Song Circles
Why sing?
Did you know that singing is actually incredibly good for your mental and physical health? It can relieve stress, foster community and belonging, and even help boost your immune system!
Through the practice of singing together, we remember our ability to heal in community.
Keep Going Choir:
Community Singing for Collective Resilience
6:30-9pm
1st & 3rd Wednesdays
October - December 2025
Columbia City, Seattle
KEEP GOING CHOIR
Through these wild times full of uncertainty, chaos, and possibility, we remember what has always been true: music is a balm for the soul.
Keep Going Choir is a space to cultivate the collective resilience we need in these times by singing together in community. Community singing harnesses the power of our shared voices as a tool for connection, truth telling, healing, and liberation. Together we'll learn and sing songs that celebrate the beauty of life, tend to collective grief, remind us of our interconnectedness, and fuel us with the courage to keep going in a good way.
Gathering to sing with other humans is something our ancestors across cultures have been doing for thousands upon thousands of years. Today, the practice of community singing often means gathering to sing for the pleasure of singing itself, with an emphasis on connection over perfection. In this group we learn songs through oral tradition (repeat after me), so you don't need to read music or have any previous experience to participate, and the songs are simple enough that anyone can catch on.
These songs tend to consist of short, mantra-like repeating parts with meaningful lyrics, often with parts that overlap, weaving rhythm and harmony into beautiful musical tapestries. From soothing melodies to vibrant layer songs with juicy harmonies, the themes of our songs include courage, community, grief, despair, resilience, resistance, hope, healing, interconnection, joy, and love. Whether you've sung in dozens of choirs or never sang a note in your life, your voice is welcome and wanted here!