Songsters

SONGSTERS

Instructor: Artistic Director, Catherine Glaser-Climie

Looking to join Cantare Children’s Choir next season? Songsters classes are your first step to building essential skills BEFORE placement in a performing ensemble the following year.

Our 60 minute classes nurture a love of singing and focus on foundational skill development, including the development of vocal production, breathing, musicianship, and sheet music literacy. We use a wide spectrum of choral works, folk songs, and singing games!

Choristers will receive a brief Theory Assignment to be completed at home each week. Assignments provide bite-sized practice opportunities in between lessons to help music-making feel effortless!

Songsters LITE OR Songsters TERM?

We offer two lengths of program depending on the time of year!

Songsters LITE is our starter experience for brand new students who have just come to our choir! This short 5-lesson experience covers an introduction to music-making, singing games, and some basic note and rhythm reading.

Songsters TERM offers a more comprehensive 10-week program which builds essential building blocks for musicianship skills used in weekly rehearsals. This is a great place for students who need to work on their basics for a year to ease in to the choir experience waiting for them in Cantilena/Cantiga

Upcoming 2025-2026 Class Times

Songsters TERM Level 1 [Winter] (10 Weeks; 10 classes): For students who are new to Songsters

Dates: January 14, 21, 28, February 4, 11, 18, 25, March 4, 11, 18
Time: Wednesdays, 4:15PM - 5:15PM
Tuition Fee*: $258 (250 + Processing Fees)

*Tuition fees are assessed by Cantare Music Services and provide for instruction.

Songsters TERM Level 2 [Winter] (10 Weeks; 10 classes): For students who participated in Songsters TERM 1 in Fall 2025

Dates: TBA
Time: Tuesdays, 4:15PM - 5:15PM
Tuition Fee*: $258 (250 + Processing Fees)

*Tuition fees are assessed by Cantare Music Services and provide for instruction.

Looking for a full year experience? Songsters TERMS run every FALL Term 1 (Oct-Dec) and WINTER Term 2 (Jan - May) through the full year to prepare choristers for ensemble membership THE FOLLOWING SEASON. Songsters are encouraged to continue their learning by signing up for TERM 2 in the Winter semester.

Songsters LITE (5 Weeks; 5 Classes)

Dates: TBD
Time: TBD
Tuition Fee*: $105 (100 + Processing Fees)

*Tuition fees are assessed by Cantare Music Services and provide for instruction.

Songsters LITE runs every March-April AND May-June to prepare choristers for ensemble membership THE FOLLOWING SEASON.