My voice and singing classes are designed to help anyone who wishes to develop a conscious, flexible, strong, healthy voice, whether their interest is singing; speaking clearly as an actor or presenter; or freeing their natural voice as part of a healing or spiritual process – or indeed any combination of these elements. The work itself is very practical with plenty of suggestions for achieving the level of regular practice that will bring the results you are seeking.
Times: 1.30pm – 5.30pm
Fee: £40.00 / £35.00 concessions
Venue: 126B Drakefell Road, SE14
This Sunday’s class:
Vocal Stamina and Flexibility – Sunday May 20th
1.30 – 5.30 Fee: £40.00 / £35.00 concs. 126B Drakefell Road, SE14
This class will show you how to adjust your laryngeal muscles in order to maintain a healthy and happy singing or speaking voice - with the added benefit of increasing your pitch range. We will then go on to explore how to coordinate this way of ‘opening the throat’ with the kind of internal muscle control that gives you direct access to easy and flexible volume. Once fully developed, this skill (also called “projecting” the voice, the “ringing” quality, and “squillo” in operatic performance) will, in combination with efficient breathing, enable you to produce the loudest sung or spoken qualities without straining. This day will also serve as a foundation course for developing the powerful ‘Belting’ vocal quality so in evidence on The Voice UK.
Detailed notes will be provided to make it easy for you to continue practising at home, and to minimise the need for note-taking during the class.
… and a related Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement Workshop
Diaphragm, Ribs & Pelvic Floor in Harmony Sunday May 27th
TheSunflowerCentre.co.uk 12–6pm £50 (£40)
Growing up demands that we conceal much of the anger, frustration, fear, and sadness that we feel, but emotions are not so easy to smother, and chronic holding patterns develop throughout the whole torso, from the ribcage and respiratory system through to the abdomen and pelvic floor, subtly interfering with our health and limiting both the spontaneity of our self expression and the proper functioning of our internal organs. Your pelvic floor is a complex meeting point for several important muscles groups whose vitality and strength also contribute to the healthy functioning of our whole self. This workshop will focus on developing both elastic flexibility and dynamic stabilising strength in your pelvis, improving your posture from the inside out, and providing ongoing practice tools to help you reverse the effects of aging and stress on your pelvic fitness. It will also improve the fullness, depth and ease of your breathing, allowing you greater emotional and vocal expressiveness, and increased physical vitality.
Coming up in June:
Introduction to Singing Jazz and Blues – Sunday June 30th
VocalDynamix is designed for singers and actors and is suitable for beginners - indeed anyone who wishes to develop a conscious, flexible, strong, healthy voice, whether their interest is singing; speaking clearly as an actor or presenter; or freeing their natural voice as part of a healing or spiritual process – or indeed any combination of these elements.
