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Coming
Events
Individual Lessons
Groups
Free your voice workshops
Harmony singing courses
Organisations (voice coaching)
Fees
Voice Work - Who does it
benefit?
- Those who are nervous about public speaking
- Anyone who wants to sing
- People who mumble or need help with speech/articulation
- People who have "lost their voice" through
operations/accidents/emotional stress
- Professional actors, storytellers, singers
- Children who would like to sing with spontaneity
Our voices often do not truly express who
we are, due to lack of confidence or physical or emotional tension.
When we speak we may feel vocal strain, shortness of breath or neck
tension. If we sing we may find it difficult to project our voice and
let the sound freely resonate. Through voice work you
can learn to overcome these hurdles.
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Coming Events
FREE YOUR VOICE
A one-day workshop on Sunday 1 November
2009 10am-4.30pm
at Toi Whakaari (NZ Drama School), 11 Hutchison Road, Wellington
Come and learn how to strengthen and free your voice, tap powerful sound
without strain, try some singing, and have fun! No experience necessary:
the workshop will be valuable for both beginners and more experienced
public speakers/singers. For further information or to book, mail to:
info@alexandervoiceworks.co.nz
or call (04) 934 1210
Individual
Voice Work and Singing Lessons
You are guided through a process of letting
your body fully support your voice. Using the Alexander Technique the
teacher helps you let go of tension and come back to a natural relationship
with your body. As a result breathing improves and you find your own unique
sound, coming from an authentic place. As you express yourself more freely
you will feel more whole, confident and connected with yourself and the
world around you.
In singing lessons you will
learn to gain confidence with your singing voice, using similar breath
and tone exercises as in voice work. If you are new to singing you will
learn to pitch your voice accurately, harmonise and sing songs with freedom
and confidence. If you are an experienced singer you can learn to enhance
your sound and find your authentic voice.
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Groups
Free
Your Voice workshops
In group workshops we learn to free and embody
our voices in a similar way to the individual lessons, but working together
in a group of people.
Workshops include vocal and breathing exercises, group improvisation,
body and spatial awareness exercises, learning to project and resonate
our sound without effort, and group singing. Participants in the workshops
often find it liberating to be able to explore their voices in a supportive
environment.
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Harmony Singing
courses
Experience the delight of singing your heart
out - songs from around the world (Africa, New Zealand, Eastern Europe),
folk/jazz, rounds, chants and Suryagita's own compositions.
Anyone can join these courses, beginners or
more experienced singers. We explore harmonising, rhythm and improvisation
skills, and occasionally do performances. "Evolution Singers"
have performed in the "Sea Sound Sing" Acapella Choirs Festival
(Brighton, 2002), the Brunswick Community Festival (Brighton, 2003), the
Sea Sound Sing Summer Solstice Shindig (Brighton, 2004), the Fringe Festival
as part of Brighton Festival (2005/6), and two concerts at Brighton Unitarian
Church in 2007.
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Voice Coaching
for Organisations
Suryagita runs courses in the workplace for
anyone who would like to use their voice better. In the work environment
we often need to use our voices well and communicate effectively. The
courses are tailored according to the needs of the organisation and the
individuals concerned.
Who will benefit from voice coaching?
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Trainers who want to project their voice to a group
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Staff who would like to speak with freedom and confidence
at a meeting
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Anyone who wants to give a public talk with ease and
confidence
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Call Centre staff who are on the telephone for long
periods and need to communicate effectively
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Those who have to cope with "difficult customers"
and stressful situations
Suryagita's background in voice
coaching
Suryagita has run two highly successful courses
for staff at Lloyds Bank (Brighton, UK):
- A workshop for trainers on how to project their voices
effectively to a group, without strain.
- A course for collectors (Call Centre staff) on how
to use their voices effectively on the telephone
The result of the 7 week pilot for Call Centre staff,
where people attended one morning a week, was a significant improvement
in performance for the course participants. The increase in the average
amount collected per hour over a three month period was £95,000.
The cost of running the pilot was £6,200, demonstrating an excellent
return on investment.
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COURSES
Harmony Singing
**Includes the purchase of a double CD:
Harmony Singing with Suryagita: Learning Pack 1 which is required course
material and will enhance your ability to learn the songs. (Available
at first class).
*(see Venues)
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