Overtone Singing

Overtone Singing has many benefits. As well as being cosmic and universal music, it is also a new approach to the harmonics of sound and helps to bring listening awareness to the singer as well as a state of calm and clarity, plus a sense of peace and relaxation. This form of chanting on one note where the harmonics are selectively made more audable is possible by changing the shape of the resonant cavities of the mouth, larynx and pharynx. These notes are always present in any note, but while they colour the note and give it its quality they are usually inaudible.

Recommended listening: Spirals by The Overtone Choir (as featured in the film and the soundtrack CD Touching the Void and on the BBC radio three Late Junction compilation (available via the CD page ); Sound and Light by The Overtone Choir (available via the CD page)

Workshops: Exploring and transforming with the healing power of sound. The voice workshops real magic takes place with the exploration of overtone singing, which is the main focus. This makes audible the natural spectrum of the voice so that flute-like harmonics are heard rising above the single note. It is a celestial sound, ethereal and haunting. Participants are shown how one can make such sounds and by the end of the workshop participants are generaly relaxed, euphoric and calm

OVERTONE SINGING

(plus an introduction to World Music)

residential workshop

with Ravi

Date: April 18-20, 2008
Time: Friday 5pm to Sunday 4pm
Venue: White Horses Retreat, Rhuddallt, Bontddu, Gwynedd,
WALES, LL40 2TT, UK
Cost: £220 inclusive of accommodation, full board and VAT

Ravi will also give a recital (singing, music & silence) on Saturday evening

www.whitehorsesretreat.co.uk (for details of the workshop and venue) bookings: tel: 01691-648546
email: hilary-collins@lineone.net

sound sample: Himalayan Flight (392kb)

For more infomation please go to the workshops page

For workshop bookings and enquiries (individual and group) please contact:

ravikora5@googlemail.com

07711 265011 (UK)