Workshops a cappella with traditional Gospels songs and songs from West Africa (Kongo, Benin, Senegal, Mali) and South Africa (zulu and xhosa languages). / *polyphony
*Polyphony (2 or 3 voices / choir), approach of the « response song ».

ORGANIZATIONAL DETAILS:
WHEN ?
Saturday, February 28th, 2025
1.30 p.m. – 3.00 p.m
80PLN

WHERE ?
KONTAKT, Space of Movement, Dance and Music, Szpitalna street 40, 1 floor, Kraków

Registration: priv. or e-mail: lydie.kotlinski@gmail.com

ABOUT WORKSHOPS:
1. Technical lesson of singing (breathing, muscles, posture, and connection of all the « body structure » ).
All of the body is singing, vocal exercises.
2. Exploration of different « voices », different sounds each person can produce.
3. Rythm exercices, practice feet and clap hands, all of the body is playing.
4. Improvisation, developement of the correlation rythm/harmony/ melody.

WHO ?
This course is led by a professional singer with a background in classical vocal training (conservatory) and jazz (Parisian school). 18 years of professional a cappella vocal polyphony in a cappella vocal trio and quartet.
Has been leading singing courses for 25 years.

WHAT ?
To feel free, free to let your voice go without barriers. Just let the air flow.
*Let yourself go to the simple pleasure of playing, trusting the group.
*Let ourselves vibrate.
Receive these internal vibrations where the whole body sounds, everything resonates.
*Connecting to our vital energy through the voice that reveals our inner self.
And let the joy come. The joy of being together. The joy of being.
*To feel that we are part of the harmony, the harmony of voices and the harmony of souls.
*We release mental and physical tensions by letting ourselves sing.
*Let us discover the feeling that singing is first of all a natural, a simple act.
*Singing connects us to ourselves and to others, to what surrounds us.
musical games of poliphony to hear better, to become aware of and better direct one’s voice.

For everyone.