WELCOME TO TOTALLY VOCAL SINGING WORKSHOPS

ALL IN THE GEORGIAN MANSION, BECKENHAM PLACE PARK, BR3 1SY

CREATING CONNECTION THROUGH SONG

NEXT POP-UP SATURDAY SINGING WORKSHOPS WILL BE SCHEDULED FROM MARCH 2020

11.00am – 1.00pm

£10 /£5 conc in advance or just turn up and pay £12 on the day

doors open 10.45am

BAH HUMBUG YOU MISSED THE LAST WORKSHOP BEFORE XMAS ON NOVEMBER 30th!

THERE WILL BE MORE IN 2020

Each Pop-Up Singing Workshop will be self-contained and different and you are welcome to come along for just one, as many as you like or for the whole series

Discover the delights of exploring our voices together with gentle warm ups and simple rounds to lift our energy and help us tune into ourselves and each other. Experimenting with playful exercises to help bypass our critical minds, activate our creativity and free our voices so we can learn and sing songs in harmony with joyful ease, making beautiful sounds together, touching our hearts, bringing us closer and reminding us of all that we share in common

It doesn’t matter whether you have sung a lot, or hardly ever, this workshop is designed to be supportively challenging for all levels, encouraging everyone to participate freely without judgement. Together we will create a safe, relaxed, accepting space where we can express and share our unique voices and nurture an improved sense of belonging and well-being

No experience needed

No auditions

Everything is taught by ear

Everyone will be warmly welcomed including anyone new to singing

The songs we sing have themes that emphasise all that we share in common from diverse sources, eras and cultures

Experience the beauty of singing together in harmony surrounded by spectacular landscape

Singing songs together can weave a kind of magic, a sense of belonging and well-being simply through experiencing the sound of our voices connecting

I meet so many people who say they would love to sing but add they can’t sing so they never give themselves the opportunity to give singing a try. If this sounds like you, please come along as this may be the place where you can finally change those false beliefs and discover you actually have a lovely voice. Often it is just a question of practice and once you start singing with others you may notice an immediate improvement and for all of us, sharing in the joy of creating beautiful sounds together can make us feel so good!

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE KEPT INFORMED OF FUTURE DATES PLEASE CALL ME OR USE THE CONTACT FORM BELOW AND I WILL GET BACK TO YOU

My name is Corinne and if you would like more information you are welcome to send me a message using the contact form below

email sound4life@mac.com

text or call 07847 535312

TRANSPORT/TRAVEL:

Nearest rail station is Beckenham Hill on the Blackfriars to Sevenoaks line trains every half an hour and from London Victoria. From Beckenham Hill station walk up to main road, turn right cross over and you will see park entrance ahead then a 10 minute walk through the park to The Mansion main entrance straight through to the Dining Room on the left

54 bus from Beckenham Junction tram station

Click on “Getting there” page for more transport details

SINGING IS GOOD FOR YOU

There is now plenty of research telling us about the benefits of singing together with others including improvements in both physical and mental health. Studies have been conducted with children, older people with dementia and in the general population. Amongst the positive changes that singing can bring there is evidence that human brains are wired to bond more quickly through singing together than any other shared activity. This would explain why we usually feel so good after joining with others in song and feel more connected with a sense of belonging and general wellbeing.

If you are interested in the detail here are links to some studies on music and health

https://www.canterbury.ac.uk/health-and-wellbeing/sidney-de-haan-research-centre/documents/singing-for-mental-health-report-dec-2015.pdf
http://rsos.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/2/10/150221
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11811096?access_num=11811096&link_type=MED&dopt=Abstract
http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1321103X13478862

In the book The Power of Music, Elena Mannes says, “Scientists have found that music stimulates more parts of the brain than any other human function.”

The Power of Song

Women have been standing up for their rights in unprecedented ways in the wake of the sheer number of shocking scandals coming to light since Harvey Weinstein and The Presidents Club prompted an avalanche of women sharing their experiences bringing a sense of solidarity and safety in numbers through the Time’s Up and #MeToo campaigns.

One song that captures the spirit of empowerment and remains a powerful anthem for the voices of all of us is Milck’s (I Can’t Keep) Quiet. Sung at the Washington Women’s March in the US in 2017 it has inspired and been sung at countless gatherings of women since then.

I have to confess I knew nothing about her and imagined she was a young women with a made up name until I read her story and discovered a powerful woman, a survivor of domestic violence, depression, and anorexia who finally felt safe and free enough to share her musical gifts, expressing herself passionately through music. She describes herself as a woman who “sings for the relentless, the vulnerable, and the brave” I’d like to include myself in that list. How about you?

You can read more about Milck and her in depth interpretation of the I Can’t Keep Quiet lyrics here:

https://www.allure.com/story/milck-womens-march-anthem

If you haven’t heard (I Can’t Keep) Quiet there are several videos you can watch on YouTube and my favourite is this one to give you even more inspiration to join these workshops and sing together with others

MILCK + Choir! of 1300 I Can’t Keep Quiet!