education and community

SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES

Many people who come to me for individual work find that the seeds of their difficulties were sown in their early years

I am fully convinced of the need to give even very young children the opportunity to express themselves fully and freely through voice!

My group workshops for children and young people are designed to help them feel the connection between voice and body, to improve breathing and posture and connect to their sense of indiviuality (seated in the solar plexus) . Although the work is directed at liberating the voice and feelings, they are very structured and based around a set of vocal exercises which require a degree of focus and concentration helping to "ground" their energies whilst having lots of fun!

I also work with rhythm and improvisation, demonstrating that the voice can be used as an instrument capable of expressing a whole range of different sounds; creating atmospheric sound "landscapes". This aspect of the work fits in very well with other disciplnes such as music and dance. I also use very simple songs from around the world which are easy to learn and retain.

Listening is also an integral part of the work . This includes listening to one another and respecting individual contributions to the work.

Teachers have observed improvements in behaviour and co-operation in students who have taken part in workshops.

I CAN ALSO OFFER WORKSHOPS FOR TEACHERS WHO MAY WISH TO BENEFIT FOR THEMSELVES AS WELL AS TRAINING TO USE THE WORK WITH THEIR OWN STUDENTS

COMMUNITY GROUPS

Voice work has proved extremely beneficial to a wide variety of community groups, including the elderly, womens' groups, community choirs, further education groups as well as groups with disabilities.

Voice work can help enormously with problems of self esteem and lack of confidence. It can unite people in the group feeling whilst fostering their sense of individuality.

I CAN ALSO OFFER WORKSHOPS FOR CARE WORKERS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS BOTH FOR THEIR OWN BENEFIT AND AS TRAINING FOR USE WITH THEIR CLIENT GROUPS.