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Introductory Workshop
The Jazz Singer's Workshop with EVTCourse ID: 2904
Date: 2024/05/04 to 2024/05/04 (YYYY/MM/DD) Time: 10:00 am to 4:00 pm GMT Cost: £150 (active participants) / £60 (observers) / £40 (student observers) Language: English
Instructors: Stefan Holmstrom
Contact: Stefan Holmström | holmstromstefan@yahoo.co.uk | +44 (0)7970 057 660
Course Location:
606 Club
90 Lots Road Chelsea
London SW10 0QD England
United Kingdom
This relaxed, informal day-long vocal workshop at London's iconic 606 Club introduces you to Estill Voice Training, giving you an opportunity to explore your voice and build vocal craft especially tailored to jazz singing. Expert coaching and feedback will be offered by award-winning jazz singer Claire Martin OBE and Stefan Holmström MFA, Estill Master Trainer.
We will explore the voice, style and stagecraft in a supportive setting with practical application to songs from the standard repertoire.
Ten active participants will have the opportunity to perform a selected song on stage accompanied by Jim Watson, one of the most in-demand jazz pianists on the UK jazz scene who has worked with artists including Sting, Cat Stevens, Paloma Faith and New York Voices.
What you'll get
- A deeper understanding of how your voice actually works, including some vocal anatomy and physiology
- Practical tools to apply Estill Voice Training concepts to your jazz singing, including the Siren
- Exploration of 3 Estill Voice Qualities: Speech, Cry/Sob and Falsetto
- Advice on stagecraft, including microphone technique
- Advice on style, ad libs and improv
- Expert feedback and inspiration to move your artistry forward
Who it's for
Active participant places are aimed at intermediate jazz singers and upwards. Observer places are for singers of all levels and anyone interested in learning more about the art of jazz singing or Estill Voice Training.
How to participate
There are two ways to take part:
Observer: Observers take part in the Estill Voice Gym and group exercises and learn from the feedback that active participants receive during performances and individual coaching.
Active participant: Like the observers, 10 active participants also take part in the Estill Voice Gym and group exercises. Additionally, they will have the opportunity to perform a jazz standard of their choice. They will receive personal coaching and expert feedback on their singing and performance.
Cost
- £150 per person (active participants)
- £60 per person (observers)
- £40 per person (student observers) - use promo code 606 at checkout
How to book
Please visit https://www.stefanholmstrom.co.uk/jazz-singers-workshop.
About the trainer
Stefan Holmström is an opera singer, voice teacher, trained classical flute player and certified Estill Master Trainer (EMT). He uses Estill Voice Training (EVT) as a baseline for safe and sustainable voice use. Stefan offers vocal workshops and expert vocal training for singers, speakers, Estill students, flute players, vocal professionals and choirs both online and at his studio in central Brighton, East Sussex in southeast England.
He has also taught at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts and Guildhall School of Music & Drama in London and is a singing voice specialist for the NHS Voice Clinic in Brighton.
For more information, please visit www.stefanholmstrom.co.uk or contact Stefan at holmstromstefan@yahoo.co.uk or +44 (0)7970 057 660.
A Certificate of Attendance will be issued upon completion of this workshop. This certificate is not a requirement for Trainer Certification in Estill Voice Training®.
Cancellation policies are at the discretion of the course instructor. Refunds or course credit may or may not apply. Refer to the course description or contact the course instructor for more information.
*Estill Voice Training®, and its parent company Estill Voice International, LLC, has neither an aesthetic nor gender bias and stands for the strengthening of cultural diversity, plurality and inclusion.