Embodied VoiceWork: Beyond Singing
- Author: Sokolov, Lisa
- ISBN: 9781945411380
- E-ISBN: 9781945411397
Embodied VoiceWork: Beyond Singing is an introduction to the theory and practice of Embodied VoiceWork (EVW), a comprehensive method developed by the author exploring vocal improvisation as an expressive language and transformational tool. This book serves as a resource for exploring one’s own voice and using voice as an integral part of the therapeutic process. It lays out the resources and the power within the process of connecting into music, the body and the breath, and freeing the voice. This work has been applied in music therapy practice, arts education, and human potential work. The book contains poetry, theoretical groundwork, and a practical sequence of 60 serious ‘games” used in this practice as well as material from session and group work in the practice of EVW. The appendix lays out a basic curriculum structure for Embodied VoiceWork Practitioners.
Embodied VoiceWork: Beyond Singing is for music therapists, musicians, movers, arts therapists, body/mind therapists, educators, professional singers, or people who are afraid to sing a note. It is a book for participants and practitioners of Embodied VoiceWork and body/mind/soul explorers.
Sokolov is a singer, composer, vocal music therapy pioneer, and long-time professor at New York University. She teaches and performs internationally, and her recordings have won acclaim and many citations for “Best CD of the Year.” Recognized as “one of the most remarkable vocalists on the jazz scene…Lisa mines the depth of human experience without fear.” (KIOS Jazz Journal NPR). For more information, visit her websites: www.lisasokolov.com and www.embodiedvoicework.com
CONTENTS
Chapter 1: Introduction
FOUNDATIONS
Chapter 2: Goals and Premises
Chapter 3: The Language of Music
Chapter 4: We Are All Singers
Chapter 5: The Attitude of Listening
THE FUNDAMENTALS OF THE PRACTICE OF EMBODIED VOICEWORK
Chapter 6: The Warm-ups
Chapter 7: The Five Tools
Chapter 8: The Call of the Body
Chapter 9: Fear of Process—Faith in Process
SOUNDING THE BODY
Chapter 10: The Spine Roll
Chapter 11: Body Resonance
Chapter 12: The Yawn
Chapter 13: The Path of Breath
Chapter 14: The Integrated Body
THE ESSENTIALS OF MUSIC
Chapter 15: The Theory of Tone and the Overtone Series
Chapter 16: Interval—The Sound of Relationship
Chapter 17: Listening to Melody and Harmonic Movement
Chapter 18: Time
Chapter 19: The Soundscape
OVERVIEW
Chapter 20: The Camera Pans Out and Looks at the Wider Picture
Chapter 21: The Inner State of the Guide
Chapter 22: Individual Work—What a Session Might Look Like
Chapter 23: Four Students Speak
APPENDIX
SUPPLEMENTAL READING
POEM LIST
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
INDEX