COMMUNITY HEALTH DATES TO REMEMBER ... - Platypus Country

FEVA Pitch WORKSHOPSTubbut Neighbourhood House is delighted to be bringing you a series of workshops to bringour valleys alive … with the sound of music. FEVA Pitch, who some of you heard performingat Taste of Tubbut, is well known for its work with groups. Heather and Eva have the knack ofmaking singing fun, so that even people who say they can’t sing are amazed when they hearhow their voice sounds with other singers.Our first workshop with FEVA Pitch will be held at Bonang on Saturday September 1st at theBonang Hall. People of all ages are warmly invited to participate—it will be fun.We will learn a few songs and sing together accompanied by various percussion instrumentsand create our own song. The end result will be a performance piece for the Bonang concertin December. One more workshop will be scheduled for November, tba, and we will rehearseon the day of the concert. Please register your interest with the Tubbut Neighbourhood House.Bonang Hall, Sat Sept 1, 11 am—3.30 pm. Bring something toshare for lunchSinging WorkshopsEva & Heather have been teaching community singing workshops with various groups of people for over 20years. They teach songs from all around the world, from beautiful ballads through to uplifting gospel and upbeatAfrican songs.Eva & Heather have a knack for bringing a group of people together, regardless of their previous singingexperience, to have fun and create beautiful harmonies. They teach intricate harmonies and interesting rhythmsin a way that is inclusive and fun. Participants are delighted by the experience of being joyfully lead to createbeautiful, uplifting music together!“I couldn’t believe how great I felt coming out of that workshop! I was nervous going in, but Eva & Heather areso welcoming and supportive and confident it really helped me to let go and really enjoy … .just singing. Thedifferent songs were beautiful, so uplifting. I can’t wait for the next one!”Julie, workshop participant, Briagolong 2010“Every Community Has a Song to Sing” WorkshopsRecently, Eva and Heather have been fine tuning a project they call “Every Community has a Song to Sing”. Thisproject is one where a regular singing workshop becomes a catalyst for a group of singers to be supported towrite their own original community song. Through singing, discussion and having participants write down notesabout the legends, tales, challenges, stories and spirit of their community, Eva & Heather support them to createan original song about their community. A wonderful journey for a group of singers to share, and a powerful wayto acknowledge the history and strengths of our communities.PercussionEva & Heather have a wonderful Brazilian / African percussion kit and inspire workshop participants to createwonderful rhythms on a variety of instruments. The different rhythms Eva & Heather teach include: samba;reggae; rap; Los Percusos and more. These are fun and engaging workshops for all ages.