Workshop catalogue
Individual singers.
Do you have questions or problems concerning your voice or your singing? We might be able to help you. All the teachers at The Real Group Academy have been singing for the most of their lives and these are some of the topics that we often deal with:
Vocal technique
Breath control
Rhythmic alignment
Listening exercises
Improvisation skills
Vocal health
Exploration of different styles, timbres
Singer awareness of microphones and sound-board functions
Small self-directed ensembles
How do you keep developing in an ensemble with no formal leadership? We have many thoughts and experience on this topic, both when it comes to evolving musically as a group but also from an organisational point of view. We have collected some of the topics below.
Prioritising which issues to approach
Rehearsal methods
Enhancing mutual listening
Encouraging shared responsibility
Exploring ranges of dynamics, timbres
Techniques for addressing intonation issues
Singer awareness of microphones and sound-board functions
Leaders and group directors.
As a leader or group director of an ensemble or a vocal group, you have probably fallen in love with vocal music because it’s such a beautiful artform. But how do you develop your ensemble musically and collectively so your are able to reach new expressions? These are some of the topics we are working with:
Prioritising which issues to approach
Rehearsal methods
Mutual listening exercises
Motivation through rewarding activities
Rhythmic exercises
Value of warm-ups focussed on technique development
Singer awareness of microphones and sound-board function
Conducting techniques (NEW!)
Sound technicians and producers
The person working behind the mixer has become a crucial part of recorded- and amplified live a cappella music. The technical development has made it affordable for many groups to do their own recordings and sophisticated live-rigs which makes it even more important to talk about how you “serve the music” best.
Special technology needs of multi-voice a cappella
Technology for performance
Equipment options
Set-up and sound checks
Monitoring configurations
Mic technique
Recording considerations
Listening focus
Vocal arrangers and composers
If you feel like the same obstacles keep returning when you write or arrange for voices we are happy to announce: you are not the only one! To create music that works and sound good for singers is quite a challenge and we are happy to share whatever knowledge we have in this field. Maybe connected to some of these topics:
Composition or arranging approaches for small/large groups
Learning through feedback on worked examples
Optimisation for available vocal ranges
Developing a ‘process’ for doing arrangements methodically
Pitfalls to avoid, lessons learned
Approaches to teaching new works
Story development within a vocal work
Team coordinators
The voice is a very powerful and personal part of your body as well as being a uniting instrument that all humans have access to. This duality is pretty easy to understand intellectually but much harder to exercise. That’s why you have to practice. Below you will see some of the topics we have work with in these sessions.
Application of performance group techniques to non-singing group contexts
Mutual inter-dependence
Shared communication and awareness tools
Vocal sound production as a means of expression
Exploration of sound-mind-body awareness
Team-building activities
Our main educational activity is “Live Workshop Sessions” with different groups at any level of experience. A major advantage of the live format is the flexibility to adapt to the needs and moods of the participants.
Obviously this format requires either that you (and your group) are close to a concert with The Real Group or that one of our coaches travels to you. These sessions are tailored for your specific needs, so please pick your category below and send us more information about yourself and/or your ensemble.
"Working with Katarina is like getting a taste of a unique mix of experience and enthusiasm, demands and benevolence that lead us straight to the simplicity and obviousness of a shared sound."
— Ensemble Perspectives - France, G.H