Embodied choral singing
with Dr. Kimberly Barber, Wilfrid Laurier University
This engaging and interactive workshop offers basic Body Mapping principles to assist choristers of all ages, backgrounds and abilities to sing healthily with their whole selves. With the support of a short PowerPoint presentation, anatomical models for observation and lots of hands-on explorations of function and use of the body while singing, participants will gain knowledge and feel more empowered to understand the capabilities of their individual instruments in the service of the choral whole.
Workshop Objectives:
- Embodied understanding of the vocal instrument
- Confidence in understanding one's own voice
- Experience individual agency in vocal production
Workshop Objectives:
- Embodied understanding of the vocal instrument
- Confidence in understanding one's own voice
- Experience individual agency in vocal production
Dr. Kimberly Barber
Canadian mezzo-soprano Kimberly Barber’s eclectic and varied career combines standard, contemporary and baroque works sung on the great opera house and concert stages of the world, as well as with smaller, experimental companies.
In demand as a guest lecturer, panelist, consultant and pedagogue, she gives master classes and workshops worldwide at universities, conservatories and Young Artist Programs. Professor of Voice in Wilfrid Laurier University’s Faculty of Music, she is Administrative Coordinator for their Opera Program. Licensed as a Body Mapping Educator®, Kimberly teaches these principles in workshop settings and as a cornerstone of her pedagogical model in the voice studio. |