Do you love to sing but have been told to stop by people around you? Have you sung in the past, but in recent years, you have prioritised taking care of other’s needs rather than your own sources of joy? Is your voice feeling small, quiet, stiff, stuck or uncomfortable? Would you like to experience joyful singing in a safe, gentle, considerate workshop environment?
Join us for "Revive Your Voice," a workshop by L.A. Mitchell designed to help you rekindle your passion for singing, revitalize your voice, and rediscover the joy of singing songs you love.
This group workshop will:
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- Reconnect you with your body.
- Stretch, engage, and expand your breathing muscles.
- Link your exhalation to producing sound.
- Discover how releasing air can release emotion.
- Develop vocal sound starting from a place of relaxation.
- Finish by singing together joyfully and effortlessly.
Your workshop leader is L.A.Mitchell (Lauren), a professional musician and educator, wife and mother of two, living in Ōtautahi Christchurch.
Lauren has performed across New Zealand, Australia, Singapore, Dubai and the U.K as well as having taught at Auckland University (contemporary voice), at Ara Music Arts, Christchurch, and is currently teaching contemporary voice and Songwriting at University of Canterbury.
A core member of supergroup Fly My Pretties, Lauren has also performed with Dave Dobbyn, Tim Finn, Bic Runga, Stan Walker, Guy Sebastian, and the Dukes, and supported Stevie Wonder, Lionel Richie, the Pretenders, Blondie & INXS.
As well as writing and performing as a solo artist, she also performs with her husband as part of duo, Terrible Sons, a recent AMA finalist for Best Folk Artist.
This workshop will be hosted in the Parlour Room, Pitt Street Methodist Church, Auckland CBD.
There are two options, 10 am and 1 pm; the workshop is approx 1.5 hours.
