Sing It, Girls!™ is a fun and interactive group vocal program for female identifying individuals between the ages of 6 and 12, led by music therapists, designed to nurture a love of music while building community, confidence, creativity, and learning tools to combat anxiety.

In the Sing It, Girls!™ program, girls will:

• learn breathing techniques to combat stress and help with emotional regulation
• sing and explore their voices in a supportive group environment
• share their experiences and develop meaningful relationships with their peers
• collaborate to create lyrics and explore elements of song composition

The problem today is that anxiety is increasingly prevalent amongst children and youth, particularly those who identify as female. Drawing upon their knowledge of youth programming, music therapy, community singing, and mental health, Adrienne Pringle and Cathy Thompson established this research-based program in 2013.

This community singing group is an experiential process with no performance outcomes and is not a choir. Sing it Girls!® is facilitated by music therapists and the participants learn ways to use breathing to help with stressful situations, explore empowering songs and sing together. They also participate in discussions, create new songs, and learn calming strategies that are transferable outside of the program. Many of the young women say they still use the skills they developed in Sing it Girls!® to help regulate their emotions and cope in stressful situations.