Guided by Barron Peper, Architect of Belonging
For Ordinary People
THE SONG-LEADER CIRCLE
Learn To Build New Worlds Through Community Singing
A 6-Month Mentorship that empowers you to become a confident leader of connection, presence, and aliveness through Embodied Song-Leadership.
You feel the call to bring people together.
Not to perform. Not to impress.
You feel the call to sing together—and you know it starts with you.
Let me say this clearly. Your voice doesn’t need to be “good.” That’s not the point.
Song-leadership is about presence, love, and leadership. It's humble and it's inviting.
When song is led well, it does far more than make people feel good—it transforms. It cracks us open. It brings tears and joy. It gives us a felt sense of we and reminds us why we’re alive. It reminds us "We are powerful, and we are not alone."
The new ways of being don’t start someday—they start now. In our homes. With friends. In community. The Song-Leader Circle is for people ready to step into that kind of leadership—not by focusing on themselves, but by reclaiming their own voice in service of something much greater.
This is for Ordinary People:
SOMEONE WANTING More
You don’t need to be a musician — just someone ready for more depth, confidence, and connection in the spaces you already inhabit.
Visionaries & Community-Builders
You feel responsible for the kind of world we’re creating — and you want practical ways to help people feel connected and alive.
Therapists, Coaches & Teachers
You want to soften power dynamics and bring more embodied, relational experiences into the rooms you lead.
Parents (and Future Parents)
You want a home filled with connection, music, and belonging — and the children who are connected to their voices.
How This Work Changes You:
People who commit to this path don’t just learn how to lead song. They become different in their bodies and in their lives.
They step into a confident leadership that feels grounded, natural, and trustworthy.
They shed lifelong patterns of fear, shame, and freezing—and step into aliveness and freedom
They untangle stories of not belonging and not being good enough, and replace them with lived experience of connection
They develop a timeless skill the world deeply needs right now, and which cannot be taken away
They begin building a legacy—for their children, their friendships, and their communities—that says: "Your voice matters. You belong. And I’ll show you—right now."
Introducing The Song-Leader circle
A 6-Month Mastermind Teaching Ordinary People to Bring Song Into Any Space
This is a song-leadership accelerator for the average human who wants to develop the skills and presence to invite anyone into song. You will learn how to facilitate community singing, grow in confidence, and develop your own signature style of leadership.
Bring embodiment to any space through song
Elevate your coaching/therapy/community work
Become the space where connection happens
Become the person folks ask "can you lead a song?"
Develop an important skill for the apocalypse
Ya dig? Let us begin.
And You'll Know This Is For You If:
1. You’re want more freedom in expression.
I know. You’re so fkn tired of holding shame around your voice (i.e. yourself).
2. You want more confidence in leading.
You’ve been playing small, and you’re ready to lead with a level, natural confidence.
3. You want to build real connection (through song!)
Empowering people to become music together is healing & transformative.
4. You want to show up, but differently.
Marching, voting, & posting on social media doesn't feel like enough. You want to build resilient relationships.
5. You want to build something nourishing.
You know we have the power, magic, and resources needed in a room full of people. It's time to access it.
Yep. You're in the right place.
so who is this guy?
Hey, I'm Barron
Whether I’m designing homes, leading singing circles, or guiding clients through inner transformation, my work is always about this: building belonging.
As an architect, I know how our built environment subtly shapes our lives and relationships. But architecture alone can’t heal the disconnection so many of us carry inside. That’s why my work is holistic — bridging the inner and outer worlds. I help people heal the internal survival patterns that block aliveness, and create the external conditions where connection and purpose can thrive. I am an:
Award-winning & published architect
Two-time TEDx Speaker
Founder of Architecture of Belonging
Founder of Missoula SINGS (450+ person song community)
BodyMind Maturation coach (in training)
International song-leader & trainer
I hate to break it to you but
The New World is Ours to Build.
No One Is Coming to Save Us.
Embodied Song-Leadership isn't your usual hill to conquer. It will change you.
WHAT THIS WORK IS ABOUT:
Authenticity over being good.
Song-leadership isn’t about expertise. It’s about presence, truth, and vulnerability.
A relational practice.
We’re not training solo performers or polished musicians. You’re not expected to be the star. You are the channel.
Not hippy-dippy or niche.
This work isn’t for a specific subculture. It's for everyone. Diversity, and true inclusivity, is how communities thrive.
Service, not perfection.
You don’t become free by waiting until you’re "ready,” but by leading others into greater expression.
Why This Work Matters:
I didn’t choose this path — becoming a song-leader happened to me. I followed the music without knowing where it would lead, and in doing so became more fully the person I was meant to be. If you’re here, you likely feel that pull too — the music inside you wanting to come alive.
For years, I tried to “get it right.” Show up. Do good. Be good. Yet I felt lonely, disconnected, and hungry for more freedom, aliveness and belonging. It’s easy to do a lot and still feel unchanged. You probably know that feeling.
We need resilient communities now more than ever — and you sense it. Singing is one of the most powerful tools we have to regulate, connect, and remember we belong. But this cannot be created alone. Every person who steps in becomes part of the heartbeat. Embodied song-leadership asks something real of you: to be seen, to lead, to grow — for your own becoming and for the communities you touch.
This program teaches you how to embody leadership, take risks, and hold space for ordinary people to show up fully. There is no better practice ground. That’s why this works.
“Singing together is an act of trust.”
— Pete Seeger
Here's How It Works
⚡ MONTHLY 3-HOUR SONG LABS
- Teaching, live practice, and real feedback (in-person + recorded)
⚡ DIRECT MENTORSHIP
- Access to Barron as you lead, experiment, and grow (Thursdays 12-2 MST on Signal)
⚡ MISSOULA SINGS AS YOUR TRAINING GROUND (this is gold)
- Real-world reps leading songs inside a supportive community
⚡ A COHORT OF FELLOW PRACTITIONERS
- Train alongside others stepping into leadership and find collaborators
⚡ LIFETIME ACCESS TO RECORDINGS
- Revisit Song-Labs anytime
⚡ BONUS: COMPLETE SINGING SPARK ONLINE MODULES
- Full Singing Spark recorded curriculum (a $444 value), free for this cohort (coming June '26)
⚡ PRIORITY ACCESS TO VISITING ARTISTS
- Early invitations to intimate workshops and song gatherings with traveling teachers
The Dates & Times:
Song Lab 01: Friday, Feb 27 (3–6pm)
Song Lab 02: Friday, Mar 27 (5–8pm)
Song Lab 03: Friday, Apr 24 (3–6pm)
Song Lab 04: Friday, May 22 (3–6pm)
Song Lab 05: Thursday, Jun 18 (3–6pm)
Song Lab 06: Thursday, Jul 30 (3–6pm)
I'm requesting you make it to five of the six.
Song Lab Location: Spirit of Peace, 506 Toole Ave, Missoula, MT 59802
Regular song-circles are held on the 1st Monday and 3rd Wednesday of each month from 5:30-7:30pm at the Longstaff House (601 Longstaff St.) We encourage you to come and witness/lead.
Investment Options
Embodied Song-Leader
$111/m
(regular pricing)
Full access for the 6-month container
Monthly 3-hour Song Labs with teaching + live practice
Access to Barron for mentorship/support
A community of like-minded people on the path
Lifetime access to all session recordings
Practice inside Missoula Sings
Full refund within 30 days; six-month commitment thereafter.
COMMUNITY WEAVER (SCHOLARSHIP FUND)
$222/m
(Pay-It-Forward Tier)
Join for yourself, and directly subsidize another participant’s access to the Song Leader Circle
Everything included in Embodied Song-Leader x2
Helps remove financial barriers for emerging song-leaders
Write Barron and let him know if you have someone in mind, or if you're wanting him to identify someone
Full refund within 30 days; six-month commitment thereafter.
TESTIMONIALS
How This Has Impacted People
"Creating and expanding communities full of song and genuine connection is what drives me forward."
[These communities] help me move through the horror I feel about the future for all of us, for my children. It's more meaningful to me than I can express. - Julia
"This has changed my life! I feel braver, more connected to myself, and a part of something real & incredibly unique."
There's the space of song circle itself, where I feel alive and joyful and held by community. But there's also the way I carry what I've learned throughout my everyday life—I suddenly feel it is essential to carry song where I go and to share it with others. - Jamie
"I now share song with my family in my home, with my men's group and with my communication classes."
I [felt] welcomed immediately to the group. Right away I liked the invitation to authenticity and sharing from the heart, and the modeling of being open and honest and transparent and seeing others step into that. - Patrick
"This work gives me hope that someday, what will be weird is to not sing with your people."
I am very excited about continuing to normalize the ancient tradition of coming together in song. - Anonymous
"I am learning to trust my voice again."
And am learning that safety is available in vulnerability. I’m starting to allow myself to be seen more, bit by bit. - Anonymous
"[Singing] has helped me orient towards a light inside me I didn’t even know was there."
i consider myself a loving, compassionate, helpful person but sometimes my heart hurts too much to help anyone, even myself. I learn a new song every single time that helps me conquer depression in some way. - Chloe
What Is Possible When You Learn to Lead Singing?
Creative freedom: The ability to express yourself and invite other people to do the same.
Sense of belonging: Singing together is deep medicine. You become a regulating space of connection.
Leadership: You become a resource to others, a beacon of coherence and aliveness.
Greater listening: Song-leading is about attunement and perception, benefitting all your relationships.
Families that sing: It's one thing to say "you go ahead" to a child, and another to say "let's do this together."
Um, a great party trick. Dinner parties can be overwhelming. Bring the vibes by having a good song at the ready.
Learn to Lead Connection Through Song
The Song-Leader Circle is a 6-month mentorship where you learn the art of Embodied Song-Leadership.
Reclaim the power of your authentic voice…
Create spaces people actually want to be in…
And build resilient community through the power of music.
