Voice | Elizabeth Laprelle | All Levels | Period 3 | Week 3 (July 20-25, 2025)
We’ll take our cues from some of the greats by listening closely to recordings of fantastic groups like Hazel and Alice, the Stanley Brothers, and others. We’ll also do a bit of “messing around and finding out” – exercises to help us listen and respond, and find the spaces where our voices want to go. All melodies will be taught by ear. Lyrics will be provided.
About the Instructor
Elizabeth LaPrelle is a scholar and singer of Appalachian Ballads from Rural Retreat, Virginia. She built her style and repertoire from research into archival recordings, and family and friends. She started making recordings with her family as a teen, and received her undergraduate degree from the College of William and Mary with a major in Southern Appalachian Traditional Performance. In the experimental folk duo Anna & Elizabeth, she toured internationally and helped re-popularize the “crankie” performance art form. She’s also a banjo-player, and a visual and interdisciplinary artist. She lives with her husband Brian Dolphin and their young son.