A voicework workshop for self-discovery and self-expression

In collaboration with House of Gentle Frequencies community space,

https://www.facebook.com/HouseofGentleFrequencies

This is a workshop combining music and self-inquiry facilitated by a professional musician and qualified music therapist.

Through music activities and social interaction, we connect with ourselves and others. Music brings us into the present moment and voicework can help to uncover the areas of sensitivity and vulnerability that are ready to be felt and expressed.

Through music and sound, we create a space of therapeutic presence in ourselves and for others in the group, that goes beyond our everyday mental state. Conscious music and songs are used to create space for reflection and deep relaxation.

This is a workshop for freedom, expression, and discovery. There are no musical talents required. We are the medicine!

Workshop structure:

Toning activities - voice activation, warming up, group connection

Overtone singing: Introduction to overtones/Mongolian throat singing

Intimacy (into-me-see) and the voice (Exploring how sound brings us intimately in contact with our emotions and inner world) - Group work activity

Soundbath - Groupsinging and voice liberation

Description of music activities:

Toning

Using stable tones to build group connection with the body awareness. Using a collection of harmonic notes, the group sings together in harmony to explore our musicality and connection.

Overtone singing

Exploring the throat and mouth area and learning to explore techniques in overtone and khoomi Mongolian throat singing.

Intimacy (into-me-see) and the voice (Exploring how sound brings us intimately in contact with our emotions and inner world)

Through an intimate relationship with ourselves, we connect with others. This is a vocal exercise done in pairs. Two people sit together with their backs touching and explore the sensations created by the other's voice. Together they explore how they interact in a musical language while being together but also listening to the needs of the other. The group sits in a circle and observes their own inner sensations and reactions.

Soundbath

The group explores the freedom of their own individual voice supported by group toning. Each member of the group takes turns to sit in the center of the circle created by the group to sing their heart out or to just receive the sound and energy created by the group

For more information on the music, life experience, and education of the facilitator please visit

www.niallmcguigan.com

Published research relating to the development of therapeutic presence

https://voices.no/index.php/voices/article/view/2586/2920

Workshop duration - 20:00 - 22:00

Cost: 24 Euro

Book your place: house@gentlefrequencies.com