Circlesongs: clarity and solidity (Workshop led by Gaël Aubrit)

Four days of practice and training to improvise solid, clear, lively, and harmonious circlesongs with more ease!

Circlesongs are a form of a cappella singing where a leader conducts a circle of singers, assigning them musical patterns and improvising over them. Bobby McFerrin popularized this way of singing, and it is now spreading across Europe, bringing together both beginners and experienced singers for a unique collective experience.

We will primarily focus on developing and strengthening the following skills:

    • Finding simple, solid, and crystal-clear initial patterns.

    • Distinguishing complementary patterns from harmonizations to create clear and balanced arrangements.

    • Clearly communicating your intentions to the group: cueing gestures, stopping, notes, rhythm, articulation, dynamics…