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You are here: Home / SONGS / workshop-classes / Sept. 10 – Oct. 8, 2018Singing for Fun for Everyone

Sept. 10 – Oct. 8, 2018
Singing for Fun for Everyone

September 9, 2018 By Elise Witt

9 Sep

Monday Night Series with Elise Witt
@ Candler Park Yoga Studio

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)Silent Forest

Silent Forest

Posted: September 9, 2018

Music by Joanne Hammil

Words based on a quote by Henry Van Dyke

© JHO Music www.JoanneHammil.com

SILENT FOREST

The forest would be very silent

Would be eerily at rest

If the only birds allowed to sing

Were those we judged to sing the best

Silent Forest
3)Full Moon Outside My Window

Full Moon Outside My Window

Posted: September 4, 2016

by Chandler York, Oberlin College 2000

FULL MOON OUTSIDE MY WINDOW

Full moon outside my window this warm September night

Pulls me into wakefulness far too early

I’d rather by sleeping the day’s already to long for me

I’ll just wait for dawn.

Full Moon Outside My Window
4)Akanamandla

Akanamandla

Posted: August 30, 2016

South African Freedom Song

Zulu

AKANAMANDLA

Akanamandla hallelujah lasale

The devil has been defeated and has no power over me!

Akanamandla
5)We Shall Move On

We Shall Move On

Posted: September 25, 2016

by Melanie DeMore

www.MelanieDeMore.com

PART 1

We shall move on, yeah

We shall move on, yo

We shall move on, yeah

We shall move on, yo yo you

PART 2

We are moving on, my people

We are moving on

All of us as one together

We are moving on

PART 3

We shall, We shall move

We shall, We shall move

We Shall Move On
6)Owl Moon

Owl Moon

Posted: October 2, 2018

From the book OWL MOON by Jane Yolen

Song by Bruce O’Brien

Sing Language created by Jackson Gillman

OWL MOON

Oh you’ve got to be quiet under a shining Owl Moon

You’ve got to make your own heat

You’ve got to be brave

And you’ve got to have hope

Under a shining Owl Moon

The book: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsmMkbDtkl8

The song sung by composer Bruce O’Brien https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcW2rpQxdmY

Sign Language by Jackson Gilman, performed by Jennifer Armstrong https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H406AwiCmGk

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Your workshop was totally inspiring!
Joanna
New noise theatre, new orleans lA
Elise teaches great ways to access your deepest, most authentic, most beautiful voice.
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
You help create positive, transformative experiences for people of all ages.
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Black Mountain, nc

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