workshop and performance
laboratory
Workshop von Montag,14. Juni bis Freitag, 18. Juni 2010, 12 - 18 Uhr
workshop Monday - Friday, June, 14 - 18, 2010, 12 am - 6pm
Performance am Freitag, 18.6. um 20:30 / performance on Friday, June,18 at 8:30
The Singing Soul: Improvisational A Cappella
“Goes to unforeseen destinations of hilarity, weirdness, extraordinary harmony, & transcendence.”
The Singing Soul is spontaneous, in-the-moment singing, the unveiling of our very
uniqueness in melody, harmony and rhythm...our stories, in words, and beyond them.
Itʼs for those who are ready to let go of "getting it right" and to embrace letting it just
happen. Unrehearsed singing evokes the genuine and soulful voice. By turns edgy,
hilarious, challenging, and deeply moving, each moment is an original composition that
is unrehearsed, precious and irreplaceable. And as fate would have it, it's also
profoundly fun! There's no wrong notes and nothing to memorize, just breathe and
sing...ahh.
This utterly experiential course is a powerful experience of improvised music making
and of being alive and present. A wide variety of clearly outlined structures are offered,
for the full group, small groups, duets and soloing; each of which generates different
experiences and outcomes. Sessions are punctuated with pauses to process our
learnings together. Participants will hone the arts of the improviser: deep listening,
spontaneous expression, fluid awareness of self and others, working with change, and
trusting intuition. You'll strengthen your abilities as a vocal musician in creating melodies
and harmonies, laying down vocal percussion grooves and bass lines, and gelling with
others in creating freewheeling counterpoint that just begs a soloist - then becoming that
too! Experience new roles and genres in your music-making. The synergy of
improvisation inspires and empowers as singers discover utterly new terrain vocally,
musically, and expressively.
A Swingin’ Swayin’ Funk Bump Afro Gospel Sacred Soulful Blues Chant Jam Feelin’ Hi Mash-up....
BioGRAPHY
David Hatfield is a singer, leadership consultant and facilitator specializing in creativity,
communication and masculinity. He has taught The Singing Soul internationally since
1997.
Statement on The Singing Soul - Performance
The Singing Soul: Improvisational A Cappella is a vehicle for authentic expression,
creative collaboration, and empowerment. Improvisation is an expression, a necessity,
a liberation, and a homecoming, reminding us that each moment holds a hundred
possibilities. Participants in The Singing Soul workshop share their process and
sounds and in doing so, evoke our shared sense of humanity, adventure and
connectedness. The line between audience and performer disappears repeatedly as
roles switch and music comes alive in everyone present.
Workshop Fee: 150 EUR
schwelle7 members: 100 EUR
registration:
xs4jan (at) gmx.de
SLEEPING: We can host workshop participants in our Guestrooms or in special sleeping cocoons in the studio. Prices start at 10 EUR a night per person.
