February 04 - March 18, 2025
Vocal Freedom and Expression Through Improvisation - SD
Downtown - Victoria Conservatory of Music • 900 Johnson Street Victoria, BC, Canada V8V 3N4 Organized by Victoria Conservatory of MusicAbout this event
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Description
Option 1 - BEGINNERS - 7 weeks starting February 04, 2025
7 two- hour workshops - 3 introductory workshops for beginners, and 4 Vocal Improv Workshops. No experience necessary in improvisation or singing.
Exploring voice can lead to greater freedom, creativity, and joy in the ways you relate to yourself and to the world outside. This new series of 7 two - hour weekly workshops, offered through the Conservatory’s Centre for Music Wellness, combines exploring the voice as our first and most natural instrument, with enhancing how we listen within ourselves, to each other, and our environment, and with the use of improvisational skills in daily life. When applied to making music, these life skills can facilitate greater expression and ease while playing practically any musical instrument.
What to Expect:
The first three workshops offers an introduction to vocal improvisation. As concepts are introduced, participants learn exercises that are very gentle, intended for adults of all ages, and include improvisational vocal warm-ups, gentle movement, and exploring sounds in a fun and creative way including with the use of visual art. Following the introductory weeks, participants will be joined by additional students with prior experience, and together each workshop will offer the opportunity to explore and develop improvisational skills, range of vocal expression, listening skills and the ability to draw on one’s unique natural musical impulses. This workshop series empowers all participants with more confidence in their ability to use their voices to express deeply and meaningfully when speaking or singing.
Please wear loose layered clothing and bring a water bottle. We will be sitting on chairs, standing and moving gently in the space. No prior experience required in singing or improvisation. Participants are encouraged to bring their curiosity about sound and the full expressive potential of the human voice.
About the Instructor:
Viviane Houle is a vocalist, improviser, visual artist and psychotherapist based in Victoria. She has performed with Vancouver Opera and the Vancouver Symphony and at a number of leading festivals including the Vancouver Jazz Festival and the Vancouver International PUSH Festival. Viviane has performed with the brightest figures in contemporary and improvised music and studied directly with greats Pauline Oliveros, Richard Armstrong and Phil Minton. Viviane recently released a recording of duo interpretations of her graphic scores and a book of the scores, entitled "Unsung Songs" on the Infidels Jazz label and completed a one-month artist residency in Norway mentoring with the vocal improvising ensemble, Trondheim Voices. She has offered voice and improvisation workshops for over 20 years.
"Voice is the muscle of the soul" - Roy Hart
Location
Wood Recital Hall at Downtown - Victoria Conservatory of Music
Instructor
Viviane Houle
Age and Gender
Ages 16-99 · Co-Ed
Location
Sessions
Vocal Freedom and Expression Through Improvisation - SD
C$156.80