You have to be able to sing the music before you can truly hear it and play it. Sight singing is the art of singing from notated music using Solfege (Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, etc.) It is the ultimate ear training. It provides musicians with the keys to a rich musical vocabulary . It is a great way to learn sight reading. It is a great way to study rhythm. Beginners or veterans are welcome. Let's sight sing together!

Meet with other people who create and sell handcrafted products, arts, and/or crafts. If you are an artist, artisan or crafter this will be a great opportunity for you to meet similar talented creatives! Each meeting we will focus on something we need to know, like websites and ecommerce, accounting, pricing, shows, exhibiting our work... etc. We will also plan the Artisan Gift Market 2013, a holiday gift fair in December. Our 10th year!!! Join us on Facebook. Subscribe to our website.

"If you wish to be a writer, write." - Epictetus ...The concept of this meetup is simple: meet up with others in a cafe ...and write.  Carve out one sacred hour per week to bring your project to life.  Working in the company of other creative writers will provide you with the motivation you need to move forward and write that story, novel, or chapbook of poems you have inside you.  Our group is about creative companionship...no critiquing, exercises, lectures, ego, competition or feeling guilty. …

Divorce is rarely easy or pleasant but it can be a time of positive transition. You have a choice whether to be at the cause of your life or at the effect of it. You can be a victim of your circumstances or a leader through them. Does the way you view the world and the decisions you make determine who you are? Or, does who you are determine your experiences? My name is George Haskoor and I am both the remnant of a divorce as a child and a recently divorced dad. I've experienced divorce from both …

Você gostaria conhecer novos amigos que falam português e adoram o Brasil? Os participantes de nosso grupo são ambos brasileiros e admiradores da cultura brasileira. Pessoas com tudo nível de proficiência no linguagem estão bem vindos. Nós encontramos no norte de New Jersey uma vez no mês para tomar café e conversar. Se há interés, podemos também visitar restaurantes brasileiros, clubes de jazz, shows de arte e ver filmes brasileiros. ~~~~~~~~~~~ Do you want to make new friends who speak …

For artists who love to work in colored pencils, this group is for you! We are artists who love to draw and create with colored pencils. Each week we get together and draw with our pencils. Starting with still life for a few weeks, we can move to portraiture and figure drawing. Models can be in the studio if we wish. Let's get together and draw!

I have been looking for a group that takes pictures for fun and haven't found anything that suits me, so decided to start my own. It is a group of people who like to hike beginner trails, stroll around an old historic town, the beach, zoo, the city, country or any other place to sightsee in New Jersey/New York/Eastern Pennsylvania. While we explore, we take pictures of what we see. We can discuss topics related to photography (cameras, perspectives, etc.) or talk about the beauty of life in g …

This is a non-breed specific group, any size any age.  If your dog is in good health an has current vaccines or titer your are welcome.  If you have any issues such as leash pulling, I will be there to help you work through it. Did you know that exercising your dog can curtail common behavior issues? Common behavior problems like chewing, barking, digging or just plain old unruliness can be frustrating for any dog owner. Did you ever notice that dogs have an uncanny ability of finding ways to …

Dedicated to the exploration of Science, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Gaming, Comic Books, Anime, Manga, Suspense/Mystery/Thrillers and all things genre. The Science Fiction Society of Northern NJ (SFSNNJ) sponsors discussion groups, book groups, a movie viewing group & movie discussion group, a comicbook/anime/manga group, and gaming in local book stores/libraries/comic book/hobby stores involving Science, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Art, Movies and much more. Join our online forum on Yahoo or join …

We are a group of photographers with our own studio offering other photographers the opportunity to not only photograph models & more, but also to learn photography techniques and tips from Experienced Professional Photographers in a relaxed atmosphere. The Studio is fully equipped with strobes, hot lights, many backgrounds, sets, props and more. We offer a 20ft Wide Green Screen for Chroma Key Photography, as well as Black, White and other color backgrounds to shoot. We have lots of different S …

Meet with others in your local area who love to draw. This is a great meeting group of all skill levels.  We draw a life model each week!  Bring your own materials, we have easels and tables.  An instructor/facilitator is on site for each of our meet ups, step up and introduce yourself and if you need some instruction let them know! Bring your friends, bottle of wine or soda, and have a relaxing 2 1/2 hours of drawing!

The Bergen County Scrapbooking (and Stamping) Meetup Group, sponsored by Scrap-a-Doodle-Doo is both a bricks and mortar store, as well as an on-line storefront. Individuals new to this hobby, as well as seasoned crafters are all welcome. We hold classes, workshops and crops in our retail store located at 37-C Swan Street in Ramsey, NJ 07446. We also coordinate weekend get-away scrapbooking retreats in a local hotel that are theme-oriented. If you are interested in finding out additional informat …

NJ SNEAKERS 2.0 is a north Jersey Meetup group for intermediate hikers concentrating on trails in north/western New Jersey, south/central New York state. Beginners are welcome so long as you have the ability to keep up and not delay the group.  Experienced hikers are welcome so long as you realize it's not a race.  We don't hike fast and we don't hike slow but we will hike at a brisk pace.  I also have a tendency to pick hikes with steep inclines (as any member of the Sneakers 1.0 group will gla …

Socrates Cafés are gatherings around the world where people from different backgrounds get together and exchange thoughtful ideas and experiences while embracing the central theme of Socrates: that we learn more when we ask questions along with others. Learn more at http://www.philosopher.org/en/Socrates_Cafe.html. Rediscover the art of conversation and civilized inquiry. Come join us for great discussion. All are welcome; no philosophical background is necessary. Although we meet every wee …

This is a group for the DIY lovers out there! Are you a Etsy enthusiast? An avid Pinterest pinner? A Craftsy minded individual? Or maybe you're none of those but want to be! Those overflowing Pinterest boards need an outlet! I would love to host weekly meeting where we can get together and tackle a different hands on DIY project each week. Nothing is off the table- paper crafts, jewelry crafts, clothing, home decor, party decorations, stationary, anything AND everything DIY goes. Are you a mom t …

Have you always wanted to couple dance like they do in the movies and television, but didn’t want to spend the countless hours needed to learn to do so?  Well now you can!  In this class you will be taught a simple foundation step and almost 20 classic and improvised dance moves to do along with it.  By the end of the first session you and a partner will be able to move gracefully and artfully together.  With a minimum of memorization and no specific footwork.   The course distills dancing into …

Definition of Utopian = An Ideal Place or state. A community possessing highly desirable qualities. Our Definition of UTOPIAN= Undiscovered Talents, Outgoing People, Inspiring Artists Networking Basically we are here to unite anyone and everyone who have something to offer. Whether you are just here to make friends, or expand your business, show off your talents, practice your hobby, give and receive critiques, or have fun we are the group for you. Friendly outgoing interesting people always wel …

This group meets to discuss blogging as an art form and a web communications technique. Share information on designing your blog, private v. blogger-type blogs and promotion. Conversation about blogging as a modern medium for journalistic expression is also very welcome! No bloggers are excluded from meetings, but active bloggers are most especially welcome.

Calling all Yenta’s…do you want to meet other Jewish mom’s? O.K so you may not be the most religious mom out there, read Hebrew or celebrate the Sabbath every Friday night, but that’s cool…cuz this group is for moms who just want to get to know other Jewish moms and keep the culture alive. The activities I have in mind include: Playdates, Jewish Culture, arts and crafts, bagels and lox, mom’s night out, parents night out, charity work, mom’s night in, tea parties, picnics…just to name a few id …

Meet-up to attend local theater events. We can join up after the show to discuss it with one another or get together prior to the show for dinner. Most shows start between 7- 8pm on Friday, Sat or Sunday nights.

Come one, Come all, We are bikers with cameras, professionals and non-professionals alike. We are the people that love to ride. And Shoot! When we find a destination and time of the day when the light changes we'll go wherever our hearts take us. We'll get together to plan our day's fancy .Good times and good life! Meet new people, Everybody welcome. Dance, spend weekends on adventures, new towns to explore. Spring's coming! New happy positive riders, lets make 2013 the best year ever.

For the ethical, action taking pua, not a liar or armchair theorist. I intend for this to be offline where we can meetup to discuss different methods and systems, build avatars and most importantly go out field testing and coming back with results. If you are looking for teleseminars and that sort of thing this isn't for you.  If you want to meetup and learn by doing that is what we are about. This will operate in Morris and Sussex County NJ.

Looking to get into the best shape of your life? Come and learn how to use kettlebells, the perfect tool to get in shape, fast! Come join us for a session - your first workout is FREE! Build muscle Lose fat Improve endurance Increase flexibility Howie Brewer, of Kettlebells NY, is a certified fitness trainer through the American Kettlebell Club and the International Kettlebell & Fitness Federation, and will be taking you through an hour of kettlebell work. No more boring treadmills! Have fun …

Did you move from Michigan to New Jersey? This is a group for anyone who is missing the Mitten (Michigan), specifically if you live in North New Jersey. If you want to get together to watch Michigan teams (MSU, UofM, Tigers, Red Wings, Lions), play euchre or other games, drink some Bell's beers, Michigan Wines, try out the beaches of Jersey and talk about how they don't compare to Michigan, this is the group for you. Open to other things too, and use the message board to possibly get rides home. …

Hola y bienvenidos! We meet at a Montclair area cafe. We speak ONLY SPANISH! "El profesor/facilitador" will nurse us into flowing (Latin American) Spanish when necessary. Topics? Anything of interest to members: popular culture; Latin American studies; arts; literature; science; health; news; politics (carefully); etc. We chip in to pay a market rate gratuity to the "professor/facilitador;" we also cover a light meal or dessert for “el profesor/facilitador.” We accept 6 people maximum, i.e., onl …

Women who have free time during the day to participate in events such as go out to lunch, go for a walk, shopping, going to a movie, museum or just hanging out this group will have meetups scheduled with short notice.

PhotoFusionUSA is marching across the USA educating the photographer with hands on learning opportunities. PhotoFusionUSA has 4 meetup categories: Popcorn - are events to attend of photographic interest whether they are: local community events; an internally created photo event of social nature or events that we found might interest the group organized by other meetup groups. Workshops - related to photography such as: studio lighting; beginners photography classes; post processing in Lightroom …

These workshops are for beginners who would like to get a handle on interpreting charts and also for intermediary students who would like some quick, clear, easy methods to discern the essence of a chart. Astrology is a very precise, complete and flexible “scientific art”. This symbolic language works so well because of its subtly and complexity. However, without years of practice, this complexity can lead to confusion. Every chart has a basic foundation. We will look at some simple methods for …