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PDX Vox Winter Vocal Conference

PDX Vox is hosting a winter conference the weekend of January 24th-25th, 2009. This will be a fun and rich opportunity to explore many aspects of singing and music-making that can't be fully explored in the context of the current 15-week PDX Vox sessions.

On Saturday, there will be a series of workshops taught by director Marie Schumacher, PDX Vox members, and guest instructors. It is open to anyone who would like to register.

On Sunday, those who have registered for the spring session of PDX Vox will gather for an all-day orientation and retreat, to learn a number of songs together and work on the core music skill of rhythmic sense.


Below is the tentative schedule for both days, along with the locations.

The cost is $65 per day; $130 for the weekend. Meals will be potluck. (Instructors attend the conference for free on the day they are teaching.)

Registration
To register online (and receive a $5/day discount), please click here.

• Beat Boxing and Vocal Percussion: Using Your Voice and Body to Create Drum Parts. Taught by guest instructor Eric Chung
• Music theory: How to Create Harmony for the Songs that You Love. Taught by PDX Vox member Ken Anderson
• Singing Solos: Finding Your Solo Voice and Singing Solos with Style and Confidence. Taught by PDX Vox director Marie Schumacher

12:00 – 1:00       Lunch and break time. Sign up for open mic.

1:15 – 2:30         General Session. Vocal Technique: Understanding the Foundation of Your Voice. Taught by guest instructor Elizabeth Lavenue.

2:30 – 4:00         Afternoon Break-out Sessions:

• Living Your Life Artistically: How to Spark More Creativity in your Life. Taught by PDX Vox member Maria Simon and PDX Vox director Marie Schumacher
• Song Circle with Instruments. Taught by PDX Vox members Mike Bragg and Linda Shewshuk
• Ear Training: Developing an Ear for Hearing Intervals and Harmony. Taught by guest instructor Mark Bosnian

4:15 – 6:00         Open mic and sing-along ~ snacks and performances

10:00 – 10:30    Orientation, introductions, vocal warm-up

10:30 – 11:30     Songs Workshop I: Revising a few favorite songs from previous PDX Vox sessions.

11:30 – 12:30    Skills Workshop: Improving Your Rhythmic Sense

12:30 – 1:45       Lunch and break time.

2:00 – 4:00         Songs Workshop II: Learning 2-3 new songs that can be "digested" in 2 hours.

4:15 – 5:00         Sing all the songs of the day together                            Closing remarks about the weekend and spring Vox