In 2019, we ran our first public improvisation workshop in Pickering, Yorkshire, where 80 participants improvised around a ground bass, reharmonised 'Skye Boat Song' and used modular improvisation and extended vocal techniques to create a new piece.
The feedback was wonderful from the singers (no prior experience of singing needed!) and we now aim to be much more ambitious with our scope in this area.
In April 2021, we'll spend five working days
developing Echo’s skills in group improvisation and leadership, alongside running three improvisation workshops for the public. These initial workshops will take place in Green Lanes, Hackney, and will be free for the public to attend.
We will record snippets of what we have learnt each day in an online ‘journal’ of our work which will be used to share our improvisation work with an online audience and other singers and practitioners.