CLOUDSTREET VOCAL HARMONY WORKSHOP http://www.cloudstreet.org
Saturday 10th. June 2017
10.45 a.m.- 4.45 p.m.
Places £36. Booking form available here.
(£17 for two under 25-year olds)
The Elephant & Castle,
White Hill,
Lewes
BN7 2DJ
From Australia, Nicole Murray, John Thompson & Emma Nixon offer hot harmonies with spellbindingly precise delivery. They add humour, vitality & excitement to traditional & modern Australian, English & Celtic songs & tunes. Guitar, flute, fiddle, whistle & concertina enrich the mixture. John is also a member of The Spooky Men's Chorale & has an excellent blog, An Australian Folk Song A Day (http://ozfolksongaday.blogspot.com/).
Nicole, John & Emma present a fabulous day of skill development. We'll help you explore & develop your voice, learn some of the ways to bring your own style to your favourite song & then discover how to take it to the stage. We'll play with harmonies & 'fill our tool-boxes' with some of the ways each of us can bring our own voice to the music that is special for us. Cloudstreet offer an integrated day of singing skills, performance and stagecraft skills, and arranging skills. Depending on who attends, 'Arranging' will probably involve rhythms, chord choices, creating texture and expression; 'Singing' will combine practical warmups, vocal care, techniques to help you sing the way you want to, and three ways to approach harmony; 'Performance and Stagecraft' will include developing your stage persona, dealing with nerves, preparing your act for the stage and honing your introductions. For all skill levels (music reading not necessary).
CLOUDSTREET PERFORMS AT LEWES SATURDAY FOLK CLUB IN THE EVENING
AT THE ELEPHANT & CASTLE
(admission £7; advance tickets available from address at end of the booking form)
Provisional Timetable
| 10.45 | Registration & coffee; order lunch (refreshments are not included) |
| 11.00 | A comprehensive approach to physical & vocal warm-ups. Singing techniques - getting the basics right. |
| 12.30 | Lunch |
| 13.30 | Building harmonies. Matching pitch, blending tones & applying these techniques in song. |
| 15.00 | Tea/coffee break |
| 15.15 | Performance & Stagecraft: preparing for performing, dealing with nerves, honing your introductions. |
| 16.45 | Finish |
N.B. Booking is recommended as numbers are limited.
Maps & accommodation lists will be sent in advance if requested.
Valmai Goodyear,
20, St. John's Terrace,
LEWES,
East Sussex
BN7 2DL
Tel. (01273) 476757
e-mail: Valmai Goodyear
Website: http://www.lewessaturdayfolkclub.org/