Vox Voices Vocal Lab
Sound for the soul - Breathe, Sing, Move together
A space to sing, create & find your voice within a playful, supportive group environment through part-harmony singing, collective improvisation, movement & breath work.
Relaxed, playful vocal workshops focusing on the joy of making a collective sound, group listening and learning to swap seamlessly from harmony to harmony. With group improvisation, breath work and movement. Vox Voices workshops are open to all who want to sing, experienced and tentative singers alike. The Vox Voices ethos and style of facilitating is flexible and responsive to whoever is in the room. Through learning part-harmony folk songs all by ear, Vox Voices singers will learn to move from part to part and explore their own voices within the safe supportive group environment.
Courses run from 2 to 5 weeks in Hackney & Hastings/St Leonards. All regular courses are led by founder Tara Franks. One-off workshop days and special events run on weekends with guest artists.
Vox Voices was founded in Hackney East London in 2014.
"I can start a session of Vox feeling completely out of sorts and leave with a big smile on my face "
"... No matter how big or small the group is, the way we learn never fails to produce a beautiful and extremely satisfying sound almost immediately”
LONDON
Vox Voices - WOMEN SING - Wednesday evenings - 7pm -8.30pm @ St Barnabas Dalston (Upper Hall)
HASTINGS/St LEONARDS
Vox Voices - HOWL! (for all adult singers) - Tuesday or Thursdays evenings - 8.15 - 9.30pm @ West Hill Community Centre
Vox Voices SATURDAY SERIES w/ guest artists @ Joyful Roots Hattons Yard
What to expect?
To move, sing, stretch, breath, share, have fun and find your voice with a gathering of supportive women.
More about Tara’s approach
Tara loves working with groups of people of all ages fostering a group dynamic whilst supporting everyone to be creative, playful and use their voices to the full! She has a way of making people feel comfortable to take part whatever their expertise, and isn't afraid to challenge groups and push them out of their comfort zone in a supportive way. Tara believes everyone can sing and there is no better way to lift your spirits than singing together.
Booking
All workshops/courses must be booked in advance - see dates on What’s On page.
Have a question? contact Tara - Soundscreativeproject@gmail.com
Singers say...
“I can't tell you how uplifting and magical a thing it is”
"I can start a session of Vox feeling completely out of sorts and leave with a big smile on my face "
"... No matter how big or small the group is, the way we learn never fails to produce a beautiful and extremely satisfying sound almost immediately. Tara's emphasis on every choir member learning melody and all the harmonies creates an extremely empathetic group, which listens intently to the overall sound much more than any other choir I have experienced..."
Read more about VV in this lovely blog article by Kate Smith
"I love learning the songs and hearing the amazing sound we make harmonising - it’s just so uplifting and fulfilling. I leave feeling rejuvenated and eager for the next week"
“I have found it liberating to learn everything by ear…and then the skills to allow us to swap effortlessly between... It's the highlight of my week"
More about the songs...
Repertoire is a mix of part songs that everyone can learn whatever level of singer you are. From new arrangements of British folk songs, songs from around the world learnt from fellow musicians or on travels to jazz classics and some great soul tunes - all songs are arranged especially for Vox Voices by the Tara Franks. Guest workshop leaders have incl: including Moira Smiley, Kate Smith, Rhia Marker, Kerry Andrew.
Photos by Grace Gelder