Thank you for your interest in my upcoming classes and workshops.
I am excited to offer a 6-week voice class titled The Voice!
and a series of workshops on Singing the Music of Hildegard von Bingen. A seminar and master class on Singing in French begins in October and a forum for Feldenkrais Practitioners and Singers called, Embodying Vocal Wisdom, is scheduled for November.
I look forward to the opportunity to present these studies in music and song and hope to see you there.
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“The singers are still commenting about how meaningful your workshop was, and how they have fallen in love with Hildegard's music. We went through the process you coached us on, and the results are wonderful!
Many Thanks.” Dr. Julie A. Ford, Director of Music & Worship
Lafayette-Orinda Presbyterian Church
"This is a class that could benefit any performer: beginning to advanced.”
June 27 - July 3, 2010
This class is offered in conjunction with the SFEMS Medieval & Renaissance Music Summer Workshops which takes place on the campus of Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA
For more information: www.SFEMS.org
Freeing unnecessary muscular contractions can have valuable effects on tone production, increased comfort and endurance in performance. Some topics addressed in this workshop include:
• Increased mobility of the head, neck, and shoulders
• Improved flexibility in the back
• The dynamics of posture in sitting and standing
• How to practice more effectively and have more fun!
“Karen is a superb instructor. I enjoy her sense of humor and gentle, non-judgemental manner.”
In this class, the basics of vocal technique are introduced with vocal warm-ups to help refresh and enliven the experience of the choral and ensemble singer. Topics can be tailored to the specific needs of the group, such as:
• Diction: clarifying the articulators used in speech and song
• Ensemble Techniques: Blend and Vowel Matching
• Posture in Sitting and Standing
“Excellent in all ways! Knowledgeable, thorough, coherent, understandable, and friendly.”
“Karen was spontaneous in making choices depending on what was appropriate for class.”