Recorded Course - Stop Doing, Start Being
The Embodied Voice - 6-Week Workshop Series
Stop doing, start being
6-week online recorded workshop series
1 hour per class, 6 hours total
Price:
Reduced £30
General £40
Abundant £50
Are you trying to please or satisfy others?
Are you concerned about the right or wrong way to sing?
Are you trying to sound like something or someone else?
If so, you are most likely engaged in a system of Doing rather than Being. When it comes to singing, these ways of being can manifest in unhelpful patterns of mind, and hence restrictions in the body. However, when we sound from a place of Being, singing can become a way to connect with our true self, a place of safety, joy and aliveness.
In this 6 week course, we look at six particular areas of the body in order to identify and deconstruct common patterns of mind. We explore the inner landscape of our body and breath, finding new ways to embody the voice as a whole. We develop new perspectives on the feeling of spaciousness within our bodies, as well as dive into the world of micro-movements and how they can unlock whole-body integration. Classes will involve guided movement explorations and plenty of space for improvising with the voice and body, both alone and in duos
As you learn how to BE instead of DO, not only will you sing better, you will also heal your relationship with your self, unlocking the deeper pleasures of singing and moving with gentleness, compassion, and aliveness.
Course Outline:
Week 1 .
Feet —
Pushing - - - Receiving
Week 2 .
Pelvis —
Control - - - Unfolding
Week 3 .
Jaw —
Right/Wrong - - - The Now
Week 4 .
Tongue —
Presenting - - - Discovering
Week 5 .
Heart —
Protection - - - Vulnerability
Week 6 .
Hands —
Manipulation - - - Expression
*You will need a space/carpet/mat to lie down, as well as a cushion or block for sitting. Please wear clothing you feel comfortable moving in.
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The Embodied Voice is a practice that brings together movement, mindfulness, voice and improvisation in order to help us live more joyfully in our bodies and minds. Sessions are designed to holistically integrate attention to technique and function, musicality, collaboration, and creative expression.
Why “Embodied”?
Many of us live with an unspoken assumption that the body and mind are separate. While the mind is caught up in thought, abstraction, planning, and judging, we may only notice the body when it speaks up via sensations like discomfort, hunger, or tiredness.
Embodiment simply implies that we are not separate from our body and that it has more to offer us. When we bring our whole self to rest inside the body, when we let the body lead us to internal congruence, we discover a full expression of “yes”, a feeling of being fully in and of our experience.
Why “Voice”?
Moving and sounding are primal functions, they are fully integrated; our whole body engages in the creation of sound, while bringing sound into our movement helps us access our vitality. Movement and voice brought together can be powerful means for processing, expressing, and changing ourselves, others, and the world around us.
About Kate
Once declared the “singing madame” of Beijing’s cabaret scene (Global Times), Kate Smith has travelled the globe, crossing borders and musical genres alike, continually defying labels. With experience performing professionally in classical, folk, pop rock, improvisation, musical theatre and more, Kate eventually landed in London, studying classical singing and earning her MMus in Leadership at Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where she also began developing The Embodied Voice. Since then, Kate has become an in-demand performer and maker in British vocal theatre. She is passionate about transforming our relationship to the body by creating music - and facilitating collective music-making - for voices and bodies in motion.
Kate’s teaching draws on many influences including yoga, Alexander Technique, Feldenkrais Method®, Body-Mind Centering®, mindfulness, contact improv, dance, and theatre. She has studied with Meredith Monk, Seke Chimutengwende, Margaret Pikes (Roy Hart Theatre), Grzegorz Braal (Song of the Goat), Guillermo Horta (VABAS) and more. She is a cast member of Verity Standen’s Undersong and Artistic Director of THAT! Ensemble.
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Testimonials
“As always Kate’s leadership is a joy! Well prepared and focused, but also light-hearted and playful. Ever curious, she delights in what she does, her encouraging smile lighting up one’s own ‘mirror neurons’!”
“While I’ve done some bodywork and like using my voice the combination of the two with the looseness and the improvisation absolutely and profoundly connected with me. To such an extent that I found it quite hard to realise that something had been missing in my life for so long.”
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