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Oceanaires Chorus offers FREE Singing Lessons
The locally well-known Oceanaires Chorus is offering FREE singing lessons with no strings attached
Toms River, June 16, 2016 As a public service to the citizens of Ocean County, the locally well-known Oceanaires Chorus is offering FREE SINGING LESSONS with absolutely “no strings attached” to simply help interested men sing better and have more confidence and enjoyment when they do sing. The chorus, under the capable direction of accomplished Music Director Ritchie Lavene, is a non-profit men’s acappella chorus based in Toms River which has been entertaining local audiences for over 59 years. Both beginner singers and experienced singers who participate will be shown how to breathe better while they sing, improve the quality of their singing, and more easily follow a melody or a harmony part in the chorus … and have more FUN while doing it. Participants in the five-week program may also be invited to sing with the chorus on the evening of August 23 at First Energy Park in Lakewood for the beginning of the Lakewood Blue Claws baseball game.
On five consecutive Tuesday evenings, starting July 5th, the singing lessons will be given from 7:30 PM to 8:30PM in the downstairs general purpose meeting room of the New Life Church located at 700 Main Street in Toms River. Participants will receive sheet music of the songs being learned, although participants do not need to be able to read sheet music. A learning CD of the songs being used in the lessons will be available to help everyone easily learn the songs. Each lesson will conclude with optional light refreshments and a brief informal conversation time with current members of the chorus.
The thirty-five active members of the Oceanaires Chorus include men from Toms River, Lakewood, Brick, Freehold, Howell, Jackson, Lavallette, Berkeley, Manchester, Whiting and other townships in Southern Ocean County. The chorus is able to offer this five-week learning series at NO COST to participants thanks to supportive grants from the Ocean County Department of Business Development and Tourism, OceanFirst Foundation, and the Ocean County Cultural and Heritage Commission.
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Phone: (732) 793-2913
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PO Box 1156
Toms River, NJ 08732
