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- Experience the Drama of Choral Architecture
- Stretch the Boundaries of Choir Singing
- Enjoy the Resonance of New Soundscapes
…When you sing in a resonant space (e.g. a cathedral), you can hear the resonance of the building sounding with you. Yet most choral singing today is carried out with all the singers standing still in one place. For more details & to see the leaflet, use this link.
Fees:
- Discounted Fees: £75 (for booking by Aug. 1st), £80 (by Sept. 1st), £85 (thereafter)
- Concessions: £68 for OAPs, Couples, Full time students, & Groups of 3+ (by Aug. 15th)
- Work Scholarship Fee: £58 For details, please contact the Tonalis office.
- Meals: Lunches are available in local cafés.
Themes we will bring on this workshop include:
- Multicultural Musicing – Together in Harmony
- Vibrant New Instruments for Community Music
- Create Music in the Space between I and You
- Give Voice to Community
- …And much more!
For more details & to see the leaflet, use this link.
Fees:
- Discounted Fees: £75 (for booking by Aug. 1st), £80 (by Aug. 20th), £85 (thereafter)
- Concessions: £68 for OAPs, Couples, Full time students, & Groups of 3+ (by Aug. 1st)
- Work Scholarship Fee: £55 For details, please contact the Tonalis office.
These 2 workshops are for everyone who is Passionate about Singing Choral Music & Choir Leading. They will meet the needs of people searching for new choral tools and deeper perspectives on choir leading and choral singing – whether at an amateur or a professional level. For more details & to see the leaflet, use this link:
Fees:
- Discounted Fees: £110 (for booking by Aug. 1), £115 (by Oct. 1st), £85 (thereafter)
- ‘MovingBeyondtheNotes’ (1 Day) £44 / £50 / £55 (see date deadlines above)
- ‘MakeYourChoirSoundGreat’ (2 Days) £75 / £80 / £85 (see date deadlines above)
- Group Bookings (3+), Couples & Concessions (students & OAPs): Please contact us for details.
- Concessions: £68 for OAPs, Couples, Full time students, & Groups of 3+ (by Aug. 15th)
- Work Scholarship Fee: £80 (for 3 days), £58 (for 2 days) Please contact us for details.
This workshop will offer you the chance to discover how vocal styles of world musics can open up different aspects of your voice so that your ‘whole voice’ can be revealed. Explore how to create different voice qualities through learning to vary the way you use your resonance, breathing, and registers, etc.
Key Themes:
- Why do Different Cultures Sing in such Different Ways?
- Expand the Borders of Your Singing
- The World in Harmony – World Choral Music in Choirs
- World Music Meets Contemporary Choral Creativity
- The Healing Power of Singing in Different Vocal Styles.
For more details & the booking form on the leaflet use this link.
Fees:
- £74 (for booking by Feb. 15th), £78 (by March 10th), £84 (thereafter)
- Couples, OAPs, & Group Bookings (3+): £65 / £70 / £75 each (dates as above)
- Saturday Attendance Only: £48; Work Scholarship: £58 (Please check availability)
These 2 Workshops are for Waldorf Teachers and Music Teachers wanting to work explore the gifts of pentatonic music making – and can be taken together or as individual days.
The Mysteries of Pentatonic Music – 31st March – Discover an Inspiring New Guide to Pentatonic Music Making
The Way of the Pentatonic Flute – 1st April – Discover new Pathways of Playing
For more details & to see the leaflet, use this link.
Fees:
- Fee for 1 Day: £44 (for booking by February 20th), £48 (thereafter)
- Group Bookings (2+), Couples & Students: £38 / £42 (dates as above)
- Fee for 2 Days: £72 (for booking by February 20th), £78 (by March 15th), £84(thereafter)
- Group Bookings (2+), Couples & Students: £64 / £68 / £72 each (dates as above)
Two choral workshops – to be taken together or individually.
Lamentate and Alleluia is for all those people who want to celebrate seasons & festivals in song and discover a deep ecology that interweaves the Divine, the Natural and the Human in music.
The 2 workshops will move from the Darkness & Lamentation of PASSIONTIDE to the Balance of Light & Dark that sounds at the SPRING EQUINOX to the Light-filled Joyous Halleluias of EASTER.
For more details & to see the leaflet, use this link.
Fees:
- For 1 Day: £44 (for booking by March 1st), £48 (thereafter)
- Couples, OAPs & Group Bookings (3+): £38/ £42 dates as above)
- For 2 Days: £72 (for booking by March 1st) £78 (by March 25th) £85 (thereafter)
- Couples, OAPs & Group Bookings (3+): £62/ £68/ £72 each (dates as above)
Singing Therapy New Course 2015-2019 
There is much talk today of organic, of universals and deep ecology. There are also growing debates about what theologians call ‘universal vs the particular’ and educationalists refer to as ‘nature vs nurture’. But what does this mean in the realm of music? This workshop is for everyone who wants to investigate what is natural and instrinsic in the realm of music and wants to understand music’s deep archetypes.
For more details & to see the leaflet, use this link.
Fees:
- For 1 Day: £100 (for booking by February 20th), 110 (by March 25th), £115 (thereafter)
- Couples, OAPs, Group Booking Fee for 3+: £88 / £95 / £100 each (see date deadlines above)
- Work Scholarship Fee: £68 One Work Scholarship is available to students & the unwaged.
Singing Training Topics
- Session 1: Exercises to Forget the Breathing – June 11-15, 2015
- Session 2: Directing the Sounds – February 2016
- Session 3: Vowels and Consonants June 2016
- Session 4: Expansion – February 2017
- Session 5: Reflection of the Sound – June 2017
- Session 6: Reflection of the Word – February 2017
- Session 7: Summary and Closing – June 2018
Total Cost:
- Sessions 1 & 2: $1200 (includes 2 private lessons in June and 2 in February)
- Sessions 3 & 4: $1200 (includes 2 private lessons in June and 2 in February)
- Sessions 5 & 6: $1200 (includes 2 private lessons in June and 2 in February)
- Session 7: $800 (includes 2 private lessons in June)
Application Process:
Prerequisite: Prior experience with Uncovering the Voice: private lessons or courses.
To apply: Please write a paragraph about why you would like participate in the Training. Email it to Sheryl Adler-Eldridge. Upon acceptance into the 6th Training, Sheryl will contact you about registration information. For further inquiries, contact Sheryl by email or by phone at 530-210-3208.
Visit our website: werbecksinging.com
Christiaan Boele
Born in 1956 at The Hague in the Netherlands, Christiaan Boele exhibited strong musicianship early in life; this was a solid foundation for future study and his life’s work in music. He currently lives in Mendig, Germany and conducts various master classes, courses and schooling of the voice sessions around the world. Students from over ten countries travel to Christiaan to study. In addition, he leads a touring ensemble of twelve singers and continues to perform as a soloist.
Please click here for a PDF for all the details!
Valborg Werbeck Svärdström established The School of Uncovering the Voice in collaboration with Rudolf Steiner. In January, 1924, he authorized it as an “Anthroposophic Singing School” because the approach they developed fosters the growth of the human voice in its wholeness of physical, soul, and spiritual aspects, so it supports the holistic integration of the human being.
Through this art of singing and the knowledge of the human being according to Anthroposophy, at the Raphael School for Singing and Singing-Therapy methods will be taught and abilities gained that will enable the student to realize how the singing voice can become a therapeutic tool, and how singing can serve as an anthroposophic therapeutic modality.
You are invited to Pär Ahlbom’s second “Intuitive Pedagogy” course in Guadalajara, Mexico!
Planting the seeds of trust, self-confidence, creativity and joy
In 2014 Pär Ahlbom came to teach in Guadalajara for 5 days. His visit to Mexico had a healing and mind-opening effect on the students. Pär made us move differently and expand our concept of movement, made us rediscover joyful play and hone our senses. Clear thinking and an open heart were integrated towards action. An inner revolution spawned.
In our culture, habit and inertia have crept their way into our education model, making a stale atmosphere. Pär Ahlbom encourages exploration, making mistakes, and curiosity, which allows innovation and intuition to flourish. Intuition is connected with the endless possibilities of the present moment. Through practical exercises using music, play, movement, coordination and improvisation anyone can develop their intuitive capabilities. Pär’s effect on both Waldorf education and non-Waldorf education can be profound and revolutionary.
We invite you to participate in this exciting and creative course July 15-19 in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Directed toward:
- Teachers from preschool to university level
- Parents or anyone who works closely with children or adolescents
- Anyone who wishes to develop their creativity, intuition, and flexibility.
Space is limited, reserve as soon as possible!
- Cost: $3,000 pesos / $2,500 pesos if you reserve your space before May 10, 2015
- Dates: July 15-18 from 9:00AM to 6:00PM and July 19 from 9:00AM to 1:00PM
- For more information about the event in Mexico please contact Alex Jenne and visit the Facebook event here.
Photo by Adolfo Gonzalez, ‘Intuitive pedagogy’ course Guadalajara 2014
“Learning starts when people are inspired, their imagination is flourishing and they have the possibility to follow their intuition. Learning begins when people feel the possibility of creative experimentation. Usually it happens when there are other creative people around and it is possible to get fully engaged with the surroundings and oneself, totally forgetting about other things, the world outside the space.” Evelin Tamm