Circu-la! Tuesday evening circlesinging and world song in London, 2020 dates

TERM 1:

January 14 and 28, February 18 and 25, March 10 and 24, April 7 and 21

TERM 2:

May 5 and 19,  June 2 ,16 and 30,  July 14 and 28

 

All these sessions are open to all levels. Harmony singing and ‘natural voice’ world songs, for unwinding, joy and community building. But we also explore in depth: rhythm, musicianship, breath and body awareness, and of course, Circlesinging. Sacred chants from all over the world, and occasional vocal explorations, improvisation…

 

Venue: 12 Lynton Gardens N11 2NN (Bounds Green Tube, or Bowes Park Train, parking free and easily available.)

Timings: 1930-2130 (if possible arrive after 1915 for a prompt start)

Cost:

• Term 1= £120. Term 2=£105. Both Terms=£200.
• for full term advance payment
• £120 per block of 8 sessions
• £20/session drop- in rate.

most sessions we stay for an extra half hour of so at the end, a chance to unwind, chat and share conversation and drinks and nibbles- feel free to bring something to share

look forward to singing with you all very soon…

for more information, please contact grozenthuler@gmail.com

 

Circu-Lab! monthly vocal improvisation in London, 2020 dates

 

The invitation:

To remember our innate musical intelligence and capacity to share music and meaning with other humans. To sing our essential nature, deepening the quality of our listening. To feel at home within ourselves and let our inner confidence grow… so that we can embrace many ways to learn, in togetherness and by ourselves, that don’t require striving onwards and upwards but instead, dropping deep into the joy and wisdom and creativity that lays within each and every one of us.

 

CIRCU-LAB: A monthly laboratory, playground and practice space aimed at nurturing musicality, collaboration and improvisational skills for intermediate and experienced singers and musicians.

We’ll make vocal music in-the-moment, lead and be led in circlesongs, practice the many forms of collaborative vocal improvisation in small group. This gives a chance to practice generating clear musical ideas, responding to others and communicating with precision.

There will be space to sing solo and to practice accompanying and creating texture, harmony and groove for others.

…for intermediate and advanced vocalists and musicians, for anyone passionate about creating and sharing vocal music in- the-moment. For the ones to willing to experience being led and leading circlesongs, and exploring in-depth different forms of vocal improvisation

In these monthly gatherings  we practice different models and games for collaborative spontaneous music-making.

The core elements of the Lab sessions are :different models and games for collaborative spontaneous music-making, Circlesinging and VoiceOrchestra techniques, grooves and harmonic sequences, with two distinct and complementary objectives:

*to create strong, supportive, interesting backgrounds for the singers to explore and develop solo improvisation.
*to empower singers to create, orchestrate and conduct their own circlesongs and other forms of collaborative music.

There is a wonderful core group of regular singers and a very welcoming space for all newcomers.  Companionship and mutual encouragement, developing and deepening musicianship, creativity and vocal ensemble skills, free wild singing…

2020 dates:

• Saturday 18 January
• Saturday 8 February
• Saturday 14 March
• Saturday 4 April
• Saturday 16 May
• Saturday 20 June

Cost:

• You can attend the laboratories only for the morning (£30) or the whole day (£50).
• Advance payment discount for all 6 full-day sessions: £250.
• Advance payment discount for 4 full-day sessions: £150.

Booking:

Please book and pay in advance to secure a place. More information at grozenthuler@gmail.com

 

 

Surrender to the body’s intelligence

The potential for alignment and flow of energy

throughout the totality of our physical form

is deeply related to surrender.

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Surrender what and surrender to what?

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Surrender the ways in which we present ourselves to others or to ourselves -which have to do with our beliefs.

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Surrender the ways in which we guard ourselves or protect ourselves from whatever we don’t want to invite in our experience -which also have to do with our beliefs: ‘This is good/this is bad’

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So when we surrender our beliefs about what’s good and what’s not good for us,

or the ideas we have about how others perceive us, when we drop the guards and the presentations,

then we can start tuning into the true intelligence of the body.

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Surrendering to the intelligence of the body means remembering the wisdom embedded in each cell

and in the space between the cells.

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The same wisdom that permeates the earth.

The same wisdom that keeps the Universe going.

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Surrendering means allowing the body to be in harmony with whatever situation.

Symmetry, descent, lengthening, expansion.

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The muscles and the stories held in the muscles get tenderized

so that the bones can sing the song written in the minerals that made them.

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