SongShine
Classes: Get Ready for the Extraordinary
When people come to us barely able to speak – having lost their vocal identity and the ability to communicate with friends, family, and caregivers – it is traumatic. Yet, after just a few classes, the improvement can be astonishing. Integrating everything from vocalises (singing exercises) to physical awareness and relaxation, conscious breathing, diction and articulation exercises, singing with others, and the use of imagination and role playing, our multidisciplinary approach is not only extraordinary and restorative, but also flat-out fun.
Some of the groups work only with SongShine's basic curricula, but other groups do some level of performing, whether for an assisted living center, support group, or a public concert. Samples of a public concert presentation by the SongShine Coachella Valley / Palm Desert group are below. Click on the link to watch the video.
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Current and Upcoming
Class Schedule
Palm Desert / Coachella Valley, CA
SongShine Basics: Strengthening Your Voice
Voice and speech strengthening through physical and breath awareness,
vocalises, group singing, creative expression, playing a role, imagination, improvisation. Excellent for Parkinson's, stroke,
other neurological disorders or aging voices.
Instructors:
Peter Harris and Ruthanna Metzgar
Time:
Meets Mondays, 12:30 - 1:30pm (one hour)
Dates:
Spring Mini-Session (3 classes): April 10, 17, and 24, 2017
Summer Session (11 classes): May 1, 8, 15, 22, June 5, 12, 19,
July 10, 17, 24, and 31, 2017
Tuition:
$12.50 per 60-minute class
($37.50 for Spring Mini-Session, $137.50 for Summer Regular Session)
payable online using the PayPal button below or on the first day of class. Caregivers attend at no cost.
Materials:
Resource Kit (includes textbook, CDs, Carry Bag, and Stand),
$45 payable on the first day of class
Location:
Palm Desert Community Presbyterian Church
47-231 Highway 74 (Miller Hall)
Contact:
For more information on the Palm Desert / Coachella Valley class,
Registration:
Financial Aid:
Call Terry Huff (309-530-8225) to discuss financial aid
The Words are the Thing
For those who want to learn or improve solo singing: enhancing confidence, vocal technique, bringing lyrics to life to make it your own song.
Instructors:
Peter Harris and Ruthanna Metzgar
Time:
Meets Mondays, 2:00pm - 3:30pm (90 minutes)
Dates:
Summer Session (12 classes): May 1, 8, 15, 22, June 5, 12, 19,
July 10, 17, 24, and 31, 2017
Tuition:
$198 for eleven 90-minute classes ($18
per 90-minute class) payable online using the PayPal
button below or in class on the first day
Location:
Palm Desert Community Presbyterian Church
47-231 Highway 74 (Miller Hall)
Contact:
For more information on the Palm Desert / Coachella Valley class,
or Ruthanna Metzgar at 425-210-3612
Discount:
Take both Summer classes and receive a 10% discount (paid monthly)
Take both Summer classes and pay in full and receive a 15% discount
Registration:
Call Terry Huff (309-530-8225) to discuss financial aid
Convenient and Safe Online Payment Option:
To pay online for your Palm Desert / Coachella Valley courses, select from the following drop-down menu:
North Vancouver, BC, Canada
Registration is now open for the North Vancouver, BC SongShine classes:
Time:
Meets Mondays at 1:00 pm-2:00pm
Dates: May 1 - June 26, 2017
Tuition: Per class fee of $12.
Location: Highlands United Church 3255 Edgemont Blvd. North Vancouver, BC Canada
Contact: For more information on the North Vancouver class, call Joani at 604-202-9784 or email her at joanibye@shaw.ca Evansville, IN
Registration is now open for the Evansville, IN SongShine classes:
Time:
Meets Tuesday at 1:30 pm-2:30pm
(Come at 1:00pm on the first day only)
Dates:
Spring Session: March 7 -- May 16, 2017
Summer Session: June 6 -- August 15, 2017
(no meeting on July 4)
Fall Session: September 19 -- December 12, 2017
(no meeting November 21)
Tuition:
There is a one-time registration fee of $10, but the Classes are free.
The Resource Kit (includes textbook, CDs, bookstand, and carry bag)
is $45 payable at the first class
Location:
Aldersgate United Methodist Church
5130 Lincoln Ave
Evansville, IN 47711
(East off Green River at Lincoln Ave)
Contact:
For more information on the Evansville class,
call Colleen at 812-598-8332
Registration:
Click here to register on-line.
Vancouver Island, BC, Canada
Parksville, BC and Lantzville, BC
Contact:
For more information on the Vancouver Island classes,
call Hugh Yardley at 250-927-2452
Registration:
SongShine - VI website
Kelowna, BC, Canada
Rolling registration is now open for the Kelowna, BC SongShine class:
Time:
Meets Tuesdays, 1:30pm - 2:30pm,
(except for the second Tuesday of the month,
when they extend to 3:00pm for refreshments after class)
Dates:
Ongoing, meeting weekly except for July
Tuition:
Classes are free of charge;
optional Resource Kit is available for $45
(includes textbook, CDs, bookstand, and carry bag)
Location:
Seventh Day Adventist Church
1130 Springfield Road
Kelowna, BC
(corner of Springfield Rd and Gordon Ave - enter from Gordon)
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