Description
Dates: June 14 – 16, 2024
Time: Friday 1:00 – 4:00
Saturday 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Sunday 9:00 am – 12:00 noon
Skill Level: Beginner/Intermediate.
Class Registration Fee: By May 27, 2024: $180.00
After May 27, 2024: $200.00
This class explores the beauty of singing together in harmony. Through an exploration of polyphonic songs from a range of song traditions, we will learn two and three part songs and work on becoming comfortable with dissonance and non-western harmony structures. This course provides students with a full body approach to song learning that stems from listening and feeling music and harmonies to increase comfort in singing. Part singing, part practice, this course will also provide both experienced and new singers with tools for warming up, finding variations in tunes, and tools for development of expressive singing. The course consists of 3 days of instruction, Friday afternoon, from 1 – 4; Saturday all day, from 9-4, with a break for lunch, and Sunday morning from 9 am – 12 noon. Students can expect to learn by ear, enjoying the sonic space of the Plum Grove Chapel, and other spots around Folklore Village.
Materials fee: There may be a small fee for a printed lyric handout.
Students need to bring: Bring a notebook to make notes on lyrics, translations, and parts.
Cait Vitale-Sullivan was steeped in the high desert wilderness of Idaho as a child. She is intrigued by the human connection to nature and music, and when not playing outside, could be found playing fiddle or singing in the forest. She completed a Fulbright grant studying the connection between Kulning (Swedish cow calling music) and landscape, and her singing repertoire spans a range of polyphonic traditions including Scandinavia, the Balkans, Southern France, and the United States.
For those unfamiliar with kulning, check out this article written by Caitlin:
And to hear the practice, here’s Cait:
