A Two-Part Whole Body Voice Workshop with US Dialect/Voice Coach Quentin Lee Moore

Part 1 - September 19 - 11am-12pm AEST/1-2pm NZ time: Do you desire to be more connected to your breath and body for a more impulsive and present voice? Have you ever explored your relationship to gravity and how it has an effect on your body and therefore your voice?  In the first voice class, we will experiment/play with sensing our bodies through "gravity games" where we will begin to notice how it feels to breathe consciously.  We will do some floor work to sense and feel the sensations of "dropping the breath out. Part 2 - September 26  - 11am-12pm AEST/1-2pm NZ time:  Participants will be introduced to the Chuck Jones-based “kinesthetic awareness” vocal warm-up experientially, through floor work explorations of the visceral sensation of “release” into gravity, and relaxation’s effect on breathing. The idea of this work is to help the participant navigate unnecessary blocks of tension that inhibit deep breathing, and thus, range of full resonance, and expression. Release of unnecessary holding in the abdomen around the diaphragm, pelvis, pelvic floor, legs, spine, ribs, shoulders, neck, jaw, tongue, throat - aka, primary, and secondary respiratory regions, is explored, so that the organic process of vocal production and the support inherent in the human animal for power and range, can be revealed via the reflexive responsive breath discovered spontaneously, on impulse. Please note: It is recommended that you attend both classes but it is not compulsory. These livestreams will take place on zoom from 11am-12pm AEST and 1-2pm NZ time.