Soul Song Brisbane started life as the West End Social Singers - an experimental 6 week Christmas pop-up in late 2018.

We had so much fun that we decided not to let it go and Soul Song Brisbane was formed in Janunary 2019.

The Brisbane crew quickly become a genuine community of around 80 singers as well as a fun and funky space for people of all musical experience to sing together before expanding in January 2022 with our new Brisbane North choir in Geebung and the addition of our G'Day Bulimba choir in July the same year.

Our Sunnybank choir is the new kid on the block - launching in January 2025.

NB: Although you will be asked to nominate a 'core' choir when you join, you are welcome to 'mix and match' rehearsals across any of our Brisbane or even intra/interstate choirs.  IE, you can attend Geebung one week and then Burpengary the following week. Or you can even attend more than one rehearsal per week, for just the one price.  While the choirs have different directors, each group covers the same songs each week. 
 

THE DIRECTORS

The Geebung, West End and Bulimba choirs are directed by Soul Song Founder and Director, Jacqueline Larsen while Sunnybank's Musical Director is Rebecca Cassidy. You can get to know them here.

 
 
 

THE REHEARSAL EXPERIENCE

Our Brisbane groups rehearse pretty much every week, although we do take the odd week off during school holidays so please check the calendar to make sure there's a rehearsal on before you come along.

New members are welcome at any time and your first rehearsal is always free so you can check us out without obligation.  If you want to know more before coming along, you can give Jaq a call first on 0412 255 587 or flick her an email if it will help with the first rehearsal nerves. But otherwise, you're welcome just to turn up. Bring your sense of adventure and we'll take care of the rest!

At Geebung and West End, we start singing at 6.30pm but someone is normally at the hall from 6.00pm so you are welcome to come in early and say hi before the rush.  We finish at 8.30pm and normally head to the bar for a drink and social catch up.

Sunnybank and Bulimba are day time choirs, running from 9.30-11.30am. Normally a bunch of members head for lunch or coffee after singing.

Rehearsals are primarily about working on repertoire and building vocal technique but we try to mix up the sessions each week to keep them interesting and we also work in smaller sections to help songs progress faster.

Those who come the most often get the most out of Soul Song, but there is no expectation for people to come every single week and we have lots of resources available for those who miss a week or a few to help them catch up if they want to.  You'll get more information on this when you join.

Once you've signed up as a member, we will give you a member pack and all the lyrics you need. Then each week you come, you just need to bring some water, a highlighter, pen or pencil, your folder and reading glasses if you're of that kind of age!

 

IMPORTANT STUFF ABOUT COMING TO REHEARSALS

WHEN AND WHERE:

  • Geebung -  Mondays, 6.30-8.30pm at the Geebung Bowls Club, 21 Thompson Street, Geebung
  • Sunnybank - Tuesdays, 9.30-11.30am at the Sunnybank Rugby Union Club, 470 McCullough Street, Macgregor (NB Use the Union Club wording in your GPS, not Sunnybank Rugby Club. You are looking for the single story building at the far side of the car park, near the rugby fields.)
  • West End - Wednesdays, 6.30-8.30pm at The Latvian Hall, 10 Bank Lane Woolloongabba
  • Bulimba - Thursdays, 9.30-11.30am, at the Bulimba Community Centre, 1 Barramul Street, Bulimba
  • As each group learns the same repertoire, members can attend any rehearsal in a given week, or even multiple if they want. Geebung, West End and Bulimba rehearsals are also live streamed in case you are not able to get there in person and subscription members have access to watch these rehearsal back at a later date.
  • For those with accessibility requirements, all of our rehearsal venues are wheelchair accessible. We do recommend that you give us a call before coming along though just to make sure we're expecting you and can make your arrival as easy as possible.

FEES:

  • Your first rehearsal is free so you can come along and check us out without obligation!
  • Once your fees are paid, you can attend as many rehearsals a week online or in person as you want
  • Fees can be paid by the term or on a weekly basis, via an automated recurring subscription
  • Term fees are $205 standard or $133 concession
  • Weekly fees are $18 standard or $12 concession and Under 30s
  • Concession rates apply to students, concession card holders, pensioners and those under 30
  • Should paying full, or even partial fees be a barrier to you joining, please get in touch as we have some bursaries available to help cover fees where required.

Please note:

  • Term payments - there are no refunds for unused rehearsals, however, you can switch between term payments and weekly payments each term so if you know that you're going to miss a chunk of rehearsals in any given term. you might want to pay weekly that term.
  • Weekly payments -
    • this is an automated weekly payment, that will be charged on the same day each week. 
    • weekly payments are paid regardless of whether you attend rehearsal that week
    • if you're not able to attend your regular rehearsal in person on any given week, you are able to attend an alternate rehearsal in person or online, watch a rehearsal recording or watch a video tutorial - so you don't need to miss out
    • if you know you are going to be away for more than two weeks at a time, you can pause your weekly subscription until you return, without affecting your access to resources and emails etc. It can also be cancelled at any time if you don't want to continue your membership.  Please note that the subscription payments can't be turned on and off on a weekly basis depending on whether or not you'll be attending. It's like any subscription membership to a gym or fitness classes etc. 
  • It's possible to switch between memberships at the start of each term as required
  • You can view all the membership inclusions and read more about the two different types of membership here: https://www.soulsongchoirs.com.au/fees
 

TERM DATES:

We rehearse almost every week of the year, starting from w/c 13 January 2025.  This year's term dates are:
  • Term 1: 13 January - 11 April. No rehearsals w/c 14 April
  • Term 2: 21 April - 27 June, No rehearsals w/c 30 June
  • Term 3: 7 July - 19 September, No break
  • Term 4: 22 September - 12 December