FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Healing Singing?

Healing Singing is a music workshop whose primary goal is to foster personal and spiritual* growth utilizing the healing power of song.
In form Healing Singing is a "singing support group".
The purpose of Healing Singing is to nurture creativity by re-connecting it to our inner lives.
It is a safe place for people to share their life experience through music.

What kind of singing do you do in the group?

We sing contemporary music from a number of different genres including: Popular Music, Broadway Show Tunes, Spirituals, Folk Songs, Chants and Nursery Rhymes.

What do you mean when you use the term "support group"?

The focus of the group is on supporting others by listening with open hearts and open minds.

The idea based on The Course in Miracles "All that I give I give to myself" is simple... We offer to others the safety that we want for ourselves.

Do I have to be able to sing well to join the group?

Level of ability doesn't matter. If you have the desire to sing, you are welcome!

Do I have to sing if I come to the group? You do not have to sing. You determine your level of participation based on your comfort zone. What is the difference between Healing Singing and a performance class? The musical skeleton of Healing Singing is perhaps its' only similarity to a performance class.

Healing singing is an inner process where music is used as a tool for self discovery.

The premise is everything we need to know is already within.

There are no imposed standards, no techniques to learn.

The orientation is away from performance technique, away from self criticism and self conscious examination, away from the ego and its' desire for attention; towards the calm and quiet of the soul.

Are professional’s welcome to the group? Yes! Healing Singing gives professional singers the unique opportunity to create without the pressure to produce results. The long term benefits of the Healing Singing environment are:

creative freedom

authenticity

inner connectedness

purpose

The name Healing Singing implies healing. Does it heal? The Healing Singing name is not meant to imply healing in a physical sense. Rather the process of singing to our hearts content, and supporting others in such a beautiful way ...calms the senses, renders the inner critic harmless, stops the inner chatter, and therefore has a healing effect on our lives.

Healing Singing is at the Lesbian & Gay Community Center. Is it only for Lesbians and Gays?

Everyone is welcome at Healing Singing! If you walk through the door...at that moment you will be considered a necessary part of the group.

* The term "spirituality" for the purpose of Healing Singing is meant to denote an innate state of being and the result of a process of inner exploration. It is not meant to imply an application of any particular philosophy or dogma.

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