CURRENT IN-PERSON HARMONY SINGING WORKSHOPS

AT THE HILLSIDE CLUB IN BERKELEY

Our next workshops are sponsored by HOOT! and will be held at the Hillside Club in North Berkeley from 10:00am to noon on three consecutive Saturdays: March 1, 8, & 15, 2025. Email Celia for more information. March 1—beginning harmony, March 8—intermediate, and March 15—learn how to create your own harmonies. (See more in descriptions below) Reservations are a must! https://www.hootexclamationpoint.com/hoot-camp.html

NEW WORKSHOP IN NAPA

We’ve added a beginning level workshop in Napa. On April 12, 2025, we’ll meet in the Laurel Room at the Napa Senior Center, located just a few blocks from Downtown Napa. The workshop will be from 10:00am - noon. Bring a friend and have lunch afterward! Space is limited to 20, so email Celia to make your reservation soon. Cost: $50.00, payable via PayPal to @SongAndDanceGirl.

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS

Beginning level: We’ll learn to sing several rounds to help you learn to hold a part next to someone who’s singing something different than you are. Rounds are the perfect introduction to singing harmony, and we’ll teach you some excellent practice strategies to help you build confidence singing with others. We’ll also work on simple harmonies for a few other well-known tunes.

Intermediate level: Here we build on what you learned in our beginning level workshop, but we’ll work with a somewhat more complicated song that has lovely harmonies. Kind of like a mini-choir lesson!

Advanced level: Learn three different ways to create your own harmonies yourself. We’ll use “theory-lite” and some excellent phone apps to help you understand how to work alone, or with other folks. Hint: If you’re in a band, this is perfect for you and your bandmates!

"Wow! You made it so clear and easy to do what I thought I couldn't! I'm so excited!" —Intro to Harmony Student

“You two are each warm, gentle, and knowledgeable teachers, and your synergy more than doubles your individual efficacy. It’s a class and a show wrapped in one!” —Joshua

“Two weeks after finishing the last [advanced] workshop, I worked with husband (under your rules-of-harmoniously-creating-harmonies) and, it worked!  We did an open mic and I sang harmony without music. Got great feedback. Oh, did I thank you both tremendously for your patience and fun approach to a scary topic?” —Maryann

Visit Celia and Libby’s Excellent Harmony Lessons! Free lessons to help you feel confident about singing satisfying harmonies.

  • Introduction to the lessons

  • Lesson #1 – Learn a round called Ah, Poor Bird

  • After Lesson #1 – Learn a more complex round – Dona Nobis Pacem

  • Lesson #2 – Learn a harmony for Happy Birthday

  • Lesson #3 – Basic tips for HOW to learn harmonies

  • Lesson #4 – Learn the melody and two harmonies for The Water is Wide, a traditional song from the British Isles

  • Lesson #5 teaches you how to create your own harmonies

  • Bonus videos – Body stretches and vocal warm-ups

CARMONY: LEARN TO SING HARMONY WHILE YOU DRIVE!

CARMONY COVER

CARMONY: LEARN TO SING HARMONY WHILE YOU DRIVE! is a three-CD set of lessons that teach you how to sing harmony. The set costs $45 (plus $3 for shipping.) Level One features simple rounds and songs, separating the voices so you can learn both parts. Level Two builds on this with more complicated songs. Level Three gives you the guidance you need to create your own harmonies and includes some very simple aspects of theory.

IF YOU ALREADY BOUGHT CARMONY…

Below are PDFs of lead sheets and lyrics to the songs Libby and Celia used to demonstrate harmony singing on the Carmony album. They really recommend you learn these songs from the album by ear FIRST! Songs learned by ear are more easily retained, and your ability to sing harmony will improve faster.

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