Singing Soulutions

08/03/2026

Come join us this Sunday for music performances, community singing, an auction, and refreshments.

This Moment: A Farewell Concert & FUNdraiser
Sunday, August 9, 2:30-4:30 PM
@ CNY Jazz

Tickets are sliding scale, please pay what you can to support the organization.

We’d love to have with us as we say farewell for now to our founder, Kath Fathers, and welcome in a new chapter of Singing Soulutions!

07/23/2026

Summer’s in full swing and we’re taking our therapeutic group singing outdoors! Come sing with us at Onondaga Lake Park on Thursdays from 5:30-6:30PM.

Sign up in 3-week blocks or come for the full 9 weeks, and enjoy singing with different group leaders.

Sliding scale, $20 suggested per session. No experience needed, just a desire to sing in community in a beautiful location!

07/06/2026

Starting next week: Singing Soulutions for Cleaner Air
Tuesdays July 14 - Aug 18,  6 - 7 PM 
Nancy Cantor Warehouse, Downtown Syracuse

For anyone wanting an opportunity to sing in community while protecting one another from airborne viruses. Singing Soulutions is offering a therapeutic 6-week group focused on freeing your body, breath, and voice – all while having fun together! We share tools for healing and co-regulation through movement, breath, and singing exercises within each session and between sessions. All voices welcome! No singing experience necessary.

KF/KN/N95 Masks required & provided for free. HEPA filters will provide air filtration. Free parking. The Community Room space is on the first floor with no steps to access; restroom is wheelchair accessible with handrails. More accessibility info in registration. 

This group is offered on a sliding scale basis. $120 suggested; pay less if you need to, more if you’re able.

We look forward to being with you!

06/29/2026

We’re growing our team again! Apply now to be part of the next cohort of Singing Leaders ready to bring singing to Syracuse, Ithaca, and Rochester!

You bring your passion for singing and desire to support your community’s healing. We bring materials and interactive training developed by a music therapist, which combines science-backed techniques with indigenous wisdom.

Summer Leadership Training:
—> Two Wednesdays (both required), July 29 & August 26, from 4 – 8pm in-person in Syracuse, NY
+ A handful of online sessions (will be recorded)

Then in Phase 2, you’ll receive paid, hands-on mentorship by co-leading a Singing Soulutions group (see web for group focuses). Emerge in Phase 3 as a group co-leader (paid contract role) with skills in song leading, vocal health, inclusive facilitation, vagus nerve stimulation, and more!

You don’t have to have a music theory or therapy background! We’re looking for candidates with a combination of strengths & skills who share our mission of using music for wellbeing, connection, and fun!

Reach out if you have questions, or fill out the application to move forward on this opportunity today!

06/12/2026

Join us next week! Sing with us in the garden & the community room at First Unitarian Universalist Socitey of Syracuse

Both of these “one-off” singing sessions are offered for free (donations welcome) and require no previous singing experience! The focus is on the healing power of singing in community.

Protecting our communities: Please stay home and rest if you’re experiencing sickness symptoms. The First UU session is masks-required (provided for free) with air purifiers running - courtesy of CNY Better Breathing Bloc). The Community Garden session is outdoors & masks-optional.

Let’s welcome new singing leaders, James & Alex as they each co-lead their first session with Kath Fathers in their mentorship phase of training.

Contact [email protected] with questions!

04/13/2026

Sally (Singing) Circle for Resistance Singing 
Mondays from 5:30-6:30 PM
April 6 - May 11
(Except April 20th - join us for a Community Sing at UUMC)
Register for parking info and to be kept in the loop!

Let’s keep one another healthy! Please stay home and rest if you’re not feeling well. We will filter air in the space, and masks are encouraged (provided for free).

Venue is wheelchair accessible. Let us know if you have other accessibility needs.

Singing has long been a powerful part of social movements as well as an incredible tool for helping us to feel more connected.

Join us in singing resistance!

03/26/2026

Singing Soulutions for Processing Grief & Trauma…

THURSDAYS 5:00 - 6:15 PM
APRIL 2 - MAY 7
@ HOPE FOR BEREAVED
4500 ONONDAGA BLVD. SYR, NY

In partnership with HOPE for people moving through grief, this 6-week program invites us to move, breathe & sing together, and offers music practices to stay connected to your feelings within a framework of safety.

No singing experience required!

We provide small, focus groups, to support the particular health challenges, with physical, breathing and singing exercises that are designed to work at each individual’s pace. Find your group here

03/13/2026

We’re growing our team! Apply now to be part of the next cohort of Singing Leaders ready to bring singing across the city of Syracuse & beyond!

You bring your passion for singing and desire to support your community’s healing. We bring materials and interactive training developed by a music therapist, which combines science-backed techniques with indigenous wisdom.

Spring Leadership Training:
—> Two Sundays, April 19 & May 3, from 11am – 6pm in Syracuse, NY
+ 4 Online / Recorded Sessions

Then in Phase 2, receive paid, hands-on mentorship by co-leading a Singing Soulutions group (see web for group focuses). Emerge in Phase 3 (paid contract role) as a group leader with skills in song leading, vocal health, inclusive facilitation, vagus nerve stimulation, and more!

You don’t have to have a music theory or therapy background! We’re looking for candidates with a combination of strengths & skills who share our mission of using music for wellbeing, connection, and fun!

12/08/2025

Today marks WEEK TWO of our A Song A Day Challenge! We hope SingSoul’cember has been kind to you thus far and that the whirlwind energy of the Season is leaving you space to breathe!

We offer an ongoing invitation to join us in deepening our breath, slowing down, and carving out some time to BE ✨

A reminder to join our fancy new DISCORD if you haven’t yet — we’d love to see you in cyberspace 🦄🎶

Happy Monday to all who celebrate!!

12/02/2025

✨It’s Giving.. Tuesday and we have an invitation to share✨

🎶 We are launching our FIRST ANNUAL SINGING CHALLENGE 🎶

✨ Every day for the month of December, we invite you to engage with MUSIC through a variety of ways! We will HUM, BREATHE, MOVE, “CATHARTE”, and MORE ✨

🎶 Join us on Discord (link in Bio) to stay connected

✨ Come to our Info Sesh over Zoom Tomorrow @ 6pm (link in bio)

🎶 Help us make an even wider Community impact in 2026! This marks our FIRST EVER peer-to-peer fundraiser — whether you set your own goal, or donate to our Grand Total, we could not do what we do without YOU

❤️ Thank you from the bottom of our hearts! Now, let’s make some NOISE 📣✨