Voice Movement Therapy Workshops

All the workshops will introduce the basic principles of VMT: the technical vocal and non-vocal principles and the contact, psychological and artistic principles.

Workshops are open to people with no previous experience of therapeutic voicework or singing and to those who already use their voice professionally or artistically. Please dress comfortably; bring a cushion and lunch to share.

Short introductory workshop

Sunday 4th March 2012
2-5pm
White House, Foulgers Opening, Norwich, NR1 3AH
Cost £25

Introduction to Voice Movement Therapy

In this experiential workshop you will be able to get a taste of some of the fundamental principles and practices of VMT. A combination of movement exercises, breathing, imagery and different vocal techniques will aim to expand and nurture your voice, body and self.

Please bring comfortable clothing and lunch to share. No previous experience necessary.

Weekend Workshops in 2012

Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th March
Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th June
Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th November

10 am-5:30 pm on both days
Cost £120
Manor Rooms, Trowse, Norwich

Embody Your Song

This experiential weekend workshop will involve group exploration of voice using specific vocal techniques, breathing, movement, imagery and improvisation. The vocal techniques focus on expansion of the vocal tube, grounding the voice in the body, and finding new vocal timbres. We ask participants to bring a song of their choice, which will be explored in a one-to-one session within the group using the three planes of expression. This process helps with embodying the song on all levels and with freeing your voice from inhibitions and tension, bringing you closer to the present moment and your whole voice.

No previous singing experience is necessary. Please bring comfortable clothing.

The nature of the work requires a small group, so places are limited to 6-10 participants. For more information or to book a place, please contact us on norfolkvmt@gmail.comor visit www.norfolkvmt.co.uk/

Participants in our previous workshops wrote:

'The workshop introduced me to new vocal methods that I was able to teach to my singing students and choir. The result was very positive; the singing now sounds more relaxed and natural.'

Participants at the Voice Alive workshops in Prague wrote:

'Return to one's nature, openness… ease, creativity…. Search, experience, rediscovery and awareness of one's own voice and the unsuspected areas of the self.'

'In her workshop Sebastiana doesn't directly teach how to sing, however at the end each participant's voice sounds as never before. Sebastiana combines in herself softness and strength. She isn't judgmental and gives space to everything that emerges. And that is how the participants feel permission to experiment. I am glad that I was one of them.'

Ucastnice dilny v Prazske Drune napsala:

Muj zázitek ze semináre byl velmi silny, prinesl mi velke uvolneni jak v hlasovem projevu, tak v psychice.

Bylo to takové pohlazení na dusi pri zajímavém setkání s ostatními lidmi, kterí meli ruzne duvody se úcastnit: od problému se sebevedomím pri zpevu, pres ruzné blokace z detství…

Obdivuhodná byla práce Sebastiany pri individuálním projevu. V prirozeném prostredí a pod citlivym vedením obdivuhodné lektorky, která pokazdé odhadla, jak s dotycnou pracovat, nakonec kazdá úcastnice zazpívala svou sólovou písen. Myslím, ze vsechny jsme si odnesly velmi silny zázitek.

Seminár mi ukázal dalsí hlasové dovednosti, které jsem hned mohla vyzkouset v me profesy vyuky hudebni vychovy a praci se sborem a vysledek byl velmi pekny; zpivalo se vice uvolnene a prirozenym hlasem.