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January 10: Vocal Improvisation Workshop
with Kate Geller, M.A, MT-BC, LCAT
February 21:
Breathe and Voice Work for Stress and Anxiety Relief
with Toby Williams, M.A, MT-BC, LCAT
March 13:
Music and Imagery for Wellness
with Suzannah Scott-Moncrieff, MA, MT-BC, LCAT
April 17:
Musical Exploratorium
with David Herman, MA, MT-BC, LCAT, NRMT
May 15:
Nada Yoga & Indian Music Workshop
with Eric Fraser, M.A, MT-BC
June 12:
Sound Bath Workshop
with Katie Down, MM, MMT, MTBC, LCAT
All workshops are held Tuesday nights, one workshop per month, 7-9 pm in room 35.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
Participants: Cap at 15 people per session
Cost: $25 per workshop/ $120 for full series
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS AND THERAPIST BIOS:
Tuesday, January 10, 7-9 pm
Kate Richards-Geller, M.A, MT-BC, LCAT
Sing yourself toward Wellness. This two-hour session is open to all levels of experience. We will explore the elements of music that are used in vocal improvisation - rhythm, tone, melody, language. A series of simple structures create the framework for playing in a variety of musical landscapes that become spontaneous compositions. The supportive community of singers is an essential aspect of the work. Using the music libraries we already have inside, we start with what we know and then explore new areas of creativity which often leads to a new sense of balance and well-being. Kate Richards Geller is a vocal improviser and board certified music therapist. She knows how to listen, create safety, to orchestrate freedom within structure, and support personal expression.
Kate Richards-Geller, M.A, MT-BC, LCAT
Kate Richards-Geller
is a singer/songwriter working as a board certified music therapist in Manhattan and Brooklyn. She has a master's degree from NYU and has worked in medical settings, community centers, and schools using interactive and improvisational music therapy techniques to enhance “quality of life”. The focus of her work involves improvisational singing as a bridge to self-expression, communication, and community-building. Kate has worked with some amazing teachers: Diane Austin, Lisa Sokolov, Renee Manning, Rhiannon, Silvia Nakkach. The past several years have been dedicated to integrating all these ideas and nurturing a community of vocal improvisers in NYC with house concerts and regular practice sessions.
Tuesday, February 21, 7-9 pm
Toby Williams M.A, MT-BC, LCAT
Many adults are disconnected from their bodies, cut off from their breathing and unaware of ways to use the body's own sound-healing resources. Everyone can sound and sing for themselves when the intention shifts from performance to healing. Singing is both internally and externally connecting, as the sound vibrations reverberate inside the body and individual sounds mix to create a unique group sound. By starting with depth breathing, non-verbal sounds and movement and then progressing to toning, each participant can find a natural, more authentic voice with which to release tension and express feelings. No prior singing experience is required.
Toby Williams, M.A, MT-BC, LCAT
Toby Williams
is a music therapist and is the Director of Music Therapy at the Brooklyn-Queens Conservatory of Music. Toby received her master's degree in music therapy from New York University and is a graduate of Dr. Diane Austin’s certificate program in Advanced Training in Vocal Psychotherapy. In 2005, Toby founded the music therapy program at Reach for the Stars Learning Center, a private school for children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders. For the past ten years, Toby has offered workshops on how to use the voice and body to promote emotional and physical healing at such institutions as The Kessler Institute, Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center and through partnerships with Friends Health Connection, Citicorp and Carnegie Hall. Previously, Toby developed and ran music therapy programs at New York Presbyterian Hospital on the cardio-thoracic unit and at the Herbert Irving Cancer Center’s Infusion unit. Toby has also conducted educational presentations on jazz singing through Carnegie Hall's Education Outreach program and has taught early childhood music classes for Music Together of Park Slope, Brooklyn. Toby’s professional experience as a jazz vocalist led her to perform across the country and record two CDs. Her extensive background both as a music therapy clinician, administrator, music instructor and jazz performer has led to speaking engagements, teaching opportunities and panel discussions.
Tuesday, March 13, 7-9 pm
Suzannah Scott-Moncrieff MA, MT-BC, LCAT,
This process is ideal for adults who have been feeling stressed or overwhelmed, or who may be having difficulty making decisions, or staying focused. Music and Imagery can help participants re-connect to a positive self-image — one that can become an anchor during challenging experiences. Participants are invited to use breathing to reduce tension and improve focus; music to deepen their access to internal strengths and resources; and art to create their own imagery. Participants will leave the workshop with a deeper connection to an inner resource that can support continued wellbeing.
Suzannah Scott-Moncrieff MA, MT-BC, LCAT
Suzannah Scott-Moncrieff
has a private music psychotherapy practice in New York City working with adult individuals, couples, and groups as well as providing supervision for professional music therapists. She also facilitates music therapy for young adults with intellectual disabilities in a special education setting. Suzannah is adjunct faculty in the music therapy department at New York University, and a clinical supervisor for Level 1 and 2 Guided Imagery and Music trainees at Anna Maria College in Massachusetts. She was recently invited to speak on the subject of the client-music relationship at EWHA Womans University in Seoul, Korea and as keynote speaker at the Atlantic Association for Music Therapy in Canada.
Tuesday, April 17, 7-9 pm
David Herman, MA, MT-BC, LCAT, NRMT
Do you ever fantasize about playing the drums or an electric guitar? Join us for a fun relaxed evening of musical adventure where you will have the opportunity to explore a variety of musical instruments, engage in a drum circle and end the evening with a guided music and relaxation session. No prior musical experience or skill is necessary.
David Herman, MA, MT-BC, LCAT, NRMT
David Herman has been a music therapist for 20 years with a Masters degree in music therapy from New York University. David is a Licensed Creative Arts Therapist and a certified Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapist. Primarily a guitarist, he also plays the piano, harmonica and percussion. As a singer/songwriter playing original music, David has played in many New York City clubs as a solo performer as well as a band member.
David has provided music therapy services at the Jewish Guild for the Blind, the Third Street Music School, The East Village Child Development Center as well as several different Nursing Homes and hospitals. Currently David runs a private practice working with a variety of clients from young children to adults. In addition, he is an independent contractor providing music therapy services to Terence Cardinal Cooke. H.C.F., Brooklyn Conservatory and at Coler Hospital.
Tuesday, May 15, 7-9 pm
Eric Fraser M.A, MT-BC
A hidden treasure in the great path of yoga is a special practice known as “Nada Yoga,” the yoga of sound. Nada yoga uses sound, music, voice, breath and rhythm as a vehicle to meditation and purification of the nadis (subtle and vast web of energy channels and nerve passageway’s in the body). Indian classical music and its ancient tradition of Ragas (sacred scales) is a classical mode for practicing Nada Yoga. While meditating on the tones in different ragas amazing transformations can happen. In this workshop we will focus specifically on how to use raga to practice nada yoga in a way that requires no musical background, yet is important for maestros too. We will resonate our bodies with tones, singing sustained tones for exploration of their vibrational quality, or just listening. Discover the archetypal rasas (moods) inherent in each raga, and how they are associated with the rich system of Rasa Lela. Tone, and then relax, as the sound of the live bansuri flute envelopes us in raga.
Eric Fraser M.A, MT-BC
Eric Fraser's music therapy sessions ring with an array of influences and textures. Drawing from both his rich knowledge of Indian classical music and a down home approach, Eric intermingles with pop, rap, blues, and world music to capture imaginations and spark music making in participants from many backgrounds and age brackets. Eric recently returned from a trip to India as a Fulbright senior research scholar for music therapy and Indian music. He received his MA in music therapy from NYU.
Tuesday, June 12, 7-9 pm
Katie Down, MM, MMT, MTBC, LCAT
The sound bath series is a monthly sound immersion event focusing on the practice of focused presence and mindfulness in the act of listening. Sound baths provide opportunities for experiencing and understanding our relationships to different sonic environments as well as chance to fully relax and let go. Bathing in sound is something we do every day - although most of the time we are unaware of this. There is sound everywhere and we ourselves have our own vibrations. The sound baths are events that allow the "bathers" to fully engage in the act of listening and of creating depending on the type of sound bath offered. At various sessions we will use didjeridoo, crystal bowls and Tibetan bowls, Indian shruti box and chanting, drum circles, tuning fork sound therapy, urban soundwalks, and more. Each participant in the sound bath is invited to co-create sound with the facilitators when appropriate to the theme. Or, they may simply bathe in the sound with intention, visualizaiton, breath work, and mindful meditation.
Katie Down, MM, MMT, MTBC, LCAT
Katie Down
is a sound artist, composer, performer and sound designer for theatre, film, video, and dance and performs regularly with the infamous ukulele group The Ukuladies, where she sings, and plays ukuleles as well as various toy instruments. As a theatre artist, she has traveled extensively throughout Eastern Europe, the Balkans, and South Africa with different companies as a performer, sound designer, and teacher in voice, improvisation, and clown. Katie is also a board certified music therapist with a master's in music therapy from New York University".
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