Singing the Body with Francesca Genco
Singing the Body: Discovering Your Natural Self through Song
Yes, this workshop is for you, whether you love to sing or want to love to sing, whether you are a “non-singer”, shower singer or professional singer. Join us for this playful, deep and rich approach to singing and making sound!
We will:
• Explore our voices through exercises that make it easy and fun to make sound and sing.
• Learn to deeply listen and respond.
• Engage our bodies as the beautiful instruments they are.
• Learn from one another, whether we’ve had a lot, a little or no voice training.
• Unlearn things we’ve been taught that stifle our creativity and enjoyment.
A special welcome to those of you who think you “can’t sing”! You’re probably thinking: “I know good singing when I hear it and I can NOT do that!”
Ponder this: Talking is a form of singing and by now you’re an expert talker. You already have a unique way of expressing yourself with your voice!
“If you can walk, you can dance. If you can talk, you can sing.” — Zimbabwean proverb
Workshop fee is $35.
About Francesca
Francesca Genco is a singer and sound healer, yoga instructor, bodyworker and interdisciplinary arts teacher. Francesca has released two albums, Numinous River (2008) and Lullabies for a World inTransition (2012). Her singing is featured in many films and TV shows, including Neill Blomkamp’s film Elysium and the BBC’s An Honourable Woman. She was also a featured vocalist in the world premier of Serj Tankian’s (lead singer of System of a Down) orchestral concert, Invocations.
Additionally, Francesca is the founder of Song of the Body, which offers classes, workshops and retreats in embodied voice, sound healing, yoga and creative expression. Her teaching experiences led her to write a book, Singing the Body into Being: Healing Yourself and Community through Song. Her classes and private sessions are centered on creating an intimate relationship with the body as we learn to listen and respond to its natural intelligence and resonance.
Listen to Francesca's music here: francescagenco.bandcamp.com
Learn more about Francesca here: lilacmusic.com and songofthebody.com
Francesca's solo song in Serj Tankian's orchestral concert, Invocations: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twN8otgrc-g