rvw events
Exploring Consent and Empowerment in the Vocal Arts
Who is this workshop for?
Teachers, performers, directors, coaches and other music educators
What does the workshop include?
Three hour deep dive into power dynamics, consent, boundaries, and their impact on the vocal arts.
Connection with a community of fellow artists including presentation, break-out groups, discussion, and somatic practices.
PDF summary of guided practices and suggested resources for continued learning.
How much does it cost?
$110, inquire about student and supportive rate
When and Where?
January 11, 2025, online | 12pm-3pm ET | Register HERE
Past Events:
Unlearning Perfectionism in the Voice Studio
Tools for singing teachers navigating perfectionism with students
Who is this workshop for?
Singing teachers of all styles.
What does the workshop include?
Two hour deep dive into noticing, interacting with, and re-directing perfectionism with student singers through mindfulness, meditation and sound practices.
Connection with a community of fellow teachers eager to unlearn the habitual perfectionism so pervasive in voice pedagogy culture.
PDF summary of guided practices and suggested resources for continued practice.
When and Where?
October 19, 2024, online | 12pm-2pm ET | Register HERE
Re-Sounding Joy:
Singing as Pleasure Activism
”The role of the artist is to make the revolution irresistible.”
Toni Cade Bambara
Inspired by the profound and juicy work of Audre Lorde, adrienne maree brown, and Kai Cheng Thom, this play-space will explore the intersection of Pleasure Activism and voice through discussion and somatic practice. It is our intention that participants will come away from this experience with a renewed sense of joy in their artistry and an embodied philosophy for weaving Pleasure Activism into their teaching, singing, and daily lives.
Our guiding questions will include:
1. How can I cultivate and/or reorient toward singing as a joy practice?
2. How have oppressive systems denied me access to pleasure in my voice?
3. What liberation is possible when we collectively orient around singing for pleasure?
When: August 27, 12pm PT/3pm ET
Time Commitment: 2 hours
Who: Facilitated by Megan Durham and Emma Rose Lynn
Our Sovereign Voices:
Reckoning, Resourcing, and Renewing our Roots.
A community care circle for singers with lived experience in the western classical tradition.
This 8 week live Zoom facilitation will examine the culture of western classical voice training through:
-Reckoning with aspects of this tradition that have caused collective and individual harm through the perpetuation of colonial and Eurocentric ideals of elitism, beauty, health, tonal ideals, and ability.
-Learning to resource ourselves through embodiment practices, recognizing and affirming our boundaries, and unlearning the practice of perfectionism.
-Renewal and reclamation of singing for pleasure, honoring the land we sing on and lineages we sing within, celebrating the bodies that sing with us, and creating a more vibrant and just singing culture for future generations.
When: 2022/23 dates coming soon!
Who: Facilitated by Megan Durham and Emma Rose Lynn
Where: Zoom
Cost: $400 (equity pricing available upon request)
How: Register here
Singing in Co-Harmony: An Introduction to Trauma-Informed Voice Care (Virtual Workshop)
The indicators of traumatic stress— overwhelm, numbness, hyper-vigilance, self-limiting beliefs, anxiety, depression, disassociation—live in the body and manifest physically. This can impact vocal function and inhibit the ability to communicate, create, and connect. The paradox for voice professionals is that we are not psychotherapists, yet we work with people who hold trauma in their bodies. Recognizing the significant impact that trauma can have on singing bodies and the need for resiliency practices in the voice studio or clinic, trauma-informed voice care provides a compassionate, collaborative, and embodied approach to voice pedagogy. We prioritize the singer’s lived experience, honor the voice professional’s scope of practice, and empower individuals to more clearly identify their vocal agency.
This workshop will:
Provide an overview of how traumatic stress can impact the body, and how the concept of co-regulation, or co-harmony, can help us to create more compassionate singing spaces
Contextualize voice pedagogy within the trauma-informed concepts of safety, trust, choice, empowerment, boundaries, and equity/accessibility
Explore tools for nervous system support—including breathwork, movement, embodied sound, and meditation—that can be incorporated into lessons, clinical sessions, and performances.
Trauma-informed voice care holds space for messy, multiple realities about our bodies and our voices—I experience anxiety, and my voice is powerful; I have a vocal injury, and I sing from wholeness. We honor these complex truths and place each student/client at the center of their own individual experience. We affirm vocal dignity with the mantra: I deserve to take up physical and acoustic space.
Investment: $90. There is a supportive rate available for anyone needing financial flexibility, reach out to respirevocalwellness@gmail.com for more information!
Singing in Co-Harmony: An Introduction to Trauma-Informed Voice Care (Virtual Workshop)
This workshop is full. Please join our next event on March 20!
The symptoms of traumatic stress—emotional dysregulation, numbness, hyper-vigilance, self-limiting beliefs, chronic pain, anxiety, depression, disassociation—live in the body and manifest physically. This can impact vocal function and inhibit the ability to communicate, create, and connect authentically. The paradox for voice professionals is that we are not psychotherapists, yet we work with people who hold trauma in their bodies. We frequently witness these symptoms in singers during lessons, clinical sessions, or performances. Recognizing the significant impact of trauma on the voice and the need for resiliency practices in the voice studio or clinic, Trauma-informed voice care provides a collaborative, embodied approach to voice pedagogy. We prioritize the singer’s lived experience, honor the voice professional’s scope of practice, and empower individuals to more clearly identify their vocal agency.
This workshop will:
Provide an overview of how traumatic stress impacts the body and voice, and how the concept of co-regulation, or co-harmony, can help us to create more compassionate singing spaces
Contextualize voice pedagogy within the trauma-informed concepts of safety, trust, choice, empowerment, boundaries, and equity/accessibility
Explore tools for nervous system support—including breathwork, movement, embodied sound, and meditation—that can be incorporated into lessons, clinical sessions, and performances.
Trauma-informed voice care holds space for messy, multiple realities about our bodies and our voices—I experience anxiety, and my voice is powerful; I have a vocal injury, and I sing from wholeness. We honor these complex truths and place each student/client at the center of their own individual experience. We affirm vocal dignity with the mantra: I deserve to take up physical and acoustic space.