Have you ever wanted to sing a harmony part but were afraid of singing the ‘wrong note’, being out of tune, or feeling that you don’t know where to begin? Well this workshop is for you.
We will be exploring harmony singing through adventuring together into the wilds of notes, tuning, rhythm and deep listening. It’s not about finding the ‘right note’. Instead we’ll play in the collaborative singing zone that builds the confidence for our individual musical journeys. This workshop isn’t based around music theory nor any one particular musical genre.
Instead we’ll dive into a series of games and exercises, to explore pitch matching, tone matching and some percussive qualities of vocalizing. Bring every note you’ve got and discover where it can fit into a harmony.
Instructor Bio
Suzannah Park comes from a family of three generations of traditional singers, storytellers and dancers. She has been touring and teaching for the past twenty-plus years, both in the USA and abroad. A native of Asheville NC, she grew up bouncing back and forth between Asheville and Chicago where she was immersed in the folk music scene in both communities. Growing up, there was always a song to sing, a harmony to add, a dance to jump into or a story to tell.
Suzannah is the founder and director of the Wild Asheville Community Chorus and a dancer with the Green Grass Cloggers. She is currently a member of the traditional music faculty and holds the position of Choir Director at Warren Wilson College. She is a founding member of the Starry Mountain Singers and the Starry Mountain Trio. Since 2000, Suzannah has been teaching with Vermont-based world music organization, Village Harmony and is currently the President of their board as well as part of their Executive Team. She has a robust collection of private students, and she coaches vocal ensembles, leads choirs and workshops, and is a guest teacher and lecturer at schools and universities.
Suzannah’s rich and powerful voice, and her enthusiastic and captivating teaching have led her to become a renowned and sought after artist. With her joyous and intuitive teaching style, born of a lifetime of familiarity with traditional music, she can coax complex harmony and powerful performances from her students. Whether she’s teaching ballads, a Bulgarian village song, or Appalachian clogging, laughter and good times abound.