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SINGING WORKSHOPS with Jamie McDermott (The Irrepressibles) at The Albert Arts Space, Queens Park, London (Zone 2), on Monday evenings through end of June to beginning of July 2013.
Want to learn the basics of how to sing with your body or find more of your own inherent unique voice with a caring and positive teacher?
Level: Beginners to intermediate.
" I want to help people discover their own unique voice and natural ability. I want to help them to realign their body voice that they had as a child and technically develop the muscle memory to sing confidently and with true expression. I am passionate about the voice and I love to sing - it is everything to me. I feel that everyone has a unique voice and can be helped to find this with proper care and guidance... " Jamie McDermott (The Irrepressibles)
The course begins with fun vocal development and technique group workshops at The Albert Arts Centre, Queens Park, London with all students on Monday's 24th June, Monday 1st July, and Monday 8th July for two hours from 7pm to 9pm.
Important: You will taught vocal exercises thoroughly at the workshops followed up by email from the teacher with clear written notes which you must work through at least two times during the week between each of the workshops in order to develop properly through the course. These exercises will take you 30 minutes to work through on two evenings in each of the weeks between the workshops days.
The course then completes with a recording of a song of your choice (which you must already know well) on Monday 15th July between 7pm 9pm. You can either be accompanied by a professional pianist (if you supply the sheet music) or if you play an instrument you can choose to accompany yourself. We will record you, here at The Albert Arts Centre, Queens Park, London, performing your song accompanied by a pianist (or yourself) in front of the rest of the group, you will then have a demo of your singing progress to take away with you.
Note: You will leave the course with an understanding of the anatomy of your voice and with vocal exercises that will allow you to extensively explore and develop your voice leading out from the end of the course. Over the time of the next six months, if you keep with the exercises, you will develop massive progress vocally. In six months time you will be invited back for the intermediate course...
ABOUT YOUR TEACHER - Jamie McDermott ( jazz & rock tenor / counter tenor )
Jamie McDermott (HDip. Contemporary Voice) has a distinctive vocal sound, created through extensive training and exploration of vocal techniques connected to the natural release of the body voice. Fusing a jazz crooner with a rock tenor and classical countertenor he creates a uniquely expressive and highly emotive voice that has earned him critical acclaim from the press internationally and a career that now encompasses the worlds of alternative pop, classical, experimental, and electronic music. He is the lead vocalist and composer of performance orchestra / pop group THE IRREPRESSIBLES with whom he continues to release records internationally and tour world wide with performances through out Europe, Asia and the US at some of the most important festivals and prestigious concert halls including the V&A Museum, Cite de La Musique, Barbican Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Kings Place, and Holland Festival to name some. His other work involves composing, vocal coaching, and performing in internationally touring opera and contemporary classical works including pieces performed at the Latvian National Opera in Riga, Musikhuset Aarhus in Denmark, and Snape Malting Concert Halls in Suffolk to name a few. McDermott also guest vocals for new and established dance music acts internationally with releases schedule in 2013. Find out more about the creative world of Jamie McDermott here: www.facebook.com/theirrepressibles, and here: http://www.facebook.com/ConversationsWithSound
The Singing Course course costs £120.00 with a free CD / mp3's of the final recording.
Free tea, herbal teas, coffee & biscuits are available during the sessions (soya milk options will be available).
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