UK, LONDON - Vocal Tai Chi School Spring Weekend, Jenni Roditi, 71 Crouch End Hill London N8 8DF, 23 May 2014
You can book the complete program or individual days. For further information, to reserve or book: contact [email protected]
Working with ears that welcome the whole voice we will weave music-making/song-making in the moment. We aim to sing from the whole being.
Group VTC work will be mixed with Individual coaching from Jenni during the weekend, witnessed by, and with feedback from, the group.
Tai Chi offers us a mindful and grounded approach to the body, breathing and energy flow. The Tai Chi is used during warms up and then applied individually for each persons own use as part of a healthy approach to voice and body.
With this sensitivity we can enhance subtle and fully engaged vocal work from everyone.
We will begin on the Friday evening with a group gathering listening/performing space. Check ins will be followed by a chance to hear Jenni performing a little VTC as well as one or two unheard songs from her recently sorted album Songs of Innocence. Everyone will be invited to go for it and sing something for themselves - free from all judgement.
EXPLORATIONS On the Saturday we will explore through body voice exercises and improvisations:
• VTC voice map
• expanding range and developing vocal colour and nuance
• spherical space
• careful listening and sensing
• playful risk taking and body stretching into voice
HOT SPOTS AND BLIND SPOTS
On Sunday we begin
• creative development finding vocal ‘hot spots’ notes, placements or colours that stand out as particularly vibrant.
• vocal ‘blind spots’ – notes, placements or colours that show up as weaker or more troublesome.
CREATIVITY and MUSIC
On Monday there will be an introduction to
• interval practice
• rhythm work
• integrating simple structures
• becoming aware of musical material as basis of your improvisation drawing on previous days work
• creative integration
There will be a chance for everyone to have
TIMES
Friday 19.30 - 22.00
Saturday 10.30 - 20.00
Sunday 11.00 - 19.30
Monday 10.30 - 17.00
COST:
£45 a day.
£10 for Friday evening.
