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Candee and I got together with the fabulous Lori Watt to record a little video blog about the upcoming Expo. We had waaay to much fun, but we managed to get a take in between all the giggles.
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One of the participants in the Meisner Acting Lab that finished Phase One yesterday shared an entry from her journal. I liked her perspective so much that I asked if she would mind recording it to share on my website and she generously agreed. Here are Hannah's thoughts on the structure of the Meisner work:
Birthday Contest!11/6/2013 It's my birthday! You know what that means? Birthday giveaway time!
What's the prize? Well, I have a bunch of workshops coming up so I thought I'd let you choose. The winner will get to participate in the Living Voice workshop of their choice (or gift that spot to a loved one) as long as that workshop happens before 31 December 2014. You can see a full workshop calendar here and it is updated regularly. Enter the contest by emailing me (livingvoicecoaching@gmail.com) your answers to the questions below before November 30th I will draw the winner on December 3rd. 1. Full name 2. Email address 3. What is your profession? 4. Do you act/sing/dance/perform in any capacity? (Please describe.) 5. What is your biggest challenge with your voice? 6. How do you find that #5 affects you in your daily life or limits your potential? 7. What outcome would you prefer to #6 in an ideal world? 8. How would getting #7 affect your life? 9. If you experience anxiety speaking in front of people in any situations, please describe. Birthday Giveaway!11/5/2012 In honour of my birthday I'm giving away 2 fabulous prizes!
First prize: A spot in the November Technique Workshop (Vancouver, BC) with a value of $250! How to enter: Private message me through LivingVoiceCoaching on Facebook or email me at livingvoicecoaching@gmail.com before 11:59pm PST on November 6th 2012 with your full name, email address and answers to the following questions: 1. What is your favourite quality about your voice? 2. If you had the chance and anything was possible, what would you improve? The first prize winner will be announced on November 7th, 2012! Bonus Prize: Three private voice sessions (also in Vancouver, BC) with a value of $120! *Redeemable in 2013. How to enter: Subscribe to my mailing list before November 30th, 2012. Ways to subscribe: 1) Through the "subscribe" button on the homepage at www.livingvoice.ca 2) Email livingvoicecoaching@gmail.com with your full name and email address saying "I want to subscribe to your newsletter!" 3) Private message LivingVoiceWorkshops with your full name and email address saying "I want to subscribe to your newsletter!" The bonus prize winner will be announced on December 1st, 2012! Just like that Carpenters song. . .7/30/2012 I am so jazzed about this "anyone can sing" experiment. I have absolutely NO idea how it's going to turn out, but I had an inspiring consultation with a prospective guinea pig today (who shall remain nameless until I ask if it's OK to blog about him/her) and I am exciiii-ted!! (Anyone who missed the last post about me being a puppy, let this be your warning.)
This project began as a redemption quest. Given my chosen line of work now, I am wracked with guilt about teasing my mother about her singing when I was a young teen (she still won't sing to herself if she knows anyone is in earshot) and I thought I'd make it up to her. She demurred my offer, but then I thought I could at least pay it forward so I started to develop a curriculum for the vehement non-singer. Recently it's stopped being about that. My initial reasons are still important to me, but my motivation has expanded into an idealism that gets deeper and deeper every day. Self-expression is so important. And singing is, to me, such a vital part of that. I have absolutely no interest in performing, hate being in choirs, but if I thought I couldn't sing, well, I probably wouldn't be a puppy. Talking about this today really touched something in me. When I'm going through a lot of stress in my "normal" life, or when I am distressed or hurt, or exuberant, I sing. I use it as a tool to syphon off extra energy when I'm so overjoyed I'm scared I might burst. It's a healing balm for my deepest grief. A way of reaching out to the world, even if no-one responds; I feel it resonate from my body out into the world and I feel better. I can't imagine ever being without that. I never have been. And the thought that there are people out there who don't because they're scared they sound bad or it hurts or they just never thought they could... I'm getting so worked up I can barely type. You get the idea. This is important to me. And we're going to get to give it a try! And perhaps I'll even do a little bit of good in the world while I'm at it! I am so lucky. What a gift. :) Guinea pigs wanted!7/27/2012  I'm looking for volunteers to help me develop two new programs! You get to take the new program for free in exchange for giving me feedback about what worked and what didn't! Contact me for more information: 778 235 7696
AuthorDanielle Benzon coaches entrepreneurs and performing artists in voice, acting and audition technique. She is also certified to teach the Meisner Approach through the True Acting Institute. Danielle is based in Vancouver, Canada. Archives
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