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Singing at Petite-Vallée
Gaspésie — Petite-Vallée
In Petite-Vallée, in the Gaspé Peninsula, songs bring together people of all ages. Singing together lets them share words and feelings.
Look together
Do you like singing softly or loudly?
An idea to try
Your child invents a short sentence about their day, then tries singing it softly to a tune of their own.
For the adult reading along
A little more to discover
The Festival en chanson de Petite-Vallée brings artists together around song. Its 2025 archives present emerging artists, established performers and the Petite école de la chanson. This gives a concrete example of encounters between singers at different stages of their journeys.
The book’s scene is invented and does not reproduce a concert. Talk about what a voice can express: happiness, surprise or a very gentle lullaby. Your child can choose words of their own and give them a small melody. The important part is the pleasure of offering an idea and listening together.
Sources and illustration notes (1)
An imagined singing scene at Petite-Vallée; no real person, song, poster or festival edition is reproduced.
These links lead to other websites. Explore them with an adult. References identify the institution and the related lesson; some linked pages are in French.
- Festival en chanson de Petite-Vallée — 42e édition, 2025 (in French)Emerging artists, established performers and the Petite école de la chanson in the 2025 program.
Page prepared on September 12, 2026. Illustrations simplify places and scenes; they are not historical documents.
This drawing is from the book Québec Treasures to Colour
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