Hello Chris,
I used to stand still permanently but singing in highly movement based
stage productions dragged me out of that. I had to learn as I went,
grabbing a few minutes here and there with other people who knew the
movement. Having amazing directors and choreographers will also help.
I learned that I'm not bad at dance when taught correctly. As in, this
movement at beat two of bar five, for example. Or a certain gesture
lasting a specific syllable of a particular word.
Very best wishes,
Sandra.
On 3/25/17, Chris Norman <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi mate,
Didn't realise you were on here!! I'll be seeing you next week, and
really looking forward to it!
I personally would __love__ to see something purely about stage presence
/ moving on stage.
I myself tend to stand still while playing, which as well as not doing
"blindisms" which is good, makes me look boring which is very bad.
I'm not sure what I'm after... Maybe a series of dance / body awareness
workshops designed to let me know what other people do, pick what I
like, and pull it off without looking silly?
People always say "You should move more!", but what they don't tell you
is how... Sorry to sound formulaic about this but I kind of want
instructions, because I'm litterally terrified of strying into rocking
or spinning teratory (no offense to any shakers and rollers on this list).
As for a song writing retreat that sounds awesome actually.
Somewhere in the countryside with little to no phone signal please, no
roads for about 50 miles, with a local farmer called Ted who responds to
every query with a stolid "ooh ah!".
Also bonus points for log fires because nothing sparks creativity like
burning things at night while smoking copious amounts of cigarettes and
drinking crazy things (wait till next year and I'll bring my home made
spiced mead).
I'll now stop rambling!
Cheers, and see you next week.
Take care,
Chris
On 25/03/2017 14:17, Nichola wrote:
Hi All,
I hope you're well and being creative.
I'm doing a lot of work with arts organisations including my own
www.thevipproject.com <http://www.thevipproject.com>
A collective aim is creating more opportunities for creative people
with disabilities. I lean more towards helping musicians with
disabilities. I'm just looking for your opinions at this point, what
kind of opportunities would you like to see become available for you?
Is there already enough out there? If so, what barriers do you face,
if any to get involved?
Please let me know.
Also, would a songwriting retreat be something of interest to any of
you? 3-4 days away in a U.K. location, where you work in groups to
write songs and it would be run by established and successful music
industry professionals.
Hope to hear from you.
Nicki
