HOUSTON | One-Day Choir - "A Beautiful Noise"

WHAT IS A ONE-DAY CHOIR?

Gaia Music Collective's One-Day Choir series is an opportunity to sing in a choir for one day only. A celebration of song and the connective power of singing in harmony. An opportunity to build community, make some new friends, and raise our powerfully diverse voices as one.

No auditions. No commitment. No judgment or need for perfection.

Just the joy of creating something bigger than ourselves with a room full of beautiful humans!

For each choir, we pick a piece of music to rehearse and sing our hearts out to. In our time together, we'll:

• Play some fun singing games, warmups, & connection games
• Work through the piece section by section
• Break down the lyrics & emotions at play in the song
• Shape some key musical moments
• & Record some casual rehearsal videos of the piece - for our own memories, and maybe even to share with the greater Gaia community!

Whether you're a vocal ensemble veteran or have never sung in a group before, you are welcome here - all experience levels are valued in Gaia Music Collective!

GAIA x ROCK THE VOTE x LIVE NATION WOMEN

Rock The Vote, Live Nation Women, and Gaia Music Collective are coming together to produce a series of One-Day Choirs across the country during the Early Vote period! Rock The Vote is a nonpartisan nonprofit dedicated to building the political power of young people, & Live Nation Women serves as an engine to power progress for women at Live Nation, the industry, and the world at large. Together we’re collaborating to put together a series of Gaia One-Day Choirs of this powerful song.

In 2020, Alicia Keys and Brandi Carlile recorded and performed the Grammy-nominated song “A Beautiful Noise” to inspire folks to GET OUT AND VOTE!!! The anthem marked the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage and the 55th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act and served as an anthem to remind us that we each have a voice, and that when we raise them together, we can reshape the world. Let's use our voices to inspire folks to vote!!

Our founder & lead facilitator Matt Goldstein has arranged a breathtaking new choral version of this song for us to sing together - check out the demo here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1h_m09LTjASKy10zhFiZAEe3VbY6n1rUG/view?usp=sharing

LEARNING THE MUSIC

Sheet music and vocal recordings of each part will be available as learning resources at least a week before the event, to accommodate multiple ways of learning. These resources will either be included in your order confirmation or sent out in an email!

The intention is for us to come into the gathering having already familiarized ourselves with the parts, so that we can spend our time together really diving into the joys of connection and expression in the music rather than simply teaching parts one by one. That being said, we’re just doing this for ourselves, so there’s no need to stress over it (and definitely no need to memorize it or get it “perfect”, ever)! It’s also often easier to sing in person, when the rest of our part-buddies are singing the part with us. The community is here to support! Our primary intention here is simply to have fun and make some great music.

(If this style of learning isn't your cup of tea, we have other group singing events where you don't need to prepare at all! Check out our NYC-based CircleSinging gatherings and House Shows.)

LED & FACILITATED BY:

TBD! This session will be led by an experienced facilitator - check back soon to see who!

ABOUT THE SPACE: 713 MUSIC HALL

PARKING:

• Parking available in POST HTX!

BAG POLICY:

• Bags up to 12” x 6” x 12” are allowed in the venue. All bags will be searched prior to entry. Bags that are not clear will be subject to additional search.

PHYSICAL ACCESSIBILITY:

• ADA Compliant!

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LOW-PRESSURE PARTICIPATION

Gaia Music Collective events are participatory, but low-pressure. You'll be invited to sing along and make music with us, but we encourage you to draw your own boundaries and engage at your own pace - we pride ourselves in creating a judgment-free community where you can express yourself however feels right!

LATE ARRIVALS

We ask that you arrive no later than 30 minutes after start time, after which we close the doors (lovingly) in order to preserve the intimacy and trust of the musical container we’re building. Thank you for understanding!

For more info, contact us at [email protected].

MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS CONSENT

By signing up, you agree receive to receive email marketing communication from Rock the Vote, Gaia Music Collective, and Live Nation Women.

By submitting, you accept Rock the Vote's and agree to receive occasional election reminder emails from Rock the Vote. You can opt out from emails at any time. By entering your phone number, you consent to receive periodic text messages from Rock the Vote (788683). Text HELP for help or STOP to end. Msg & Data Rates May Apply. No purchase necessary.

Because we want to share what we’re up to with people who can’t join us in person, there may be photographers and videographers present — by attending, you consent to being a part of that media, some of which may be posted online! If you have any questions or concerns, please email us at [email protected].

OUR MISSION

Gaia Music Collective is an NYC-based creative community seeking to foster a more connected world through collective music-making. Founded in June of 2021 in a living room in Brooklyn, this project was born out of a desire to create accessible, inclusive, playful spaces for people to explore connection, expression, healing, & release through collaborative song - spaces where folks feel empowered to make music free of judgment or expectation, and to make new friends as our full, beautiful, authentic selves.

We believe that communal music-making is a fundamental human practice, and this project seeks to build spaces for folks to nurture their relationship to music, whether they're shower singers, professional musicians, or anything in between.

All are welcome in this community. Gaia seeks to foster spaces of belonging for humans of all ages, races, genders, sexual orientations, classes, religions, abilities, national origins, languages, and musical experiences. All we ask is that you bring an open mind, a desire to connect, and a willingness to leave judgment of self & others at the door.

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

713 Music Hall, 401 Franklin Street, Houston, United States