Registration
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We're so glad you're considering signing up for Flow Singing Songleader Training!
Registration will include
Registration will include
- Providing some basic info about you
- Reflection on your relationship to your voice, singing, and gathering folk.
- Reflection on the importance of this program to you at this time
- Consideration of finances and why the program costs $3,566 -- and why I don't hide the cost from you
- Choosing your affordable and generous price point between $366-$4,500 and setting up a payment plan
- A deposit of $300 to hold your spot
- The deposit is fully refundable by Dec 12th if the program does not run. It is refundable minus bank fees and a $25 handling charge if the student withdraws before Dec 12th. Full refund policy below.
I didn't expect the depth of feeling, the depth of sharing, and the breadth of expansion I would experience. I didn't expect to feel such a level of connection, an ability to share my world grief & at the same time – or almost at the same time – the level of joy...
– Jennifer, Kindred Voices Flow Singing participant
– Jennifer, Kindred Voices Flow Singing participant
Time Investment
This program includes 79 hours of guided instruction.
Depending on the time you invest in homework and projects, this could be a 200-hour course.
Online instruction will include
20 hrs direct instruction with Patricia,
including 2 hrs of 1:1 time, 6 hrs 5:1, 12 hrs 15:1
8 hrs feedback time with classmates
14 hrs requested subject support with Patricia and guest songleaders (attendance optional)
The retreats will include
4.5 hrs flow led by Patricia
9 hrs flow coaching
3 hrs vocal improv & songwriting exercises, Q&A
2 hrs community sing with opportunity to songlead
You cover your travel to get to Burlington, VT on retreat weekends;
we cover your meals and lodging from Thursday at 4 pm – Sunday lunch.
We can also help you get from the airport or bus station to the retreat site.
Homework will include
variable amounts of time, depending on your choices and experience in different areas. For example, you will be asked to develop a 10-minute daily mindfulness practice. You will thoroughly learn one song each month. You will collect a set of resources about why singing in groups is valuable, and share with your cohort. You will share poster designs and give input on your classmates'. Some of these projects can be rabbit holes of pleasure and delight -- and can be adapted to your available time.
This program includes 79 hours of guided instruction.
Depending on the time you invest in homework and projects, this could be a 200-hour course.
Online instruction will include
20 hrs direct instruction with Patricia,
including 2 hrs of 1:1 time, 6 hrs 5:1, 12 hrs 15:1
8 hrs feedback time with classmates
14 hrs requested subject support with Patricia and guest songleaders (attendance optional)
The retreats will include
4.5 hrs flow led by Patricia
9 hrs flow coaching
3 hrs vocal improv & songwriting exercises, Q&A
2 hrs community sing with opportunity to songlead
You cover your travel to get to Burlington, VT on retreat weekends;
we cover your meals and lodging from Thursday at 4 pm – Sunday lunch.
We can also help you get from the airport or bus station to the retreat site.
Homework will include
variable amounts of time, depending on your choices and experience in different areas. For example, you will be asked to develop a 10-minute daily mindfulness practice. You will thoroughly learn one song each month. You will collect a set of resources about why singing in groups is valuable, and share with your cohort. You will share poster designs and give input on your classmates'. Some of these projects can be rabbit holes of pleasure and delight -- and can be adapted to your available time.
Full schedule and dates
All online activity Monday evenings, 6-8 pm Eastern time,
plus two separately scheduled individual one-hour coachings with Patricia.
Classes
Jan 12 Feb 9 Mar 9
Small groups
Jan 19 Feb 16 Mar 16
Optional
Jan 26 Feb 23 Mar 23
Residential retreat in Burlington
Apr 16-19
late afternoon Thursday April 16 -- early Sunday afternoon April 19
all meals and lodging from Thursday dinner through Sunday lunch included
Optional
Apr 27
Classes
May 11 Jun 8 July 13
Small groups
May 18 Jun 15 July 20
Optional
May 25 Jun 22 July 27
Residential retreat and graduation in Burlington
Aug 13-16
late afternoon Thursday Aug 13 -- early Sunday afternoon Aug 16
all meals and lodging from Thursday dinner through Sunday lunch included
All online activity Monday evenings, 6-8 pm Eastern time,
plus two separately scheduled individual one-hour coachings with Patricia.
Classes
Jan 12 Feb 9 Mar 9
Small groups
Jan 19 Feb 16 Mar 16
Optional
Jan 26 Feb 23 Mar 23
Residential retreat in Burlington
Apr 16-19
late afternoon Thursday April 16 -- early Sunday afternoon April 19
all meals and lodging from Thursday dinner through Sunday lunch included
Optional
Apr 27
Classes
May 11 Jun 8 July 13
Small groups
May 18 Jun 15 July 20
Optional
May 25 Jun 22 July 27
Residential retreat and graduation in Burlington
Aug 13-16
late afternoon Thursday Aug 13 -- early Sunday afternoon Aug 16
all meals and lodging from Thursday dinner through Sunday lunch included
Finances
It's awkward, I know. But it's real, and decisions about money are part of being a songleader. What do you need? What do you charge? How do you receive? What can you give sustainably? This is a good place to practice!
To start with, please know that I want this songleader training to work for you, your classmates, me, and the group of people who support me in my work. I practice consent-based growth and sharing that's rooted in mutual respect and appreciation, rather than extraction and depletion based on distrust and perceptions of scarcity. This means we both look honestly at our needs and our resources, to figure out how we can help each other come into bloom, richly nourished and supported in this work that can deepen and strengthen communities of care and strength.
There is beauty in being able to pay full value or more for a program which supports you meaningfully in your work, helping you come into fuller bloom as your whole being -- your resources help me and your classmates plant songs in more communities. AND there is equal beauty in being able to name what is possible and honorable for you in this moment, and asking the community to support you in your work. I will run a gofundme campaign to offer our wider communities a chance to support the training of songleaders in a variety of financial circumstances, and all funds raised will go toward meeting the financial need of Flow Singing songleader trainees.
I figured out how much this program will cost me to run, using regular hourly rates for myself and the people who help me, platform fees, insurance, and estimates for housing, food, and venue for the in-person residencies. The total was $3,566 for eight months of guided study and integration, drawing on my extensive training in music, voice, yoga, mindfulness, & group facilitation, as well as the work and life experience I have in creating successful singing programs.
Let's figure out how the cost works for you! To support your process of discerning what is both generous and affordable for you, please consider the green bottle scale. We will support a sliding scale of $366-$4,500. Payment plans to spread out the cost will be available, including design-your-own.
It's awkward, I know. But it's real, and decisions about money are part of being a songleader. What do you need? What do you charge? How do you receive? What can you give sustainably? This is a good place to practice!
To start with, please know that I want this songleader training to work for you, your classmates, me, and the group of people who support me in my work. I practice consent-based growth and sharing that's rooted in mutual respect and appreciation, rather than extraction and depletion based on distrust and perceptions of scarcity. This means we both look honestly at our needs and our resources, to figure out how we can help each other come into bloom, richly nourished and supported in this work that can deepen and strengthen communities of care and strength.
There is beauty in being able to pay full value or more for a program which supports you meaningfully in your work, helping you come into fuller bloom as your whole being -- your resources help me and your classmates plant songs in more communities. AND there is equal beauty in being able to name what is possible and honorable for you in this moment, and asking the community to support you in your work. I will run a gofundme campaign to offer our wider communities a chance to support the training of songleaders in a variety of financial circumstances, and all funds raised will go toward meeting the financial need of Flow Singing songleader trainees.
I figured out how much this program will cost me to run, using regular hourly rates for myself and the people who help me, platform fees, insurance, and estimates for housing, food, and venue for the in-person residencies. The total was $3,566 for eight months of guided study and integration, drawing on my extensive training in music, voice, yoga, mindfulness, & group facilitation, as well as the work and life experience I have in creating successful singing programs.
Let's figure out how the cost works for you! To support your process of discerning what is both generous and affordable for you, please consider the green bottle scale. We will support a sliding scale of $366-$4,500. Payment plans to spread out the cost will be available, including design-your-own.
During registration, we will ask which of the following ranges fees possible, honest, generous, and affordable to you, and you will select a payment plan. A $300 deposit will be required to hold your space.
- Supporting ($3,766-$4,500) -- my green bottle is overflowing & I can help others to come
- Sustaining ($3,366-$3,766) -- my green bottle is full
- Supported ($2,366-$3,366) -- I'm in the middle
- Extra support ($1,366-$2,366) -- my bottle is close to empty
- Student ($366-$1,366) -- I'm at the very beginning of my life's work
Refund Policy
If I have to cancel the course before Jan 12th (first day of classes) for any reason, you will receive a full refund of any monies you've paid me. If I have to cancel the course after Jan 12th, you will receive a pro-rated refund, based on how many class hours you've received.
If you have to cancel before Dec 12th, you will receive a full refund, minus bank fees and a $25 processing fee.
If you have to cancel after Dec 12th and before Jan 12th, you will receive a 1/2 refund, minus bank fees and a $100 processing/cancellation fee.
If you have to cancel after classes begin (Jan 12th), there is no guarantee of any refund.
If I have to cancel the course before Jan 12th (first day of classes) for any reason, you will receive a full refund of any monies you've paid me. If I have to cancel the course after Jan 12th, you will receive a pro-rated refund, based on how many class hours you've received.
If you have to cancel before Dec 12th, you will receive a full refund, minus bank fees and a $25 processing fee.
If you have to cancel after Dec 12th and before Jan 12th, you will receive a 1/2 refund, minus bank fees and a $100 processing/cancellation fee.
If you have to cancel after classes begin (Jan 12th), there is no guarantee of any refund.
...the thoughtful, compassionate, and constantly self-reflective way in which you held the container for the work: this became, for me, a place to not just connect but to learn. – Aatish, Kindred Voices Flow Singing participant
