UNLEASHING THE VOICE IN CREATIVE MUSIC: From Raw _Expression to Refined Technique: A workshop with Arrington de Dionyso

This workshop will be held on Sunday, February 26th from 1-4pm. Cost for attendance is a sliding scale between $25-40.

We will cover overtone/multiphonic/"throat" singing, free improvisation with the voice, expanding vocal range and breathing capacity, and many other subjects according to the specific interests of the attendees. This is a really fun workshop, great for those with singing experience and also appropriate for beginners wanting to explore something new.

Please contact Arrington directly to register or with any questions at all. Phone- 360 402 6263 or email relijun@hotmail.com

The human voice is the oldest instrument of artistic _expression and our primary means of day-to-day communication. Cultivating an awareness of vocal ability and understanding the process for removing vocal limitations is a useful undertaking for any person. The purpose of this workshop is to help individuals free their voices. Participants will leave the workshop with an enhanced understanding of the expressive capacity of the voice across cultures, and the tools to expand their own voices beyond everyday speaking and singing.

In this workshop we will explore the voice as an instrument of the body and soul. Participants will receive instruction in extended techniques used by contemporary musicians and sound poets, while gaining awareness of multiphonics as practiced in a number of traditional and non-traditional settings, with particular emphasis on Tuvan throat singing. Instruction in these enriching techniques will be accompanied by discussion of aesthetic concerns related to the musical cultures covered.

The workshop will be limited to 12 students, so that each participant may have the opportunity to perform for each other in an intimate, supportive environment. This workshop is excellent for those working in interdiscliplinary fields, with interest areas in music, dance, theater, poetry, visual arts, healing sound, and ethnomusicology.