CircleSing Sebastopol - Day of Song, Saturday November 14th
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Greetings Singers!
We're heading indoors for the rainy season! For our next gathering, we'll circle up again at the @Arlene Francis Center in Santa Rosa, for both morning and afternoon sessions.
🍁🎶 For this session 🎶🍁
Since this is our last meeting for 2026, our morning session will be a "build your own adventure" - a review of the topics and skills we've worked on this year:
🍁 composing collaboratively and quickly
🍁planting something new from the seed of a song we know well
🍁 keeping the energy flowing
🍁 improvising over a 12-bar blues
🍁 making your melody pop with a bass line
What have you been working on? What questions do you have? Bring them to the workshop and let's see what we can do together with what we've learned in 2026!
Then, in the afternoon, we'll bring it all together for our usual open Circle celebration.
As always, we'll be guided by David Worm in this 2-part offering to deepen in the art of making improvised music with the support of community.
The morning will feature lots of singing together, interspersed with individualized "workshopping" with David, as the moment calls.
We'll try our wings, and of course there's always room to just play, for the afternoon's open Circlesong gathering.
🧡🎶 Open to any experience/comfort level with singing
and/or improvised singing 🎶🧡
We meet every other month, on Second Saturdays.
⏰ Upcoming dates: ⏰
January 9, March 13, indoor location TBD
All are welcome to attend one or both sessions.
Requested Contribution:
$20-30 either morning or afternoon,
or
$40-$50 for both sessions
(cash or venmo/paypal)
No one turned away for financial reasons!
We'll have a half-hour break partway through - good for snacking, lunch, walking, talking, fresh air, etc.
Email [email protected] to RSVP for the workshop (appreciated, not required), or to ask any questions.
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Our other, weekly offering is.... VocaLaB!
Practice and play with Collaborative Improvised Singing, in all different arrangements and games. Guided by local facilitators.
Requested contribution of $5-20. NOTA (No One Turned Away for lack of funds).
Every Tuesday from 5:30-7pm
at Gaiawise: 179 Dutton Ave, Sebastopol
(indoors in the winter months, outdoors in nice weather)
~~~~~
To stay connected for future offerings, join our....
Email list: https://mailchi.mp/feee72163d20/circlesingsebastopol
FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/472179200086944
More info:
What is CircleSinging?
A joyous, spontaneous chorus guided in improvised songs. The mostly-wordless, flexible sound format has allowed CircleSinging to become a worldwide art form, practiced in little pockets throughout countries and cultures. The music is accessible, uniting and intuitive, so no prior experience is necessary to participate or to enjoy, as it unfolds very simply.
For more, visit the OneVoice website: www.circlesing.org
Who is David Worm?
Since 1987, David Worm has been touring the world and sharing the magic of improv Circlesinging with Bobby McFerrin as a founding member of vocal bands Voicestra, WeBe3, SoVoSo, Gimme 5, and Motion. Voices in a New World is his latest project. He teaches CircleSinging facilitation in Oakland and Beyond.
What is CircleSing Sebastopol?
We are a local, vibrant, regularly-meeting CircleSinging group, growing from the inspired roots of what they hold in Oakland, while bearing our own unique, local fruit. Passionate CircleSingers living within driving distance of Sebastopol are gathering together to create an inclusive container for all those who want to have more opportunities to build their community and open their expression through singing.
We're heading indoors for the rainy season! For our next gathering, we'll circle up again at the @Arlene Francis Center in Santa Rosa, for both morning and afternoon sessions.
🍁🎶 For this session 🎶🍁
Since this is our last meeting for 2026, our morning session will be a "build your own adventure" - a review of the topics and skills we've worked on this year:
🍁 composing collaboratively and quickly
🍁planting something new from the seed of a song we know well
🍁 keeping the energy flowing
🍁 improvising over a 12-bar blues
🍁 making your melody pop with a bass line
What have you been working on? What questions do you have? Bring them to the workshop and let's see what we can do together with what we've learned in 2026!
Then, in the afternoon, we'll bring it all together for our usual open Circle celebration.
As always, we'll be guided by David Worm in this 2-part offering to deepen in the art of making improvised music with the support of community.
The morning will feature lots of singing together, interspersed with individualized "workshopping" with David, as the moment calls.
We'll try our wings, and of course there's always room to just play, for the afternoon's open Circlesong gathering.
🧡🎶 Open to any experience/comfort level with singing
and/or improvised singing 🎶🧡
We meet every other month, on Second Saturdays.
⏰ Upcoming dates: ⏰
January 9, March 13, indoor location TBD
All are welcome to attend one or both sessions.
Requested Contribution:
$20-30 either morning or afternoon,
or
$40-$50 for both sessions
(cash or venmo/paypal)
No one turned away for financial reasons!
We'll have a half-hour break partway through - good for snacking, lunch, walking, talking, fresh air, etc.
Email [email protected] to RSVP for the workshop (appreciated, not required), or to ask any questions.
~~~~~~
Our other, weekly offering is.... VocaLaB!
Practice and play with Collaborative Improvised Singing, in all different arrangements and games. Guided by local facilitators.
Requested contribution of $5-20. NOTA (No One Turned Away for lack of funds).
Every Tuesday from 5:30-7pm
at Gaiawise: 179 Dutton Ave, Sebastopol
(indoors in the winter months, outdoors in nice weather)
~~~~~
To stay connected for future offerings, join our....
Email list: https://mailchi.mp/feee72163d20/circlesingsebastopol
FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/472179200086944
More info:
What is CircleSinging?
A joyous, spontaneous chorus guided in improvised songs. The mostly-wordless, flexible sound format has allowed CircleSinging to become a worldwide art form, practiced in little pockets throughout countries and cultures. The music is accessible, uniting and intuitive, so no prior experience is necessary to participate or to enjoy, as it unfolds very simply.
For more, visit the OneVoice website: www.circlesing.org
Who is David Worm?
Since 1987, David Worm has been touring the world and sharing the magic of improv Circlesinging with Bobby McFerrin as a founding member of vocal bands Voicestra, WeBe3, SoVoSo, Gimme 5, and Motion. Voices in a New World is his latest project. He teaches CircleSinging facilitation in Oakland and Beyond.
What is CircleSing Sebastopol?
We are a local, vibrant, regularly-meeting CircleSinging group, growing from the inspired roots of what they hold in Oakland, while bearing our own unique, local fruit. Passionate CircleSingers living within driving distance of Sebastopol are gathering together to create an inclusive container for all those who want to have more opportunities to build their community and open their expression through singing.
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Where is it happening?
The Arlene Francis Center for Spirit, Art and Politics, 99 6th St, Santa Rosa, CA 95401, United States
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