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![Throwback to last weekend and the Vocal Being retreat in Nazaré, Portugal. What a beautiful experience, diving deeper into vocal improvisation with inspiring teachers @sofiaribeiromusic @rizumik @linhares_manel and a group of wonderful singers from many countries! Also thankful for the welcoming hospitality and nurturing home-cooked meals at @quintacabecodamoita - what a great location for an experience like this, just check out the view from the workshop space 😍 The study of improvisation is opening up new doors in me: the musician in me is finding new pathways, there’s the door of new skills, the door of playfulness, the door of trust, and the door of spirituality that is so deeply connected with my voice and the music that flows through me and allows me to connect with other vocal and musical beings. Improvising is also like a constant shedding of all that’s unnecessary, letting go of expectations, fears, and all other by-products of the so-called “ego”. It brings me closer in touch with my own voice both in the tangible and intangible way - it connects me with my intuition and the Source. I love this passage from Rhiannon’s book “Vocal River”: “Improvisation teaches us to look at our options, to keep listening for grace and when we hear it, we’ve got to move and we’ve got to move now. The time for action is swift to arrive and just as swift to disappear. Moment to moment is all there is: following one breath, one note, one idea at a time. [...] There are always options.” ❤️ #improvisation #vocalimprovisation #vocalbeing #improvisedmusic #circlesinging #singersofinstagram #singyourheartout #theartistsway #findyourvoice #voicingsshow #katjamariamusic #completevocalcoach](http://scontent-ams4-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/s640x640/72412042_1812185925592740_2662807987081145329_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent-ams4-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=100&oh=26c281b4c6f887a47877c4ebcd23492d&oe=5E7DD7F4 "Throwback to last weekend and the Vocal Being retreat in Nazaré, Portugal. What a beautiful experience, diving deeper into vocal improvisation with inspiring teachers @sofiaribeiromusic @rizumik @linhares_manel and a group of wonderful singers from many countries! Also thankful for the welcoming hospitality and nurturing home-cooked meals at @quintacabecodamoita - what a great location for an experience like this, just check out the view from the workshop space 😍 The study of improvisation is opening up new doors in me: the musician in me is finding new pathways, there’s the door of new skills, the door of playfulness, the door of trust, and the door of spirituality that is so deeply connected with my voice and the music that flows through me and allows me to connect with other vocal and musical beings. Improvising is also like a constant shedding of all that’s unnecessary, letting go of expectations, fears, and all other by-products of the so-called “ego”. It brings me closer in touch with my own voice both in the tangible and intangible way - it connects me with my intuition and the Source. I love this passage from Rhiannon’s book “Vocal River”: “Improvisation teaches us to look at our options, to keep listening for grace and when we hear it, we’ve got to move and we’ve got to move now. The time for action is swift to arrive and just as swift to disappear. Moment to moment is all there is: following one breath, one note, one idea at a time. [...] There are always options.” ❤️ #improvisation #vocalimprovisation #vocalbeing #improvisedmusic #circlesinging #singersofinstagram #singyourheartout #theartistsway #findyourvoice #voicingsshow #katjamariamusic #completevocalcoach")
