Group Singing Workshops
Full Day Events
(For pricing, see the bottom of each Day’s column.)
Day 1 option:
Hosted or Online: Singing Technique Crashcourse
Day events of Intensive Vocal Training
BEGINNERS
Including: Unstitch those bad habits; Learn and implement fundamental foundations of creating sound; Explore your unique voice and some initial ‘Onsets’; Get to know your voice box; Learn the power of the hum; Experience your resonant voice; Find your range; Practical introduction to registers; Begin to access those higher notes…
The final session of the day brings together all that has been learnt. Those who are happy to can join in a group singing of the fun Beach Boys song Barbaran followed by the hymn Amazing Grace as a way of putting all that has been learnt into practice.
Unlike the single workshop and half day event, there will be the opportunity for greater indepth one-to-one tuition throughout the day should anyone require it. A complimentary “goody bag” is given to each participant at the end of the day.
INTERMEDIATES
Including: Introduction to and practical application of Support; More on Onsets; Vowels & consonants – turning over and applications when singing high; Registers development in The Comfort Zone; The ‘Seemless Sound’; Introduction to Vibrato…
The final session of the day brings together all that has been learnt. Those who are happy to can join in a group singing of Simon & Garfunkel’s The Sound Of Silence followed by the hymn Amazing Grace as a way of putting all that has been learnt into practice.
Unlike the single workshop and half day event, there will be the opportunity for greater indepth one-to-one tuition throughout the day should anyone require it. A complimentary “goody bag” is given to each participant at the end of the day.
HIGHER LEVEL
Option 1: Develop Strength and Performance Skills
Including: Enhance Your Tone by keeping tension release in check as you sing; Singing in The Power Zone; Musical Theatre…
For those who are happy to, towards the end of the day an opportunity will be given to close by singing a couple of songs together.
NB: You may wish to bring one or two songs to work on for during the day.
Option 2: Vocal Strengthening Day
This day entails warmups specific to building up the vocal muscles, leading each participant to spend time in the Rock Style and the Belting Zones.
Unlike the single workshop and half day event, there will be the opportunity for greater indepth one-to-one tuition throughout the day should anyone require it. A complimentary “goody bag” is given to each participant at the end of the day.
PRICING
The cost for this event for both hosted and online is £ 65 per person. (However, please note that an additional fee for travel expenses will be incurred for hosted events.)
There is a minimum of 5 participants required, either booked as one party or as individuals. The day commences at 10am with refreshments and finishes at 5pm. Each participant needs to bring their own food.
The day will be split into three sessions, with breaks in-between each. A complimentary “goody bag” is given to each person at the end.
Day 2 option:
On-Location
Full or Half Day Events At The Studio
The recording studio is one of the best places you can be to improve your vocals! And it’s also a brilliant life-experience.
Spend a half or full day being introduced to the recording studio environment. Take a tour of Prism Studios in Stoke-on-Trent and learn about its inner workings.
In these day events, you will receive useful insights and prep guidelines from experienced recording artist Trace Taylor, your Hummingbird Coach for the day, as you get ready to spend 1-2-1 with Sony award winning engineer and producer, Shaun Lowe. Yes! Record your vocals to a favourite backing track and take a CD of your recording home should you wish!
A full day at the studio will include all of the above and in addition, give each participant the opportunity to spend more time in the recording booth for re-takes, or [/and] recording additional vocal layers.
Hummingbird coach Tracey will also be able to be present in the room, upon request, to coach (for both half and full day bookings). For full-day participants, you may also bring one or two additional instruments to record with, should you wish to record a song you have written, for example.
You will have a CD of your recording to take home with you!
PRICING
HALF-DAY: A half-day is from 10am – 2pm with a minimum of 5 / maximum of 10 participants. The cost is £ 50 per person.
Refreshments are available.
FULL-DAY: A full-day is from 10am – 6pm, including one hours break. In order to keep costs at £ 100 per person, a minimum of 3 people are needed to book for a full-day experience, either booked as one party or as individuals.
The maximum recommended number of partipants is 4, to ensure each receives ample time allotted for laying down vocals and other instrumentation parts.
Refreshments are available, but you need to bring your own lunch.
There is a relaxing lounge area to sit in whilst you wait for your turn to go into the vocal room and have your lunch if you are visiting for the full-day.
Day 3 option:
Day Events at Trentham Gardens, S-o-T
*Essential Relaxation Training Day
for Optimum Voice Release
For your voice to know release and freedom to sound as it desires to – indeed to UNLOCK your sound – it is essential you know how to intentionally relax all the key muscles associated with your voice. That is why Hummingbird Coaching has designed a whole day dedicated to spending time and training on these key areas:
Breath awareness; Lung capacity training (for tension release and detoxifying the lungs of stale air. Get fresh oxygen released into your body and do a world of good for your entire being); Jaw and Tongue Tension release; Posture awareness; Movement awareness; Stress-release training through participation of the ‘Barfuss Walk’.
NB: As a holistic practioner, Hummingbird Coaching recognises the tri-fold nature of our human essence (spirit, soul and body) and as such holds the belief that one cannot be separated from the other.
Indeed, the very act of singing involves our entire being. Therefore, tension that is released in the body will have an affect on our emotions to one degree or another. Because of this, the ethos of the day will be wrapped around Christ-Centred Spirituality.
This means that the Spirit of Jesus will be welcomed to join us from the outset, to act as councellor and guardian of our souls for the day. Anyone who is not a re-born Christian is very welcome to participate in the day and experience the peace of His presence.
* Only takes place from April – September. We meet at the Gardens entrance 09:25 prompt so to give time for registering access into the main gardens.
PRICING
The cost for this full day is £ 45 per person. There is a minimum of 5 participants required, either booked as one party or as individuals. We meet at 09:25 and the day in the gardens ends at 5pm.
Each participant needs to bring their own refreshments and food for the day. There are shops/food & drink outlets on site should you wish to purchase.
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