• Voice and the art of songwriting (full)

    Directed by Ivan MIDDERIGH, Orly ASODY & Bernhard LABUS*

    Dates:20.08.24/25.08.24
    Hours:36 h (9h30-13h & 14h30-17h)
    Price:594 €
    Participants:12
    Level:Open to all
    Workshop Code:B0820VA
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Combining the voice work of Roy Hart Theatre and the Art of Songwriting, this workshop will free the voice to allow fresh vocal sounds to energise, shape and colour the composed songs. each participant will create a ‘River of Life’. from which keys moments could be chosen as a starting point for the creation of their own personal songs. The morning sessions start with Roy Hart and Alexander Technique warm-ups followed by physical and vocal work in small groups and individually, leading into the Art of Songwriting. Participants are encouraged to bring their instruments ! The teachers can also offer piano or guitar accompaniment when required. No prior musical or songwriting experience is required. At the conclusion of the workshop, the students who wish can present their songs to their fellow participants, teachers and possibly some invited guests.

  • VOICE
  • PRESENCE
  • PRESENTATION
  • STORY-TELLING
  • COMMUNICATION

Ivan Midderigh

Actor, Singer, Photographer, Leadership Communication Trainer
Lives in Malérargues, France
Worked with Roy Hart and was part of the Roy Hart Theatre (before 1991)

As a facilitator and teacher, I have always appreciated the psychology of group dynamics and harnessing the alchemy of collective energy to create a frame within which individuals are empowered to express themselves with clarity and confidence.

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  • MUSIC
  • IMPROVISATION
  • INTERPRETATION
  • EASE
  • VOICE
  • SOUND
  • PSYCHE

Orly Asody

Music teacher in a High School Music Department
Lives in Tel Aviv, Israel
Roy Hart Voice Teacher since 2013

I believe that everyone can make music: create sounds and structure them into melodies. That is composing in real time (= improvising). I love to guide my pupils in the discovery of that ability within themselves.

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  • MOVEMENT
  • FREEDOM
  • TRUTH
  • AUTHENTICITY
  • VOICE
  • PRESENCE

Bernhard Labus

Songwriter, Singer, Musician and Music Teacher
Living in Munich, Germany.
Writing a song for me is a magical moment and experience. It is like giving birth to something that somehow already exists and is longing to be brought to life. Everytime I find myself in this process, I feel joy and excitement.
Helping other people to create their own piece of music, finding what encourages them to start this journey and helping them to "unlearn" obstacles which keep them from allowing a playful creativity to flow is a great work for me to do in a workshop.
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    Price:     22 euros per night, 27 euros with heating.

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    Price:     €5 per week

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    Students are accommodated in simple but comfortable shared rooms with two, three or four beds, shared bathrooms and two fully-equipped kitchens. Sheets and blankets are provided.

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    1) we do not have single, private room
    2) we do not make or take reservations for participants lodging outside the Centre
    3) for residencies and longer stays it may be possible to rent appartments in the Château – these too also get booked early for the summer. More info HERE

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    Workshop enrolment is confirmed only upon receipt of deposit.

    • Upon submission of the enrolment form below, a deposit of 120 euros per workshop is required, as well as payment in full for accommodation. Please pay your deposit within four days or enrolment will be automatically cancelled. Accommodation bookings will only be taken into account once payment has been received.
    • Unless otherwise specified, workshop fees do not include meals. Shared kitchens are available for the use of workshop participants.
    • For a refund in the event of cancellation, the deadline for withdrawing from a workshop is 30 days before the workshop is scheduled to begin. A €30 administrative fee will be charged for all cancellations. We regret that deposits are non-refundable within 30 days of the first day of a workshop.
    • In the event of low enrolment, the centre reserves the right to cancel a workshop and any deposit can be transferred to another workshop, or fully refunded.
    • The Centre Artistique International Roy Hart is an association under French law and all workshop participants must therefore be members. The annual membership dues are €30.

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