Let’s sing together to re-enchant the world! Learn my favorite techniques for gaining control of your voice and expressing yourself with confidence.
We’ll explore breath support and control, increasing range, relaxation, placement of tone for the best resonance, and the color of vocal emotion. We’ll explore it from a magical perspective as well, bringing ourselves into resonance with spirit or desire.
Class will happen over 6 Tuesdays;
May 12th - June 16th, from 6-7pm PST.
Class cost for 6 weeks is $270, or $45 per 1-hour lesson.
Here is an outline of what we’ll explore:
Throughout this series we will explore themes of enchantment; what it means to weave song into our lives as an act of magic and devotion.
1. Breath - A Communion of Air
~ Exercises for training our flow of air, which is at the root of all singing. Our breath is an affirmation of life, a celebration of the gift of our existence.
2. Space - Melodic Movement and Increasing Range
~ We’ll explore head voice, chest voice and mixed voice, as well as practices for flowing seamlessly from one to the next. Our melody wraps itself around its target and infuses it with magic.
3. Stillness - Deep Listening and Interval Training
~ In order to sing our favorite songs, we must know what we are listening to. This week focuses on common intervals found in Western music. We’ll listen and then sing them back. Deep listening teaches us to tune out the noise, and make space for what matters.
4. Rhythm - Decorating space with sonic pattern
~ We’ll practice hearing, understanding, and singing rhythmically. Rhythm is the dance of life!
5. Flight - Relaxing into our voices to become effortless singers
~ This week we’ll practice “throwing it all away”; easing up on technique and getting playful with our voices. Too much concentration on “Doing it right” leads to rigidity. We’ll play with the balance between awareness and abandon.
6. Color - Cultivating Emotion in our Song
~ Once we can rely on basic practices, we can give ourselves over to the emotion of our song. We’ll explore techniques such as belting and crooning, as well as ornamentation such as trills and vibrato. Let’s re-enchant our world with song!
INTERESTED? PLEASE LET ME KNOW VIA EMAIL AT sharon (at) sharonknight (dot) net.