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Home » Mar. 4-25, 2019Singing for Fun for Everyone

Mar. 4-25, 2019
Singing for Fun for Everyone

March 4, 2019 By Elise Witt

4 Mar
Monday Night Singing Series with
Elise Witt
Week 1 & 2 @ Candler Park Yoga Studio, Atlanta GA
Week 3 & 4 @ Neighborhood Church, 1561 McLendon Ave (across from Candler Park), Atlanta GA 30307

Elise’s Workshop Notes and Materials

1) Circle Song

Circle Song

Posted: July 26, 2016

From the work of Bobby McFerrin and his vocal orchestra – Voicestra http://www.bobbymcferrin.com
and Rhiannon http://www.RhiannonMusic.com

Circle Song

One person gives out repeating parts to the groups.

Find parts by first singing what’s inside, then refining to find a motor part. Harmony is good. Look for spaces in the motor part to interlock new parts.

Find parts by first solo-ing over what is already created.
Play with rhythm – try putting 3 over 4 or try something in an odd rhythm like 5/4, 7/8, 9/8
Play with tonality – use some unusual harmonies, try notes that may not be the “first choices”
Play with language – try using some sounds you don’t always use; experiment with different consonants; imagine you’re speaking a language you don’t know but have a sound in your ear eg. french, russian, italian, etc.

The person giving out the parts can then solo over the foundation they have created.

Solo-ist can then step out and let another person solo and/or create new parts…

2) Wish Boats

Wish Boats

Posted: August 25, 2016
by Sally Rogers
www.SallyRogers.com

WISH BOATS

Star light, star bright
Tether your wishes on dreams you’ll dream tonight

https://elisewitt.com/web/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Wish-Boats.mp3
Wish Boats
3) See the Wind

See the Wind

Posted: April 23, 2018

4-part round ~ composer unknown

SEE THE WIND

See the wind bending the grass like a wave o’er the sea

Ooo, ooo, ooo, ooo

How I love the wind, bending the grass like a wave o’er the sea

See the wind, see the wind, oh see the wind, oh wind

See the Wind

 

4) Being Awake

BEING AWAKE

Posted: April 1, 2018

Words by Macrina Wiederkehr from her book The Seven Sacred Pauses

Music by Velma Frye from her CD Seven Sacred Pauses: Singing Mindfully Dawn Through Dark

© NeNeLand Music www.VelmaFrye.com

BEING AWAKE

Set the clock of your heart, set the clock of your heart

Breathe in the dawn, breathe in the dawn

Raise high the calice of your life, taste the joy, the joy of being awake

It’s the best medicine of all, being awake

Being Awake!
5) Sing for Peace

Sing For Peace

Posted: March 10, 2019

by Mary Witt

SING FOR PEACE

I’m gonna sing for peace all over this land (3x)

Shout it out, shout it out, shout it out!

I’m gonna work for justice all over this land (3x)

Shout it out, shout it out, shout it out!

I’m gonna march for freedom all over this land (3x)

Shout it out, shout it out, shout it out!

Add your own verses!

 

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New noise theatre, new orleans lA
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Leila
Atlanta, Ga
Elise is a master at guiding voices and opening hearts.
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Asheville, NC
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Decatur, GA
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Black Mountain, nc

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