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Crescent City Voices Youth Choir for Ages 6 and Up

CRESCENT CITY VOICES YOUTH CHOIR
Hosted by Musicollaborative's Mid-City/Fairgrounds Studio
in Funky NOLA, 1700 North Broad
Facilitated by Kaya Martínez, MM

This course is ideal for young musicians (ages 6 and up) enthusiastic about singing. Participants will enjoy weekly vocal ensemble rehearsals in a fun, challenging, non-competitive atmosphere culminating in a performance for friends and family.

Through playful warm ups and singing games along with a diverse, engaging repertoire we will explore skills including but not limited to:

-Breath support and tone
-Harmonizing
-Stage presence & confidence building
-Vocal improvisation
-Singing in other languages
-Microphone technique
-Basic body percussion and hand percussion accompaniments
-Intro to basic music theory, vocabulary and ear training

Information on NOLA Timebank exchange, payment plans and limited tuition assistance are also available upon request. To view photos from our recent events you can visit www.facebook.com/musicollaborative!

ABOUT THE FACILITATOR:
Kaya Martínez is a musician~educator dedicated to nurturing creativity and building community through the arts. After more than 14 years of service in the classroom, Ms. Martínez founded Musicollaborative Exploriential Music Learning for All Ages in 2013 to make high quality culturally relevant music education accessible to New Orleans' children and families. Ms. Martínez enjoys holding space for learners of all ages to grow in their understanding in, of and about music and the other arts through a hands-heart-head facilitation style that incorporates exploration, imitation, improvisation and creation. In addition to her masters degree in music education and certification in Orff Schulwerk, Ms. Martínez draws upon a diverse background in both instrumental and vocal music, visual arts and dance to design engaging learning opportunities that dissolve boundaries, stimulate the imagination, and foster collaboration.