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With her storied career in utilizing soundscapes to uplift and empower, Chloë Goodchild returns to Hollyhock alongside her daughter and jazz pianist, Rebecca Nash. Fresh off the release of their joint album, Deep Listening: Spoken Song Series Volume 1, they will be presenting a unique experience focussed on the connection between speaking and singing.

The Spoken Song was incepted when Chloë went on tour with acclaimed Rumi translator and poet, Coleman Barks. This informed the album between Chloë and Rebecca, in which they explore the spoken song modality further through the use of vocal and piano-based sounds.

Spoken Song: Discover your Musical Mind will develop your creative vocal expression through an exploration of the musical mind, focussing on the transformative shift you can make from the “busy, stressed” everyday emotional moods into a deeper layer of self-compassion and introspection.

This five-day journey will integrate Chloe’s sound awareness skills set to the backdrop of Rebecca’s inspiring improvised piano. Some of the skills that will be taught include:

• meditative energy movement
• body-centred singing maps
• the Seven Sounds of Love
• core breath-work
• vocal warm-ups
• songs inspired by musical modes (musical scales)

Silence is a core element on this course, establishing a deep non-judgemental ‘listening field’, enabling professional and amateur music-makers alike to collaborate and discover the art of presence within their spoken and sung voice. You will leave the course with a direct experience of your voice as a metaphor for conscious creative expression.

For amateurs and professionals alike.

Discover Deep Listening: Spoken Song Series Volume 1 on your favourite platform:
Spotify | iTunes | Tidal | YouTube