Creative Voice takes place in weekend workshops, evening sessions, residential workshops and individual sessions.

The venues for all the sessions are in the inner north of Melbourne, Australia except where otherwise indicated

CALENDAR OF UPCOMING WEEKEND WORKSHOPS AND WEEKLY SESSIONS

Wednesday Series in June 2011

Weekend Workshop in June 18 & 19, 2011

August - December 2011

Weekend Workshops: top of page

These workshops weave together singing, vocal improvisation and harmony to enhance creativity, self-expression and spontaneity. You are encouraged to develop your voice as an instrument for song, self-expression and play and to enjoy the delights of singing with others.  

The workshops are open to both inexperienced and experienced singers, improvisers, performers, people who want to develop their creativity, and those who’ve always wanted to sing and are ready to give it a go.

Evening Sessions - Ongoing Groups: top of page

The ongoing groups fall into two categories:

Wednesday Evenings

These sessions are offered as a follow up to the Creative Voice weekend workshops.  The focus is on developing vocal flexibility, learning more about improvisation, exploring vocal rhythms and working with the connections between your body, your voice and your imagination. Personal story may be used as a source of inspiration for improvisation in these sessions.

Advanced Vocal Improvisation and Story Singing - Tuesday Evenings

These sessions focus on vocal improvisation and the telling and singing of personal stories. We use harmony, text, rhythm, ensemble and solo work to create improvised songs.  By emphasizing vocal qualities, the use of metaphor and suitable musical structures, the songs come to reflect a range of human experiences.  You can expect to develop your spontaneity, creativity and vocal flexibility.

Participants must be able to hold and devise harmonies in the moment, have experience in vocal improvisation and be willing to sing and experiment with others.

Below are some sample files of Creative Voice Improvisation

Creative Voice Improv 1.mp3

Creative Voice Improv 2.mp3

Creative Voice Improv 3.mp3

Residential Workshops: top of page

Residential workshops are currently available for people attending the Advanced Improvisation and Story Singing group.

Individual Sessions: top of page

These sessions are available Monday to Friday 10:00 am – 6:00pm

The focus of the sessions is worked out in collaboration with the individual. A session could include a focus on self-expression, working with the mind body voice connection, opening up the voice, singing for pleasure, developing vocal flexibility and/or caring for the voice.