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Singing Leading 101 is a participative course in how to lead effective and inclusive group singing, breathing and all aspects of voicework, with demonstrations and opportunities to try things out with supportive and constructive feedback.
The in-person weekend is structured so that Saturday focuses on warm-ups, vocal health and simple-song teaching. On Sunday we go more in-depth around how to develop a group’s sound, along with teaching, conducting and refining longer, more complex songs.
Online structure
1. Ice-breakers, professional boundaries, setting up your group for success;
2. Warm-ups and vocal health - what, why and how
3. Teaching a song efficiently
4. Beating and non-verbal communication: beating time, starting and stopping, developing your gestural language
5. Integrating beating into song-teaching so it facilitates your singers
6. Building up parts and harmonies
7. Active listening exercises and developing your group
8. Troubleshooting - your questions eg marketing, pricing, interpersonal dynamics, funding, singing for health vs community singing
In-person weekend
Different leaders take it in turns to lead the group in ice-breakers, warm-ups, song-teaching, beating, developing the sound, adapting to a live situation. It's structured so that Day 1 is more beginner leaders and songs and Day 2 is more advanced leaders. It's the chance to put into practice what has been covered in the online course in a live situation with time for questions, experimentation, discussion and reflection.
Ruth demonstrates and teaches with warmth and clarity, supporting each participant in their learning style and pace.
Suitable for:
Health practitioners wanting to use singing therapeutically
Teachers wanting to use singing to support learning and wellbeing
Therapists aiming to integrate breath, voice and song into their practice
Community leaders wanting to start a community singing project or singing for health group
Singing leaders wanting to develop their practice and deepen their knowledge of music, vocal health and teaching.
Includes
Handbook
Video recordings of online sessions
11 x original songs (song scores and audio recordings) to use with your group(s)
Certificate of participation
Accreditation badge to add to your website
When
Online course: Wednesdays 1:30-3:00pm starting 23rd September and running weekly til 18th November. No session 28th October.
In-person: Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd November at Loveders Farm, Nutbourne, West Sussex.
Pricing
Online course:
Early bird (book by 31st July) £240
Standard £320
In person:
Early bird 1-day £95 (book by 31st July), Standard 1-day £120
Early bird 2-days £160 (book by 31st July), Standard 2-days £210
Observer/singer 1-day £50, 2-days £80
Travel
Address: Loveders Farm, Priors Leaze Lane, Nutbourne, PO18 8RH
Nearest train station: Southbourne which is on a direct line to Gatwick Airport, Brighton and London Victoria.
Food/drink
Delicious, fresh home-cooked vegetarian lunch will be provided along with drinks and snacks. Please advise of any allergies/dietary requirements.
Local Accommodation
There are lots of local options from B&Bs, hotels, Airbnb options but here are a few listed for you:
What to expect?
Lots of singing!
Demonstrations and opportunities to try out different exercises and techniques
Developing connections and friendships with like-minded people
A supportive, trauma-informed, neuro-affirming and inclusive learning environment.
Any other questions or concerns, please get in touch!
reroutledge@gmail.com
Terms and Conditions PLEASE READ
Course places are only confirmed once the required payment has been made.
Should a participant wish to cancel their place on a course, all fees are non-refundable unless a replacement is found. In this event the student will receive a refund with a £50 admin fee deducted.
If a participant is unable to attend a day on any course, no refunds will be given.
If the course is cancelled all monies will be refunded.
Courses may be cancelled due to viability.
Booking Form PLEASE COMPLETE
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