Songsters

A woman giving a music lesson to children in a classroom. She is pointing at a music staff on a display with colored notes and lyrics, holding a microphone. Several children are seated on the floor, attentively listening.

Choir teacher singing songs to children in Calgary choir

Young girl with light brown hair and earrings holding a sheet of musical notes during a Songsters Class

Get to know our program and instructors
Develop individual skills BEFORE joining a performing ensemble
Make friends and first connections before beginning your choir journey

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!

Assignments: Choristers will receive a brief take-home Theory Assignment to be completed 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 (May-June) 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. It’s a chance to try us out and allow us to get to know each other.

Songsters TERM offers a more comprehensive term based 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 ensemble experience waiting for them in Cantilena/Cantiga

Upcoming Class Times:

Songsters LITE (5 Weeks; 5 Classes)

Dates: May 5, 12, 19, 26, June 2 (Tuesday)
Time: 4:15 PM - 5:15 PM
Tuition Fee*: $105 (100 + Processing Fees)

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

Songsters TERM Level 1 [Autumn] (14 Weeks; 13 classes):
For students who are new to Songsters

Dates:‍ ‍
September 15, 22, 29,
October 6, 13, 20, 27,
November 3, 17, 24,
December 1, 8, 15
Time: Tuesdays, 4:15PM - 5:15PM
Tuition Fee*: $340 ($325 + $15 Processing Fees)

*Tuition fees are assessed by Cantare Music Services and provide for instruction. Songsters students pay a Cantare Society Fee of $25 (collected in September).

Songsters TERM Level 2 [Winter] (15 Weeks; 15 classes):
For students who participated in Songsters TERM 1 in Fall 2026

Dates:‍ ‍
January 12, 19, 26,
February 2, 9, 16, 23,
March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30,
April 6, 16, 20
Time: Tuesdays, 4:15PM - 5:15PM
Tuition Fee*: $390 ($375 + $15 Processing Fees)

*Tuition fees are assessed by Cantare Music Services and provide for instruction. Songsters pay the Cantare Society Fee of $25 in September