Sing and Learn Together
Developing the voice, musical literacy, and ensemble techniques.
Makana is the Hawaiian word for ‘gift’. Music is a gift that will stay with you for your whole life. This choir is a fun opportunity to sing with other children and to focus specifically on developing good vocal habits at a young age. Students will focus on concepts of vocal technique that include; resonance, voice placement, control and confidence while singing. The class will include instruction in music literacy and a focus on developing the ear. Makana will also develop the students’ ability to sing in an ensemble. Focus will be placed on singing in harmony, blend and balance. Each term will end in a performance in the ArtSpring theatre.
Who: Children grades 2 – 5
Where: ArtSpring
When: Fridays 3:30pm – 4:30pm
Fall Term: September 17 – November 26, 2021 (concert – Friday November 26 @ 7:30pm).
Spring Term: January 28 – May 27, 2021 (concert – Friday May 27 @ 7:30pm)
Fee: $147 per term – Financial Assistance is available upon request
Registration: ArtSpring Box Office – space is limited to 12 singers
Box office open by phone only: Please call 250.537.2102 or email tickets@artspring.ca
Parent/Guardian will need to complete a Waiver Form
Safety: Please see below.
Questions?: Please email makana@artspring.ca
The Makana Youth Choir is directed by Caroni Young. She is currently a full-time Graduate student at the UBC school of music in Choral Conducting. Caroni is an educator and musician and holds a B.Mus in Jazz Studies from Capilano University and a B.Ed from UBC. She is the current director of Viva Chorale! And has been teaching children and adult choirs for near to a decade.
Sponsored by Galleons Lap Photography, The Lost Chords, and Viva Chorale.
Safety Protocols
This has been a year of unprecedented challenges for all. We want to ensure that singing and music continues, but must be done in the safest way possible. For this reason, we will be enforcing the following safety protocols. We will remain vigilant and adapt to new safety protocols.
1. ***STAY HOME IF SICK****
VERY IMPORTANT – Do not attend Choir if you are showing any symptoms.
2. Number of participants
The group size will be limited to 12 singers max.
3. Duration
Classes will be shortened to 1hr.
4. Face masks
Due to the mixed ages in the group, all students are required to wear a face mask.
5. Distance
Singers will maintain a minimum of 6ft between each singer – more space if possible.
6. Sanitize
Each singer must arrive 5 minutes before the class to ensure proper hand washing or sanitizing.
7. Pick up/drop off
We ask parents/guardians to wait outdoors and to maintain social distancing while picking up or dropping off the singers.
8. Zoom
If the director is sick or we return to lock down, if applicable, an online Zoom lesson will be provided.
