world music & overtone singing workshops

Leading an Overtone singing workshop

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

Ravi has led world music workshops and lectured at various Universities and Arts centres such as Colorado State University; Northfield College, Minneapolis and Garter Lane Arts Centre, Ireland plus others in Brazil and in the UK

OVERTONE SINGING

Overtone sounds resonate in harmony with nature from the smallest atom to the planets and galaxies. Tuning in to these vibrations using the voice and other instruments allows a deeper contact with the psyche and spirit. As you learn to produce overtones with the voice and listen to the sounds of the gongs, Tibetan bowls and tambura a heightened sensitivity, awareness, peacefulness,cleansing, healing and deepened meditation emerge. This workshop is for people of all abilities including those who have started learning overtone chanting. It is not necessary to be able to sing. In the workshop we will make contact with our natural power sound, free the body and breath and learn to produce a variety of overtone sounds...... two tones from the same voice

Leading a percussion workshop at
Garter Lane Arts Centre, Ireland

OPTIONS FOR WORKSHOPS AND TALKS

Voice Workshops

A workshop focusing on Overtone singing; exploring singing two notes from the same voice and opening up the voice

A workshop for opening up the voice for all abilities. Using exercises, songs and chants from around the world, plus an
exploration of Overtone Singing

PERCUSSION AND RHYTHM FROM AROUND THE WORLD

Drumming Workshop introducing different rhythms from around the world, including Brazil, Africa, Native American, and more. For all abilities and ages

Lecture and Demonstration on World Music

Demonstation of instruments from Africa, Brazil, Sardinia, Hungary etc, plus
some of the stories and history behind the instruments

* INFORMATION SHEETS WILL BE GIVEN OUT FOR ALL ASPECTS OF THE WORKSHOPS

Participants of an Overtone singing workshop in Brazilia, Brazil

Participants of an overtone singing workshop in Curiciba, Brasil