Karly Loveling is a seasoned songleader, songwriter, and permissionary of heartfelt expression. For over two decades, she has been guiding voices and hearts through community singing, classes, and workshops in Eugene, Oregon and beyond.

Karly’s journey in Oregon began with a formative chapter at Lost Valley Educational Center, where she immersed herself in personal growth workshops and forged lasting connections. With a background in dance and a degree in the field, she co-founded Coalessence Dance, an ecstatic dance community that continues to thrive, with Becca Perry in 2006.

Karly’s love for community singing deepened through her many years at Singing Alive, where she led song circles and found inspiration among fellow songleaders from the gathering’s inception through 2023. In 2013, she founded the Hummingbirds Girls Choir, whose joyful harmonies became a beloved feature at the Eugene Saturday Market, Holiday Market, and the Oregon Country Fair.
In 2015, Karly launched Singing Heart, a community singing group, which inspired her to complete the Community Choir Leadership Training in British Columbia the following year. Singing Heart is proud to be part of the Ubuntu Choirs Network, affirming the principle that everyone can sing and that singing builds connection.

Karly’s often playful, layered, and meaningful original songs are sung by songleaders from Appalachia to Ireland. She currently offers in-person and online classes, leads retreats, and shares her work at community singing gatherings across the country.

“Karly Loveling is a fairy priestess-wonder-woman-power house of a song leader. She has a particular energetic enthusiasm that spreads like wildfire. Her voice is beautiful, smooth, and easy and her spirit is lit. I have witnessed Karly organize a hodgepodge gaggle of inexperienced singers with questionable skill into a harmonious haven of heartfelt music!

I have personally been incredibly inspired by Karly Loveling and her regenerative songs – just as much as I have been inspired by amazing, internationally acclaimed, motivational writers and speakers such as Brene Brown, Liz Gilbert, and Glennon Doyle. Karly’s songs compliment their messages so perfectly. As are their words, her music is true gold in our times.”

-Heather Kidd

“Karly Loveling is my favorite song leader. The songs she writes, shares, and sings are so profoundly meaningful and uplifting. I feel like she channels in the angels. I get a total and complete energetic upgrade, feeling my mind, body, and soul in deep resonance and alignment with the celestial beings. Afterward, I feel more clear and connected to my soul. If you haven’t experienced singing with Karly Loveling, you must! She is raising the vibration of the planet by sharing her songs with the people, providing soul nourishment through vocal medicine.”

-Abby Rose Wolf

“Hi Karly!

I’ve been leading song circles for a while now, and I can tell you that witnessing you lead gave me a live example I aspire to.

I appreciate the way you break down the parts and how you hold the rhythm with your whole body. I find it quite inspiring that you’re making the effort to learn how to sign your songs and I found the signs so helpful for learning and following you.

Your lyrics, melodies and arrangements SO speak to me! Your subject choices and how you express emotion really touched my heart. I love how vulnerably you share your heart through your musical gift.

Thank you for catching and sharing such beautiful inspiring songs!”

-Alicia Claire