Better Breathing Choir
Mon (12 Sessions) Sep 14 - Dec 14 | 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
DESCRIPTION
Explore singing techniques in this therapeutic music program to help support a strong and healthy voice. Designed for people who live with Aphasia, COPD, Multiple Sclerosis, or Parkinson’s Disease, but open to any members looking for an opportunity to use their voice in new ways, this class promises to provide tools to combat symptoms that interfere with vocal clarity, lung capacity, volume, flexibility, and self-expression. Exercises and group singing will help foster practical skills to develop more mindful approaches to how you use your singing and speaking voice.
INSTRUCTOR
VICTORIA MCNEILL
Victoria McNeill (MMus, MTA) has been working as an accredited music therapist since 2014. Victoria began her professional career providing music therapy services as part of The Cummings Centre's many memory care groups. Since that time, the services at the Cummings Centre have grown to include a Glee Club in the mental health department as well as Broadway for Parkinson’s, Supported Conversation and Sing Me Your Story, both programs for Aphasia. In addition to her music therapy work, Victoria is also an accomplished classical musician, with degrees in classical French horn performance from Memorial University and McGill University. During her time as a music therapist, Victoria has worked with individuals aged 2 to 102 and has served individuals with a wide array of abilities.
