Harmonia
Har-MOHN-ee-ah
SINGERS
4th-5th grade (girls)
REHEARSALS
Tuesdays 4:45-6:15pm
Redmond
Through a dynamic choral experience, Harmonia provides young singers a place to blossom as musicians and community members. Children are introduced to singing in two part harmony in a variety of songs from around the world. Each rehearsal includes lessons on singing technique, and exercises to develop sight-singing and ear training skills using solfeggi. The singers also participate in folk dancing sessions to practice their developing sense of musicality.
Harmonia performs in the Columbia Choirs concert series and in the community throughout the year.
Young singers will be admitted to Harmonia upon audition or by promotion from Melodia.
Erin Roberts, Harmonia ConductorErin Roberts joined Columbia choirs in 2014 as a vocalist in Con Brio and as an accompanist for Ragazzi boys choir. She currently is a music specialist, where she offers classroom instruction to grades 1 through 8, and is also director for the afterschool music program at Hamlin Robinson School (HRS) in Seattle. Prior to HRS Erin worked as music teacher for The Little School in Bellevue and Toronto Montessori Schools in Ontario Canada. Erin holds a B.Ed in music education from the University of Western Ontario, in London, Ontario, Canada, as well as a HBA in music from Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, where her honors thesis project focused on choral conducting and chamber choirs. While in Ontario Erin actively volunteered with the New Apostolic Church, in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, as a choral conductor, organist and director of the children’s music program.