NORTHUMBERLAND EVENTS
Our voice is both our biology and our biography
Voice is inseparable from ourselves, no matter who we are or how we sing. To explore our voice means eventually meeting our bodies, our imaginations, and our own histories.
When we add folk song to the mix, we begin working with landscape, culture, and the stories of those who sang before us.
When we introduce polyphony -- multiple voices-- we meet community. We enter the dance of listening to and seeing others and their stories, while simultaneously holding our own voice steady. Ultimately, all of this builds the ability to listen deeply to many things at once, allowing them to dilogue within us.
Haydon Bridge
The Old Congregational Chapel
WORKSHOP OUTLINE
ABOUT
Please come in loose fitting clothes for movement. Work happens in bare feet, so do bring socks and warm layers for more static moments.
All songs are learned by ear and through the body. Please bring a pen and paper to note down words. There are no phones or recording during the class, but we will make sure to record our song together at the end.
Please let us know of any learning or physical needs so adaptations can be made where possible.
WHAT TO BRING
This 2.5 hour embodied voice workshop explores voice through body and the imagination.
Through group movement, gentle vocal warm-up, and polyphonic folk song, the workshop invites a taste of how voice can reveal, expand and change us.
Who is it for?
These 2.5 hour tasters are for everyone, from the person who thinks they are tone deaf but really wants to sing, to the person who was asked to be quiet and just mime, to the music school student who stopped playing all together and misses the music that they feel was educated out of them.
It is for the mover, the mother, the sailor and the son. It is for the business manager, the AI developer, the health worker and the singer.
It is for EVERYONE.
No previous singing experience required. The songs are taught by ear. Curiosity and openness is all that is needed.
From 32.50 British pounds