10/07/2026
We have room for a few more voices in our non-auditioned community choirs in Kitsilano and on the North Shore!
Led by a professional vocalist and contemporary vocal pedagogue, our choirs bring together vocal education, hands-on learning and the joy of singing with others.
Build your skills, explore your voice and have FUN!
Somewhere along the way, Western culture turned singing into something reserved for people who are “good enough.”
I’ll never forget a parent asking whether her 4-year-old had any talent. She didn’t want to spend money on lessons unless it was a “sure thing.” 😱
I knew it was absurd at the time. I was shocked that a parent wouldn’t know better.
We don’t ask whether a 4-year-old is talented enough to justify running, playing, drawing or dancing.
Why did we decide singing was different?
For thousands of years, humans sang while they worked, prayed, celebrated, grieved and gathered together. Singing wasn’t reserved for the most talented people in the village.
It was simply something humans did.
And science is giving us even more reason to reclaim it.
Research on singing has found benefits for mood, stress, wellbeing and social connection, along with measurable changes in stress hormones and immune activity.
Even something as simple as humming has measurable physiological effects. Research has found that humming dramatically increases nasal nitric oxide and ventilation of the sinuses.
Our voices do things to our bodies.
And yet somewhere along the way, we confused singing with performing.
They are not the same thing.
At Harmony House, we teach both. Performing is a skill you can choose to develop.
Singing is something you can do because you love music. Because it feels good. Because you want to learn. Because you want to connect with other people.
And because it’s good for you.
You don’t need an audition.
You don’t need an audience.
You don’t need anyone to tell you whether you’re talented enough.
Eat. Sleep. Work. Sing.
Singing isn’t something we need to earn the right to do, it’s simply something humans were always meant to do - like eat, and sleep, and breathe.
