Address:

Thunder Bay Museum
425 Donald St. East
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Category:

Conferences, Workshops and Tradeshows

Details:

Join us at the Thunder Bay Museum for this in-person class.  This course is designed for ages 18 and up.

Description:

Do you love to sing? Come out for a 14-week journey enjoying the art of singing in an ensemble. This class is designed for beginner and intermediate singers. You will learn basic vocal techniques and how to sing with others. You'll sing repertoire from a variety of genres, including well-known folk, pop, soft rock, and gospel pieces. No audition, no prior choral experience, and no sight-reading skills are required! There will be a lovely final presentation of a Choir concert! Come on out and have some fun!

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Class Registration is $252 for Society Members and $280 for non-members.  To purchase a membership, visit here: Membership Application.

Cancelled sessions will be rescheduled.  

The course starts on Wednesday,18 September, and meets weekly, with the last class on Wednesday, 18 December.

A minimum of 10 students must be signed up otherwise the class will be cancelled and refunds issued.  

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You Will Learn: 

• Solfège
• physical and vocal warm-ups
• sight singing simple melodies 
• singing in parts
• foundation of singing in a healthy way
• musicianship skills required for ensemble singing 
• the ability to gain confidence in your own singing skills

Instructor Tammy Wilson Biography:

Tammy Wilson is a professional singer, songwriter, musician, writer, vocal music educator, dance educator, choir director, arts & culture consultant Artistic director, and founder of Euphoria Productions.

Tammy has 30 years of experience in the performing arts as a professional singer and 25 years of experience as a music educator and commercial voice coach for professional singers. She was a voice coach for the following commercial music theatre productions and companies: The Full Monty (The Centaur Theatre), Guys and Dolls (The Centaur Theatre), The Sound of Music (Randy Kantor's Children's Company), Corporate Glee Competition (St. Denis Theaters) in Montreal, QC, Canada.

She has performed at a wide variety of musical venues; clubs, resorts, restaurants, coffeehouses, and Canadian Music Festivals (Du Maurier Jazz Festival0Toronto, Ottawa Jazz Festival, Thunder Bay Blues Society Event, Red Rock Folk Festival, Cambridge Folk Festiva and Owen Sound Folk Festival). She appeared on Toronto's City-TV's Breakfast Television, was chosen as a featured Canadian Independent Artist, and was interviewed on Biography North, an Artist's Showcase program on CBC Radio North. She is currently working on her next musical project, which is original music, with guitarist and songwriter Adam Sabaz. She is also writing a book of memoirs that will be adapted into monologues.

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Parking

The Thunder Bay Museum has a free parking lot on the East side of the building, but there are only 16 spaces.  On-street parking and other lots nearby are available, but please note that as of 1 June 2024, the City of Thunder Bay parking rates and times have been expanded as follows.

Short-term meter rates are in effect Monday to Saturday from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., free on Sunday.

There is a minimum $2.00 fee when parking in a metered space. There is no longer a time limit for metered spaces, and the 15-minute grace period at the end of paid time has been eliminated.

More information about the City of Thunder Bay parking and rates can be found here: https://www.thunderbay.ca/en/city-services/parking-rates-and-locations.aspx

Location:

Thunder Bay Museum

Registration Link:

Go to - Registration Link

Registration Deadline:

Monday, September 16th

Cost:

$252-member price, $280-non member price

Contact Name:

Felicity Wyatt