
SongShine Basics:
Where Voices Come to Life
Palm Desert / Coachella Valley Flagship Class
Empower your voice with breathing techniques, physical awareness and relaxation, articulation, singing exercises, songs (you don’t need to be a singer), poetry, creative imagination, improvisation, and playing roles.
Proof of COVID-19 Vaccination Required.
Online classes via Zoom will continue to be offered as an alternative to the in-person classes. See the SongShine at Home Page for more details.
Song Sheets for the next meeting can be found by clicking here
YouTube Videos are a great way to learn this week’s songs! Click on the links below to hear them.
If We Only Have Love
Let There Be Peace on Earth
Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream
Questions: Contact Amanda at amanda@songshineforparkinsons.org
Dates: | Mondays: May 2 (class party), 9, 16, 23 June 6, 13, 20, 27 July 11, 18, 25 |
Time: | 12:30 to 1:30pm |
Cost: | $15 per class or 10 classes for $150 |
Place: | Palm Desert Community Presbyterian Church 47-321 Highway 74 Palm Desert, CA 92260 Miller Hall |
Instructors: | Peter Harris and Dr. Ruthanna Metzgar |
Sun City Palm Desert Class
Empower your voice with breathing techniques, physical awareness and relaxation, articulation, singing exercises, songs (you don’t need to be a singer), poetry, creative imagination, improvisation, and playing roles.
Proof of COVID-19 Vaccination Required.
Online classes via Zoom will continue to be offered as an alternative to the in-person classes. See the SongShine at Home Page for more details.
Song Sheets for the next meeting can be found by clicking here
YouTube Videos are a great way to learn this week’s songs! Click on the links below to hear them.
If We Only Have Love
Let There Be Peace on Earth
Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream
Questions: Contact Betty Lou at bettylou4@me.com
Dates: | Saturdays: April 16 May 14, 21, 28 June 4, 11, 18, 25 July 16 |
Time: | 1:00 to 2:00pm |
Cost: | $15 per class or 10 classes for $150 |
Place: | Palm Room, Sunset View Clubhouse, Sun City |
Instructors: | Peter Harris and Dr. Ruthanna Metzgar |
“Parkinson’s – what a scary word, with all the symptoms that accompany it, it can be so overwhelming that you sometimes forget that there is so much more to you than just being someone with an illness. Being a singer, the thought and pure fear of losing the thing I love to do most was almost more than I could bear. A friend told me about the SongShine Foundation and all the wonderful things that she had heard about the group, so this year I decided to check it out. Wow, is all I can say! Ruthanna and her pure joy and commitment to this project is a beautiful thing to behold; she is a magic gift to all of us, pure and simple; and Peter, who can delve into the meaning of a song and get the feelings out of you that you never knew were hidden down in your soul.
I thank God for giving me this incredible opportunity to participate in such a fabulous group, with such talented, warm and caring people. To our volunteers, to life, to fellowship, to song, L’Chaim!”
— Pam Thompson
SongShine Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit tax exempt public charity.