Regular, in-person 2hr-Collective Vocal Improvisation learning and practice sessions in North London, for small groups of singers
Singing Village Lab London 2026
January 5 and 19, February 2 and 9, March 2 and 16, April 13 and 27, May 11 and 18, June 1,15 and 29, July 6
Mondays 7.30 PM- 9.30 PM @ 12 Lynton Gardens, N11 2NN
A space for vocal improvisers with some experience and confidence to build and refine their collective vocal improvisation practice. An opportunity to play, grow, and receive guidance and new ideas, alongside a stable and supportive group of singers with a shared interest — and yet wildly different humans.
Sessions will include exercises and games, as well as optional individual and group “homework” to help maintain momentum between encounters.
We’ll focus on different aspects of collective vocal improvisation — ranging from free play to structured skills; from open soundscapes and vocal texture to groove-based forms, including circlesinging and other conducted modalities.
The Labs aim to support participants to:
Reconnect with intuitive, ancestral ways of singing together that nurture self-expression and strengthen community.
Learn diverse structures and prompts to begin from, and practice different ways of co-creating, relating, and responding musically to others’ ideas.
Deepen the use of invented language and words: musical articulation, variety, purpose, texture, and meaning.
Understand musical form — shapes, patterns, and the compositional aspects of improvisation.
Develop each participant’s unique, confident expressive voice: vocal freedom, flexibility, authenticity, and exploration of many possibilities.
Build understanding of — and create — musical contexts for melody (harmony/mode), becoming freer “instant composers.”
Develop rhythmic vocabulary and precision: learning to sing rhythmically, co-create, and sustain rhythmic structures.
It’s possible to book individual sessions as a drop-in, or to receive discounted rates when booking the full term of 14 sessions or a half-term of 7 sessions. Please confirm your dates from the drop-down menu when booking.
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