Program Info
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Flow Singing is a presence practice rooted in the physical experience of songs in community. As a Flow Singing songleader, you create respectful, inclusive space in which people can practice sensing sound through singing and experiencing vibration and movement. Songleaders share songs in a framework inspired by Joanna Macy’s Work that Reconnects. Songleaders practice welcome, generosity, listening, delight, and presence. This ancient, grounding work becomes a resource that helps you and your participants show up with freedom, power, and integrity in a complex world.
Training to be a Flow Singing songleader is paced with generosity and space, giving time for your body and mind to absorb and integrate information and build skill into more instinctual action. You will also be creating your own library, offering, publicity, and support for yourself as a songleader. You have extensive access to both Patricia and your classmates as you explore and digest the material, finding what serves you and your vision.
Training to be a Flow Singing songleader is paced with generosity and space, giving time for your body and mind to absorb and integrate information and build skill into more instinctual action. You will also be creating your own library, offering, publicity, and support for yourself as a songleader. You have extensive access to both Patricia and your classmates as you explore and digest the material, finding what serves you and your vision.
You created a very, very comfortable and warm and loving environment that allowed me to show up happily as myself for every session. – Kindred Voices Flow Singing participant
January - March: Online training
January: Song as A Presence Practice (Jan 12, 19, & 26)
February: Voice Care and Body Awareness (Feb 9, 16, & 23)
March: Collecting Songs (Mar 9, 16, & 23)
April 16-19: In-person retreat in Burlington, VT
April followup Q&A online (Apr 27)
May - July: Online training
May: Designing Your Offering (May 11, 18, & 25)
June: Consent and Respect (Jun 8, 15, & 22)
July: Catching Songs (Jul 13, 20, & 27)
August 13-16: In-person retreat and graduation in Burlington, VT
January: Song as A Presence Practice (Jan 12, 19, & 26)
February: Voice Care and Body Awareness (Feb 9, 16, & 23)
March: Collecting Songs (Mar 9, 16, & 23)
April 16-19: In-person retreat in Burlington, VT
April followup Q&A online (Apr 27)
May - July: Online training
May: Designing Your Offering (May 11, 18, & 25)
June: Consent and Respect (Jun 8, 15, & 22)
July: Catching Songs (Jul 13, 20, & 27)
August 13-16: In-person retreat and graduation in Burlington, VT
The retreats include
Online activities will be the 2nd-4th Monday evenings 6-8 pm Eastern and will be a mix of:
Homework will take about 2 hours per week.
- individual songleading time with support and coaching,
- flow experiences,
- group vocal improv exploration, and
- optional songleading in a community sing.
Online activities will be the 2nd-4th Monday evenings 6-8 pm Eastern and will be a mix of:
- whole group classes (including singing, but of course!) - 2nd week of the month
- small group sessions (including songleading, yes!) - 3rd week of the month
- optional Q&A sessions on 4th Mondays with special guests (TBA) - 4th week of the month
- 1-1 consult with Patricia (2 individually scheduled hours during the training)
- 1-1 collaborations with a classmate (scheduled separately from Monday sessions)
Homework will take about 2 hours per week.
I really appreciated how Patricia welcomed all the different skill levels. The organization of the class was thoughtful and very easy to access. She was always on time and clear in her correspondence. She provided SO many useful tools for learning, it was quite amazing. Her systems for giving student-student feedback were invaluable and so new for me to both give and receive such support. Patricia puts a lot of heart and enthusiasm into her work and it’s contagious!
– Jody A., Modal Muscle online class participant
– Jody A., Modal Muscle online class participant
