Singing

First Steps

Find your Voice Discover the voice you never knew you had: this group focuses on developing good technique from the start, singing simple harmonies and explaining sheet music in an informal, supportive and fun way.

Sounds Good To Me A group for adults with a learning disability who have a love of singing. Carers and support workers welcome at no extra cost. There are occasional performances and recording opportunties.

Men Allowed A singing group for men of all ages, which explores broad and interesting repertoire from folk and blues to popular classics.

A Cappella Stellas A singing group for women only. Working together in a friendly and enjoyable atmosphere learning a wide variety of new musical and vocal skills, the group moves at the pace of its members. All singing is in a group setting.

Next Steps

Voicebeat An adventurous and fun-loving vocal ensemble exploring all kinds of music, including funk, world, gospel, soul, pop, blues and various other songs and grooves - dance with your voice and feel uplifted. A love of rhythm and singing is the best preparation.

Philharmonic Voices Gain an understanding of classical choral singing, develop your harmony singing, improve technique and sight-reading skills whilst singing in this new choir. This friendly and welcoming group also offers performance opportunities.

Caedmon Choir An independent community choir whose repertoire includes traditional and contemporary songs from many cultures, both close to home and further afield, in a wide range of styles. Truly something for everyone.

Up for a Challenge

Blue Jazz Voices Working specifically with jazz and blues repertoire, this is an exceptional ensemble. Developing a practical approach to solo singing and performance, the group works on improvisation, repertoire, vocal technique and performance.

Folkworks Tuesday Advanced Vocal Skills New for this year, this folk song group stretches itself by looking at vocal technique as well as more challenging arrangements and songs. Technique will look at breathing, projection, focus and ornamentation and the group will learn arrangements by ear.

The Sage Gateshead Chamber Choir This is a four-part choir, rehearsing and performing a broad repertoire. The choir regularly performs in and out of the building. It is an active, lively choir and spontaneous singing opportunities are a regular feature. You will need to be able to read music and hold a line in harmony. All applicants are invited for an informal voice evaluation - membership is subject to a successful outcom

All regular sessions £5.  Advance termly payments are available for some classes. (Different rates apply to longer sessions such as Folkworks Tuesdays and day sessions.) £2.50 concessions available for people over 60, members of the Silver Programme, students and people in receipt of benefits.

Sing Together

Also, look out for our Sing Together choirs. These are large scale singing opportunities for absolutely anyone. There are no auditions, no prior singing experience is needed and you don't need to be able to read music. You just have to love singing and want to give it a go! All Sing Together choirs are created to work towards a particular performance with a specific theme, so you can choose to sing in all of them or just one. Whatever you choose, you will never forget it!

And then there's more...

In addition to our weekly groups and classes in term time, we also have one-off activities which are either related to our performances in some way or are an opportunity for you to try something entirely new. We also have special events which run for longer than just one day, but will specialise in a particular kind of music or theme. Keep an eye on our website for the most current details of these exciting opportunities.