Workshops and group classes are good fit for you if you:
are a studio teacher who wants to bring body-awareness tools to your students/clients, but find the time constraints of a regular session can make it challenging to include this type of work consistently so that it actually sticks and makes a difference to your students/client
are a choral conductor or musical director looking for ways to enliven your singers with voice+breath+movement integrated explorations that bring new vibrancy to their performance and create an embodied community of artists who not only sing together, but also breathe and move together
are someone who works with a group you want to empower with personal responsibility and embodied autonomy - you want to help your group learn to troubleshoot their vocal/structural challenges on their own with the gift of body-awareness
Workshops and group classes can include:
guided movement and awareness explorations to help participants tune into the physical experience of singing, in order to better understand their whole body as their instrument
singer’s anatomy classes to demystify the singing body and make it easier to acquire and hone the technical skills involved in singing
individual demonstrations to show the practical applications of SenseAble work - allowing singers to hear and see the changes in someone else’s singing body and sound can be really eye-opening and instructive
Benefits of SenseAble classes for your group:
You know our body is a big part of the picture when it comes to singing, and you know your singers could really benefit from some experiential, dedicated body awareness instruction … but how to squeeze it all into regular lessons or rehearsals?
I am happy to work with you to curate the best combination of the following learning options in order to meet your singers’ needs, and your goals for them:
A one-off workshop can help your singers to start noticing how mindful movement and intention impacts their singing experience. (And you can snag some new ideas for embodied warmups, too!)
A master class offers your group the opportunity to learn from their peers as they experience how SenseAble principles can be directly applied to singing and performance in real time.
A workshop series or class series provides a more in-depth study of how body awareness supports vocal production and performance. This is a great option for emerging/professional artists who devote a great deal of time and energy to their craft, and/or are already experiencing the demands of the industry and are in need of support and stamina.
Eager to get started? Here are some next steps:
Book a workshop chat so that we can talk about how a SenseAble workshop, group class, or series of classes can enhance your group’s music-making experience through increased self-awareness and body-knowledge.
In this meeting we will determine what kind of work will be the right kind of work for you and your singers, so that you can build on this knowledge together and develop a common voice+body language with your singers.
I am offering both virtual and in-person workshops.
Previous workshops and group classes include:
Strategies for enlivening the inherent wholeness of your mind + body + voice system - 11th International Congress of Voice Teachers (ICVT), co-presented with Maureen Batt, upcoming July 2025
How to create wholeness-compatible learning and teaching spaces - UofT Student NATS chapter (Skylar Cameron), November 2024
Valuing embodied knowing: Personal responsibility and body awareness in choral singing - Chorus Niagara (Robert Cooper), September 2024
Exploring performance anxiety through wholeness - UofT Faculty of Music (Nancy Sicsic), November 2023
Exploring breathing with freedom and ease - UofT Faculty of Music (Nancy Sicsic), November 2022
Range of recuperation: Knowing what you need to succeed - Voice Symposium (Melanie Tapson), co-presented with Maureen Batt, July 2021
Supported Singing: Exploring “support” through whole-self awareness and vocal play - Cantabile Choirs (Geoff Sirett), March 2021
Alexander Technique for choral singing - London Pro Musica (Markus Howard), November 2020
Voice and movement immersive: a 3-day workshop to explore voice+body+mind - co-presented with Maureen Batt, September 2020
Kind words…
“I first started working with Alison in 2018 because I wanted to explore and understand Alexander Technique more deeply in order to be able to apply it more consistently in my own singing and teaching. I had been exposed to the principles of Alexander Technique several times as a young singer and just when I was looking more intentionally for resources later in my career as a voice teacher and coach, I was introduced to Alison and her work.
The discoveries I made with Alison’s facilitation lead me to invite her to do workshops with my own clients and students, and I have been very pleased to be able to refer many people to her who have benefited from a deep-dive into body movement and exploration, especially as it relates to singing, but generally as it relates to ANY kind of voice use.
Under Alison’s gentle and thorough guidance, you will find a new depth of understanding and acceptance of your body, of the way it moves, of intention around movement, and of how all of these things can come together to facilitate an even more mindful and well-coordinated vocal production.
If you are experiencing stagnation or blockage in your singing journey and are open to exploration with a caring and dedicated guide, I highly recommend booking with Alison immediately. Working with her may just be the release or opening that you are looking for.”
Dr. Shannon Coates, DMA - Grand Maester, The Vocal Instrument 101