Workshops

An Afternoon Workshop with Songs and Texts from the British Isles accompanied by the Celtic Harp

Luxuriate in a sound bath ... enjoy rhythms, rhymes and roundelays ... savour poetry and prose. Or how about singing some traditional Scottish ballads? Or some seventeenth-century English street music?

This workshop is all about releasing your voice and opening up your vocal potential, as regards both your speaking and singing voice. Using the principles of the Alexander Technique, a highly effective body-mind method, we shall take a practical look at how to optimise the use of your sound-body, and then ... let your voice ring!

Songs and texts from the British Isles will inspire and delight us.

No experience is necessary; non-singers are welcome.

You should wear comfortable clothing, and bring a mat to lie on and a few paperback books to act as a headrest.

The workshop will be held in English (with German translation if wished) and is facilitated by Harriet Anderson and Alan Mars.

Dr. Harriet Anderson (http://www.harrietanderson.com) is a teacher of the Alexander Technique in Vienna. She also teaches at the Department of British & American Studies of the University of Vienna where she runs courses in Speaking & Communication Skills and British Cultural Studies. She loves singing anything that catches her fancy.

Alan Mars (http://www.thetechnique.co.uk) is a teacher of the Alexander Technique based on England’s south coast. He has taught the Technique at some of London’s leading drama and music schools as well as in the world of business. He performs traditional Scottish songs and accompanies himself on the Celtic harp.