UofT SNATS

UofT SNATS A student chapter of the National Association of Teachers of Singing. UofT SNATS Exec Application: https://forms.gle/jofgRiUoBjydbKGC9

The National Association of Teachers of Singing has fostered the formation of student chapters in order to advance knowledge about the Association and the professions of teaching and singing. A Student NATS (SNATS) Chapter is an organization of students that can meet, hold events and discussions, participate, practice, and learn more about voice teaching as a profession.

Come join us to Build Your Own Larynx (BYOL) for our SNATS Kickoff social! This event will be held THIS Friday, Septembe...
09/24/2026

Come join us to Build Your Own Larynx (BYOL) for our SNATS Kickoff social! This event will be held THIS Friday, September 25th from 3-5pm on the 3rd Floor Lounge at EJB!
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There will be free snacks, refreshments at our annual Build Your Own Larynx craft station, where we’ll help you create your own larger-than-life paper larynx, complete with moving parts!
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‼️All undergraduate students can receive ONE Voice Studies attendance credit for this event. For those in voice pedagogy courses (MUS4240 and 4241), you can receive SNATS attendance credit!
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See you there!! ❤️

🌟FANTASTIC NEWS 🌟 UofT SNATS is currently looking for new team members for the 2026-2027 school year! Q: Ummm what exact...
07/31/2026

🌟FANTASTIC NEWS 🌟 UofT SNATS is currently looking for new team members for the 2026-2027 school year!

Q: Ummm what exactly is SNATS? ⁉️🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️
A: The National Association of Teachers of Singing fosters the formation of student chapters in order to advance knowledge about the Association and the professions of teaching and singing. 🎶
A Student NATS (SNATS) Chapter is an organization of students that run virtual and on campus events that provide networking, mentorship, performing, and learning opportunities related to teaching voice! 👩‍🏫

Q: I think I'm quite interested ... what do I need to do as a member? ❔🤨
A: As a SNATS member, we would want you to:
📌 Help generating new ideas that promote our mission as a SNATS chapter
🗣️ Maintain communication via email with our exec team, president and teacher in charge (who is Professor Lorna Macdonald!)
📒 Attend meetings as needed throughout the term. (generally 2-3 times per term)
❣️Attend and assist at events as able

Q: Okay I can do that! When is the deadline and how do I apply?
A: Please submit your applications by September 20, 2026, use our google form in our account bio to fill it out! Also, feel free to send us a dm here on instagram UofT SNATS 💙🎶 or email [email protected] for more information or if you have questions!

We are a friendly community of musicians and voice ped lovers, we would love to have you on our team 🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒🎵🎶💬

HEY YALL ... the UofT SNATS team is sooo excited to host our annual Bake Sale Fundraiser this Friday, March 6th from 11a...
03/04/2026

HEY YALL ... the UofT SNATS team is sooo excited to host our annual Bake Sale Fundraiser this Friday, March 6th from 11am – 3pm in the EJB Main Lobby !!! ❤️😁

Please come by and buy our baked goods made by our lovely student volunteer bakers 🍩🍪🥖 The prices will range from $1.5 to $5 depending on the bakery good/size, but you can always donate more if you would like to support us more! 🧁🍰🥐

Question: What will the SNATS Bake Sale Fundraiser support? 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️⁉️
- The fundraiser will allow SNATS to continue to provide educational opportunities to undergraduate students and graduate students about voice pedagogy and host events that are informative and engaging such as: Build your own Larynx and guest lectures from experienced researching voice pedagogues! 🎶🎤

🌟This year we also are collaborating with the EJB music cafe for our special drink: Pitch Perfect Punch (Lemonade + Peach iced tea + strawberry puree) LIMITED ONE DAY ONLY!!!! 🍓🍋🥤

HEY YALL ... the UofT SNATS team is sooo excited to host our annual Bake Sale Fundraiser this Friday, March 6th from 11a...
03/04/2026

HEY YALL ... the UofT SNATS team is sooo excited to host our annual Bake Sale Fundraiser this Friday, March 6th from 11am – 3pm in the EJB Main Lobby !!! ❤️😁

Please come by and buy our baked goods made by our lovely student volunteer bakers 🍩🍪🥖 The prices will range from $1.5 to $5 depending on the bakery good/size, but you can always donate more if you would like to support us more! 🧁🍰🥐

Question: What will the SNATS Bake Sale Fundraiser support? 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️⁉️
- The fundraiser will allow SNATS to continue to provide educational opportunities to undergraduate students and graduate students about voice pedagogy and host events that are informative and engaging such as: Build your own Larynx and guest lectures from experienced researching voice pedagogues! 🎶🎤

🌟This year we also are collaborating with the EJB music cafe for our special drink: Pitch Perfect Punch (Lemonade + Peach iced tea + strawberry puree) LIMITED ONE DAY ONLY!!!! 🍓🍋🥤

Come join our vocal health workshop TOMORROW at Noon on Zoom, with Elizabeth Lepock as our very special guest speaker on...
02/23/2026

Come join our vocal health workshop TOMORROW at Noon on Zoom, with Elizabeth Lepock as our very special guest speaker on how to avoid/recover from chronic muscle tension!

She is an alumna of Laurier (BMus), and Western (MMus, and DMA), and is now a sessional instructor at Laurier (on topics of vocal tech, pedagogy and wellness). She is also a long-time NATS member, and is super excited to talk to you about all things vocal health and pedagogy!

The event DOES NOT require sign-ups: Just scan the QR Code or enter the meeting code, then enter the meeting password SNATS to join. ‼️All undergraduate students can receive ONE Voice Studies attendance credit for this event. For those in voice pedagogy courses (MUS4240 and 4241), you can receive SNATS attendance credit!

See you there!! 😼😼😼

Congratulations on an amazing and successful show today! You should all feel so proud of yourself and the magical collab...
01/27/2026

Congratulations on an amazing and successful show today! You should all feel so proud of yourself and the magical collaboration 👏👏👏

The SNATS team is so happy with how everything has turned out, we couldn't have done with without you for all your hard work 😊

This marks another year of the New Music Festival's Canadian Art Song Showcase ... get ready for next year's performance! We strongly welcome you (composers, singers, pianists and instrumentalists) to consider applying to next year's art song showcase, thank you once again for participating this year's event ✨🌸☀️🌈🍀🌞🦋

In collaboration with the UofT New Music Festival, SNATS' 7th annual Canadian Art Song Showcase will feature repertoire ...
01/14/2026

In collaboration with the UofT New Music Festival, SNATS' 7th annual Canadian Art Song Showcase will feature repertoire by JUNO Award-winning Canadian composer Vivian Fung, faculty of music composition students, and Canadian art song composers! 🎶

This year's theme is "Songs of the Living World: Music of Nature, Loss and Tranquility' 🦋🌲🌎 We are extremely excited to showcase works by so many talented composers and performed by our amazing voice majors 🥰

The concert will take place at Walter Hall on Tuesday, Jan 27th at 12:10pm, be there or be square🔥🔥🔥

Come join us for an inspiring and educational guest lecture with VIVA Singers Toronto's Founding Artist Director Carol R...
10/14/2025

Come join us for an inspiring and educational guest lecture with VIVA Singers Toronto's Founding Artist Director Carol Ratzlaff and Associate Artistic Director Dr. Laura Menard, on how to welcome and support students with disabilities in a choral setting!🎹🎶

VIVA have been working alongside singers with disabilities through their Every Voice Matters Chorus for over 15 years!

Come to this event this Thursday on Oct 16th at 12:10pm at EJB Room 109 🎼

This event is made possible in part by a grant from the National Association of Teachers of Singing :) Big thanks to them!

‼️All undergraduate students can receive a Voice Studies attendance credit for events, and for those in voice pedagogy courses (MUS4240 and 4241) can receive SNATS attendance credit‼️

Join us on Sunday, March 2nd at 5:30pm on zoom for an interactive session with guest speaker Erin Bardua on exploring st...
02/27/2025

Join us on Sunday, March 2nd at 5:30pm on zoom for an interactive session with guest speaker Erin Bardua on exploring strategies for learning and teaching the techniques and tropes of pop- and R&B- flavoured singing styles in commercial music and musical theatre! 🎤🎧🎷🎸🎭

We will dive into topics including: codifying vocal techniques to make learning simpler and teaching more strategic, demystifying techniques and conventions of commercial styles for the classically trained, using tools like audio spectrum analysis to nail down the characteristics of sound that make a break pop style ... and many more!

Link will be provided in bio 🎶

More about our guest Erin Bardua: She is soprano, vocalist, stage director, and instructor/clinician. She enjoys a range of artistic pursuits encompassing new compositions, early music, and the work of historically overlooked creators, in a range of styles from Western classical to commercial. A co-founder of opera collective Essential Opera, she is featured on their award-winning EP “Etiquette” in the role of Emily Post and in EO’s opera films “December” and “Mirror Mirror”.

Erin has performed with the Early Music Society of the Islands, Salt Spring Baroque, Victoria Baroque, Talisker Players, Nota Bene Baroque, Pax Christi Chorale, Capella Intima, London Pro Musica, Vancouver Opera, and Pacific Opera Victoria, among others. She has provided dramatic coaching, stage direction, and voice instruction for COSA, Victoria Baroque Intensive, Halifax Summer Opera Festival, and productions at Mount Allison University.

We hope to see you there! 👋💨💨💨

Our SNATS field trip to the Grant's Museum of Anatomy was a fun one! Thank you everyone for signing up and we hope you l...
02/16/2025

Our SNATS field trip to the Grant's Museum of Anatomy was a fun one! Thank you everyone for signing up and we hope you learnt a lot about the human body and functions 🫁🫀🧠

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