Above images © May 2012 training week: Wednesday 9 - Tuesday 15 (one place has become available)
October 2012 training week: Tuesday 16 - Monday 22
This course offers a unique opportunity to attend an intensive, residential training week on the melodic natural voice. It is designed for people who already run voice workshops or singing groups, or who wish to, or those who want to incorporate voice into their existing work. Places are limited to 12 people.
In addition to individual and group time to help people focus on their needs in these areas, we also look at the process of working with groups, creating and setting up improvisations, structuring and pacing workshops, dealing with difficult situations/individuals, and contexts in which this approach can be applied. There is also a session with a visiting tutor on self employment, project development, finance, publicity etc.
As well as bodywork being an integral part of the training course, there are daily warm-up sessions taken by Darien, focusing on aspects of body release and energising that relate directly to vocal expression.
Please look at the Philosophy (and Working Principles) page of the Natural Voice Practitioner Network website ( www.naturalvoice.net ) for a clear outline of the style and approach of this course.
FOOD: is deliciously cooked vegetarian. Special diets can be accommodated for an extra £2 per day. People on special diets need to contact Kinnersley Castle direct in writing at least two weeks before the course (Kate Henning, Kinnersley Castle HR3 6QF).
COST: £670. This is sleeping in shared rooms and there are also two yurts at this price.
Linen, blankets and towels are provided.
There are a limited number of single rooms for an additional £ 30
(making £ 700 total
[Note: Some past participants have managed to organise grants from Arts
Training bodies, appropriate charitable bodies, through workplace
further training schemes and retraining schemes, and via “Arts and
Business”.]
PAYMENT: A NON-REFUNDABLE deposit of £ 150 will secure a place on the course (on a first come/first served basis - check availability before sending money). We will require a further £ 250 towards the the total fee to be be paid by Monday April 16 / Monday September 24 (three weeks before the course starts). The remainder of the fee is due on the first day of the course. (In certain circumstances payment in installments can be arranged.)
LOCATION: A detailed brochure on Kinnersley Castle (www.kinnersleycastle.co.uk) and how to get there will be sent on receipt of your deposit. The nearest train station is Hereford (from where a taxi or bus can be taken). We will give you fellow participant's contact details close to the course time to facilitate ride-sharing.
TIMES:
May course: The course proper starts on Wednesday (May 9th) morning and ends mid-afternoon on Tuesday (May 15th). We would like you to arrive on the Tuesday evening (May 8th) after 6pm; a meal will be provided at 8pm.
October course: The course proper starts on Tuesday (October 16th) morning and ends mid-afternoon on Monday (October 22nd). We would like you to arrive on the Monday evening (October 15th) after 6pm; a meal will be provided at 8pm.
FURTHER INFORMATION: Frankie Armstrong, 029 2048 0429 Email
Darien Pritchard Has worked in the field of bodywork for over thirty years, including twenty five training massage professionals. He is a qualified practitioner of the Feldenkrais method® of movement awareness, and is a past Co-Director of the Massage Training Institute, an organisation of holistic massage schools.
Darien runs a programme of professional development workshops for massage practitioners. which includes Working Easier - Working Stronger (Dynamic Bodyuse for massage practitioners), RhythmMobility® (rhythmical techniques for release and energising), and the SuppleSpine Programme for back care.He coauthored a student textbook Anatomy, Physiology and Pathology for the Massage Therapist (2001), and wrote the career-maintenance reference book Dynamic Bodyuse for Effective, Strain-Free Massage (2007).
He and Frankie have run workshops together for twenty two years (including the training courses for the last twenty years). Darien provides the detailed bodywork component that prepares the body for free vocal expression.
A booking form for MAY can be downloaded in .doc format here
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A booking form for MAY can be downloaded in .doc format here
Or save the picture below to your computer print it out and post it
