The Singing Village: A Laboratory of Vocal Improvisation

The Singing Village: A Laboratory of Vocal Improvisation
For Vocalists, Music Educators and Jazz Singers
Join us for a dynamic day of spontaneous collective singing - an immersive exploration of the rich possibilities within vocal improvisation. This experiential workshop is designed for vocalists and music teachers who wish to deepen their practice, expand their creative vocabulary, and explore new ways of making music in the moment.
Throughout the day, we will explore diverse entry points into vocal improvisation, ranging from folkloric and ancestral traditions to contemporary and experimental approaches. Together, we’ll navigate groove and harmony based frameworks, as well as free form pieces that incorporate unconventional melodic and rhythmic elements.
A key focus will be on expressive voice work - creating vocal landscapes, textures, and extended techniques that stretch beyond the familiar, helping you unlock a broader palette of vocal colours and emotional range.
You will also be introduced to adaptable tools for shaping flexible musical structures - tools that can support soloists and encourage group cohesion, integrating movement, space, and body awareness. These methods are applicable both in personal artistic development and in educational settings, offering new ways to engage choirs, vocal ensembles, and classroom music groups in the art of improvisation.
About the facilitators:
Guillermo Rozenthuler is a vocal artist and facilitator from Argentina based in the UK. His work is based around the art forms of collaborative vocal improvisation (CVI) and circlesinging, both influenced by a cappella traditions from around the world, as well as Jazz and Afro-Latin music. He is also the artistic director of Anthropos: Songs of Humanity, a vocal improvisation ensemble. Find out more: https://www.guillermorozenthuler.com
Jaka Škapin is a Slovenian performance artist, composer, facilitator and vocal improviser based in London. His sound is marked by meditative and expansive vocal tapestries that emerge spontaneously from both his movement and voice, bearing the mark of his choral background, jazz training and Slavic heritage. Find out more: https://www.jakaskapin.com/
Watch a recap video from our 2023 workshop in Bohinj: https://youtu.be/D9t5s7ztyWI?si=_X0mWTJNbb1M2hnv
Timings:
Sunday, September 7th: 10am - 4pm (with a 1h lunch break)
Location: Center Premik, Neubergerjeva 9, 1000 Ljubljana
Cost:
60 € early bird for vocal artists and educators (till the 15th of August)
80 € for vocal artists and educators
100 € regular price
Payment: 60EUR deposit in order to secure your place (to be sent over PayPal to paypal.me/jakaskapinmusic, the rest can be paid in cash on the first workshop day.
For further information, please contact Jaka Škapin at [email protected]
There is also a three day Giving Voice to the Moving Body workshop between Sept 4th and 6th, you can find out more about it here: https://fb.me/e/5LasKKSf9