This training will be full of things that Susie has discovered, gathered, unravelled, learned, inherited and developed over her many years of uniting people through singing. She will be weaving many aspects of song leading into the training including:
✦  Why this work is so much more than just about singing
✦  The fundamentals of being a song leader
✦  How to be a good leader in service to the whole: holding space and making space
✦  How to learn, retain and teach harmony parts
✦  Warm-ups: what is actually effective to create the right energy in your space
✦  Rounds and canons
✦  Medicine songs using instruments or accapella
✦  How to teach songs fast and thoroughly, with heart and without losing your groups attention!
✦  How to create a deep, listening, receptive atmosphere in your group
✦  Using your whole body to transmit a song
✦  Pitching a song and using a pitch pipe
✦  Body, breath and voice
✦  Introducing and encouraging improvisation
✦  Vocal techniques
✦  Incorporating singing into other activities and workshops (e.g. yoga classes, dance groups)
✦  Holding space for transformation and healing
✦  Helping people overcome their fears and find their true voice
✦  The medicine of the voice; the gift you are giving people
✦  How to set up your own singing group
✦  How to collect songs and build your repertoire
✦  Introduction to leading songs and voice workshops online
✦  Networking, publicity and singing as a business

The training will be spent in vibrant participation and Susie will be sharing what she knows in a fun, engaging, deep and embodied way. There will be plenty of time for questions and to put the things being taught into practice, and everyone will have the opportunity to teach a song to the main group and/or within the smaller break out groups. It will be a completely safe and encouraging space, and all that you bring will be very welcome.

As the best way to learn is to practice, following the residential you will be lovingly encouraged to use what you have learnt to bring people together in song. Whether you take big steps or small steps you will be supported by Susie and your fellow participates via the community group, but with absolutely no pressure to go faster than you feel comfortable with.