SongClub
with Debbie Lan
2nd Sundays
3:30-5pm
SongClub is a drop-in singing experience aimed at bringing communities together through singing original arrangements of familiar songs in a safe and welcoming environment.
The audience is the choir!
A different song is featured at each session. After an engaging warm-up, the group splits into middle, low and high voices. Debbie provides lyric sheets and teaches an original arrangement of a well known song. SongClub was created for those who enjoy singing in community, helping everyone to find and explore their unique voice in a safe and fun space. Debbie is passionate about building community by facilitating joyful and fulfilling group singing experiences for all voices.
…For anybody and everybody who likes to sing. All voices and levels are welcome. No experience necessary.
“Singing raises one’s vibration, and being part of voice ensembles with Debbie Lan is an even deeper form of magic for the soul. Not only is Debbie a phenomenally talented singer, musician and arranger of music, but she is a wonderful human as well. She teaches song from the heart, allowing those of us in her ensembles to learn our parts, sing with confidence, as well as deliver the sentiment of the songs with feeling and depth. To sing with Debbie’s direction is truly a gift.”
– Michele Zipp, Bloom, Resisterhood Community Choir, Perennial and SongClub.
“Singing with Debbie Lan has been the most life-giving activity I’ve done for the last 10 years. Debbie’s extraordinary way helps you shift from where you are, miraculously, to something well beyond your dreams! And loving yourself through the process, too.
Debbie Lan’s musical capacities, training styles, and her knowledge of the “singing body” is remarkable. I’m speaking of vocal skills, and spiritual, physical, and attitudinal skills not only for the joy of singing, but also for the joy and resilience in life!”
– Amy Little, Bloom
“Singing with Debbie Lan in her vocal ensemble, Bloom, is a privilege and a delight! Debbie’s unique arrangements, beautiful harmonies, and meaningful lyrics provide a creative environment in which to find our voice. Her natural teaching style and gentle spirit create a safe space to stretch–to learn and hone the seemingly endless repertoire of songs that she brings to our sessions until we are ready to perform them in our neighborhood. The sound of fifty women’s voices is powerful! It stops people in their tracks, as it did me and so many others who have joined in the singing. I feel so blessed to be one of those voices, with Debbie directing, creating community through song.”
– Diane DeChillo, Bloom, SongClub
“I had not sung in 40 years and feel incredibly lucky to have found Debbie Lan and Bloom. She creates an incredible community of support to singers of all levels of expertise and chooses a repertoire that stretches us without pretension or judgment. Working with Debbie my vocal skills have significantly increased but more importantly I feel connected to a group experience of joy and fun. It never feels like work and rehearsals are the highlight of my week.”
– Nina Aledort, Bloom and Perennial
“To sing with Debbie is to enter a place of community, acceptance, relaxed focus, and joyful expression. She brings out the best in our voices and joins us in beautiful harmonies. And it’s so much fun!”
– Betsy Blair, Bloom
“The song choices Debbie makes are always songs of heart, spirit, joy and sometimes sorrow. But always of heart. Some of them give me chills each time we sing them, and they lift me up in ways that go above our normal daily activities. There is fluidity in the process when we learn the songs, and we are always welcome to choose the parts – high, middle or low – for each song as we prefer. There has been a lovely sense of community that has built over the years, and I can honestly say that we have become family. A song family. I am so grateful to be a part of this group. I am so grateful to sing with an open heart at every rehearsal and performance. We are all in this together, but make no mistake, this is Debbie’s creation.”
– Sara Alexander, Bloom.
Location
WildHeart is located on 46+ beautiful acres in the Hudson Valley. Retreatants will have the option to stay in a single room, double room, dorm, or camping in either our main retreat center or in private two-bedroom cabins. All options have access to shared kitchens and bathrooms. Daily events will take place in the studio, shared common spaces, and outdoors. Retreatants are welcome to enjoy the lawns, walk in the forest, and swim and boat in the lake during their stay! More info about directions and transportation options HERE.
If you have any questions, concerns about pricing, or need assistance attending, please do not hesitate to reach out personally.
Registration
Program Costs
$10 – $20 sliding scale
Refund Policy
-In advance of 1 week – full refund (less processing fee)
-Within 1 week – no refund
-This policy stands even in case of sickness so we encourage participants to plan accordingly.
COVID Policy
Please test before you come. If you have recently been exposed to covid please wait at least 5 days and test negative before joining the session. If you’ve had covid, please have two negative tests within 48 hours before joining the session.
BIPOC spots
We are offering 2 free spots for BIPOC folx. Please email contact@wildheartcenter.art to get the registration code for one of these spots.
