move into song with the support of the group energy and in a relaxed, playful atmosphere. You do not have to read music. Our focus is on building a vocal community, not on performance.

All songs taught by ear and heart. The only requirement is a desire to sing.

Joyful Noise: Community Singing on Mount Desert Island is singing in harmony for experienced and novice singers alike. You don’t have to read music, either. We’ll explore music from a wide variety of cultural traditions, and songs will be taught in the oral tradition.

For everyone who loves to sing — and can’t keep it to themselves.

Love to sing while you’re driving? On a walk? In the shower? Then this joyful, soulful, uplifting community choir is for you! Our choir is:

• Easy to join in and sing because singing experience is never needed, and, because all songs are taught by ear, line-by-line call-and-repeat-style, there’s no music to read!

• Non-auditioned, non-performative, and
anti-perfectionistic.

• Welcoming, accepting, and inclusive. We create a safe, non-judgmental, collaborative space that’s supportive for all, especially if you’re feeling nervous about sharing your voice.

• SO. MUCH. FUN.

We sing short-form, non-religious, easy-to-learn songs mostly sourced from the modern community singing movement — unison songs, chants, rounds, layer songs, and 2-, 3-, and 4-part harmony songs. Songs that take parts of 2-3 evenings to learn, like this one, this one, and this one, and also quick-to-learn songs, like this one, this one, and this one. Come co-create the magic!

Above all, Allez Chante! Choirs are a source of enrichment. Improved focusing, breathing and group singing. No audition required — everyone welcome. Because singing makes you feel great!

Stretching, breathing and vocal warm-ups. Rhythm exploration and repertoire discovery.

Songs from all over the world in unison, rounds and multiple voice singing.

Teachings are done in French.

Les chorales Allez Chante! sont avant tout un lieu de resourcement. On vient s’y centrer, respirer et chanter ensemble. Pour tous ceux et celles qui aiment ou désirent chanter, et qui veulent explorer leur voix. On y entre sans audition, tous sont bienvenus. Parce que chanter, ça fait du bien!

On s’étire, on respire, on réchauffe notre voix. On explore des rythmes et on apprend des pièces. Des chants de partout dans le monde, des pièces variées, à l’unisson, en canon et à plusieurs voix.

The Letz Sing Choir, which meets in three locations in the Comox Valley, is committed to gathering weekly to share the experience of singing in harmony. The only prerequisite to joining this choir is a desire to sing with others. Whether you are a seasoned singer looking for a place to raise your voice, or you have never sung in a group before and had always wanted to, your voice is welcome in this choir.

At the Letz Sing weekly singing sessions you will acquire a repertoire of songs from a diversity of origins and inspiration. Words, melodies and harmonies are learned methodically in a step by step fashion in the oral tradition of call and response. Each session will include warm-ups for the voice and the body, the introduction of new material, as well as time to sing favorites from a growing repertoire of familiar songs.

There is no commitment to perform with this choir, rather every term there is a “Big Sing”, a casual but exciting Sunday afternoon where choir members from all choir locations gather. On this day the energy of the complete Letz Sing Choir Community raises the rafters with the melodies and harmonies they had been learning in their separate locations throughout the term.

Those interested in coming together to experience the joy of voices joined in harmony are encouraged to come try it out! All voices are welcome in this choir! Late starts prorated, sliding scale available.

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Lift the Spirit Choir strives to be an inclusive, care-based singing community rooted in play, authenticity, and connection — to each other, the natural world, and the spirit we all share. We envision a world where communal singing supports wellbeing, belonging, and embodied self-expression, reviving shared song as a practice that sustains connection across generations and cultures.

At Lila (Divine Joy & Play) we sing for love, joy, health, well being, and a sense of belonging.

We sing in a circle in a warm, multigenerational space where every voice belongs.
Each evening includes gentle movement, vocal play, and a shared repertoire that celebrates the joy and power of singing together.

If you can talk, you can sing. No experience necessary.

Come as you are. All voices welcome.