The Voice Work- get to know your voice Lisa Peers
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For those curious about getting to know their voice featuring discussions with voice teaching professionals. As well as a vocal experience -every once in while- to get you started.
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Being Present: An Interview with Jane MacFarlane
Jane is a voice coach and teacher who lives in Calgary, Alberta. She teaches voice and acting at the University of Calgary, is the Resident Voice coach for Theatre Calgary, the Voice & Dialect consultant for Vertigo Theatre and the Voice & Text coach for The Shakespeare Company. Along with her theatre work, she teaches the techniques to anyone who wants to feel stronger and more confident in their voice and presence.
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Jump Into the River: An Interview with Lisa Sokolov part 1
Lisa Sokolov is an internationally acclaimed singer, composer and teacher known for her adventurous work. A long time professor at New York University Tisch School of the Arts, Sokolov's recordings have won wide press acclaim. Her work is a mix of improvisation, jazz, soul and sacred music. For more info visit lisasokolov.com
She has a newly published book called Embodied VoiceWork; Beyond Singing is a theoretical, practical and poetic introduction to the practice of Embodied VoiceWork (EVW), an improvisational method originated by singer/composer, professor and
vocal music therapy pioneer Lisa Sokolov.This work has been applied in music therapy practice, arts education and human potential work.
You can order the book at
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"Movement Tomato": An Interview with Zwaan de Vries
Zwaan de Vries is a teacher and performer in the Roy Hart Theatre and "dansexpressie". We met in the summer of 2018 at Maléragues, France where I was taking a workshop at The Roy Hart Centre called Human Voice-Extended. Zwaan de Vries and Carol Mendelson were co-teaching. I joined them both again in 2019 for the same workshop.
In this episode Zwann and I talk about her journey to the Roy Hart Theatre, why she keeps returning to the practice, and how the voice work connects her to her humanity. -
"Expanding of Self": An Interview with Marguerite Witvoet
Lisa and Marguerite talk about the Roy Hart work, the healing possibilities of singing, and a place to start in exploring your singing voice.
Marguerite Witvoet has been active as a vocal coach, music director and performer for over 25 years. In her individual and group sessions (now offered online) at Awakening Voice, Marguerite helps emerging students and advanced vocal sojourners alike to find their voice, sing their song and become themselves. She is also currently becoming certified as a Feminine Power coach, facilitator and leader, and will soon be offering opportunities for women to reimagine and reinvent their lives.
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Experience #2: Invite Flow
This experience was created when I saw a need to physicalize the receiving action in a group ball game exercise. I repeatedly noticed some students having difficulty receiving the ball without blocking the energy of the ball. Invite flow was created to help students practice receiving without blocking.
Then I noticed that Invite Flow helps make space for an incoming breath- as opposed to "grabbing" or "taking" inspiration. It also serves to gain knowledge about the breath cycle. When do I breath in? When do I breath out?
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"It's a life-giving force": An Interview with Carol Mendelsohn and Saule Ryan
Carol and Saule have been longtime residents and teachers at The Roy Hart Centre in France. For the past two summers, I've been able to attend a workshop called Human Voice which has been co-led by Carol and Zwaan DeVries (there is an upcoming episode with Zwaan).
Carol, Saule, and I talk about what's it like to teach online; what has us hooked; and, how to manage a student who starts to shut down in the process.
Plus, they've both offered a beginning exploration in the voice work.
https://roy-hart-theatre.com/
Customer Reviews
So fascinating
Gentle and fun look into how our voice and breath works! Love the exercise at the end. I was sitting in a park with a sweet breeze to accompany me.
Very helpful
This podcast is great for anyone wanting to find or work on developing their voice. It's calming and funny and personable. Lisa has a great, casual interview style that is refreshing and easy to listen to.