“How do we move from the mind to the body, and from the body to the machine?”
Sounds from a Listening Body is a three-month intensive for vocalists, composers, and performers seeking to dismantle perfectionism and performance anxiety.
Rooted in Black ontological frameworks, trauma-informed somatic care, and deep listening, this course treats the voice as a resonant archive. We begin by unlearning the constraints of traditional training — moving from ancestral body noise and embodied ecologies into experimental sonic composition. By engaging the analog body before touching the digital interface, we explore the symbiotic relationship between the creator and their tools.
Whether you’re a classically trained musician looking for freedom, a “recovering” vocalist, or a sound artist curious about the intersection of movement and electronics, this process offers a space to cultivate resonance, unlock vocal potential, and build a cohesive body of original work.
- ＊You’ll have dismantled habitual performance anxiety and perfectionism in your voice.
- ＊You’ll use improvisation and movement as compositional tools.
- ＊You’ll have recorded and processed a body of original vocal material.
- ＊You’ll treat the DAW as an extension of the somatic voice, not just an editor.
- ＊You’ll perform in a final collaborative showcase of your own compositions.
From analog ecology
to digital composition
Who this is for
This long-term format offers space to truly recover, re-member, and calibrate the voice — asking: what does it mean to be a voice, what does it mean to have a voice. No specific technical background required. What’s required is willingness: to sit in discomfort, to unlearn, to be witnessed.
What to bring
Bring your journals and recording material to every session — a Zoom recorder or phone recorder both work, though Zoom is preferred.