Please, Sing Casually - DIVA

Untrained, unbothered, unforgettable. A music workshop for those who love music but recovering from traumatic music lesson experiences
About this Event

Are you ready to just sing?
We are very serious about keeping singing casual.

This June as part of Pink Fest, Please Sing Casually is bringing our signature workshop to celebrate loving who you are! Same 90 minutes of pressure-free singing. Facilitated by two vocal coaches and a music therapist, we learn that music can be created together, and learnt up in one evening. Just on a Friday, at our favourite community partner venue, Proud Spaces.

If you have been with us before, you know what to expect — come as you are, bring your voice exactly as it is, and leave feeling a little more like yourself. If this is your first time, here is what we are about: no auditions, no performances, no need to impress anyone. Just people in a room, making sound together.

We begin with learning about vocal care, and exploring simple sounds familiar in our everyday lives — humming, sighing, toning. From there, we ease into collective learning around two songs chosen for this session. Our music is arranged in a way that it sounds good on its own, and also in harmony with others!

• Hero — Mariah Carey
• I Wanna Dance With Somebody — Whitney Houston

Each session closes with a group chorus that gathers what we shared, heard, and felt along the way.

You are welcome to participate with your full voice, your quiet presence, or anything in between.

Persons with speech challenges and your loved ones are welcome to participate, such as persons with aphasia, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Disease. You are welcome to be accompanied by a caregiver if you require assistance.

WHAT TO BRING

• A water bottle to stay hydrated
• Clothes you feel comfortable moving and sounding in
• Your Voice — exactly as it is
• Punctuality. We will start on time, coming early is highly recommended! If you are running late, you may lose out on some segments but still welcome to join us anytime.

Scroll down for session plan and facilitators' bio!
Agenda

🕑: 07:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Doors Open
🕑: 08:00 PM - 08:10 PM
Warm Up & Musical Games

Info: We learn about vocal care, explore canons and vocal warmups

🕑: 08:10 PM - 08:45 PM
Learning Song 1: Hero (Order TBC)

Info: We learn harmony and safe singing approaches to this song

🕑: 08:45 PM - 09:15 PM
Learning Song 2: Wanna Dance (Order TBC)

Info: We learn harmony and safe singing approaches to this song

🕑: 09:20 PM - 09:30 PM
Group Photo and Video

Info: For good times' sake!

🕑: 09:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Packing Up & Mingle