Offerings for Individuals

Greetings,

I am opening my calendar to more paid 1:1 clients/mentees in these realms:

• spiritual direction/companioning
• full voice coaching
• song leading mentoring
• dances of universal peace leader mentoring

If you would like to explore the elements of your voice or take time to check in with your inner world or strengthen your leadership skills as a song and/or dance leader, I would be honored to walk with you. Send me an email at pointsoflightmusic@pm.me.

My ideal clients are folks doing movement work, folks interested in healing wounds, and the intersections therein.

Mar 16: Grow Your Voice: A Workshop to Explore, Experiment, & Strengthen Your Singing Voice

Grow Your Voice: A Workshop to Explore, Experiment, & Strengthen Your Singing Voice

When: Saturday, March 16, 2024, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Where:  New City Center for Healing Justice, 3104 16th Ave S, Minneapolis
fb event link for sharing: https://fb.me/e/58TzIdfWL

Want to be a stronger, more confident singer?

The voice in your body is a seed of who you are. Depending on how it’s been tended over your life, your voice might feel strong and healthy – or it may feel more like it has a shallow root system, a weak stem, or fewer leaves or blossoms than desired. In voice work, your breath, posture, body tension, and fear of how you’re “supposed” to sound are all aspects that need tending to.

Join Conie and Liz for two hours of vocal tending and singing from your full breath and heart: give yourself and your voice loving, caring attention to grow strong, healthy, and beautiful. We want your voice to sing out and clearly communicate your care, pride, passion, hurt, and dreams to ourselves, our beloveds, our community, and our world.

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• Masks up please as an act of community care while Covid is surging. Thank you.
• Sliding scale payment: $15-$40.
• Please fill out the registration form here https://forms.gle/HqqDZ6LDADnvcrBx8 and Venmo/Paypal @ConieB to reserve your spot (confirm digits: 7530)
• Two solidarity spots available for volunteers; inquire at goodtrouble@pointsoflightmusic.net.

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Workshop leaders Conie Borchardt and Liz Digitale Anderson are GOOD TROUBLE, a queer mixed Asian songleading duo. They bring a wide variety of vocal experience and technique to share, including certification in the playful Five Elements Full Voice Method of Barbara McAfee (did you know your voice has fire and water in it?!), classical and musical theatre voice training, jazz improv, and a cappella beatboxing.

Setlist from Full Voice Song Circle @ Yess Yoga, Oct 28, 2022

Here are the songs we sang at the Full Voice Song Circle: Celebration of the Elements at Yess Yoga on Friday night, October 28, 2022:

1. Shruti Improvisation (not recorded)
2. I did not come here alone (The Peace Poets)
3. The Way Knows the Way (Lyndsey Scott) - plus the studio version from their new album

Setlist from the Full Voice Song Circle: Celebration of Elements @ Yess Yoga, Sept 16, 2022

Here are the songs we sang at the Full Voice Song Circle: Celebration of the Elements at Yess Yoga on Friday night, September 16, 2022:

1. Shruti Improvisation (not recorded)
2. Lord, I'm Free, Free, Free (Melanie DeMore)

Oct 28, Dec 30: Full Voice Song Circles @ Yess Yoga

 

Full Voice Song Circle

Date: Fridays, October 28, November 18*, December 30

Time: 7:30-8:45 pm
Sliding Scale: $5-$20
Register here

When it feels like the world is falling apart, singing in community is a thing that heals and centers us—we’re not alone. Join us for a New Moon Song Circle, where we welcome in fresh beginnings and take our time exploring the potential of our voices.

* With apologies, we are cancelling the November date.  Liz and I will be attending a SongSpreaders Reunion that weekend.  Expect some new songs in December! -clb

Setlist from the New Moon METAL & AIR Vocal Exploration Song Circle @ Yess Yoga, Aug 19, 2022

Here are the songs Liz and Conie led at the New Moon METAL & AIR Vocal Exploration at Yess Yoga on Friday night, August 19, 2022: 

1. Breathing In, Breathing Out (words: Thich Nhat Hanh/Music: Betsy Rose)
2. Sweet Surrender (text: Saint Symeon/music: Sophia)

Sept 16: FULL VOICE SONG CIRCLE: Celebration of the Elements

New Moon Song Circle: FULL VOICE SONG CIRCLE: Celebration of the Elements w/ Conie & Liz

Date: Friday, September 16th (Date changed, FYI)

Time: 7:30-8:45 pm
Sliding Scale: $5-$20
Register here

When it feels like the world is falling apart, singing in community is a thing that heals and centers us—we’re not alone. Join us for a New Moon Song Circle, where we welcome in fresh beginnings and take our time exploring the potential of our voices.

Setlist from New Moon WATER Vocal Explorations @ Yess Yoga, June 24, 2022

Here are the songs Liz and Conie led at the New Moon WATER Vocal Exploration at Yess Yoga on Friday night, June 25, 2022*: 

1. The River (Coco Love Alcorn)
2. We get there together (Or never get there at all) (Josh Blaine)

Aug 19: New Moon Vocal Explorations: METAL & AIR @ Yess Yoga

New Moon Song Circle: METAL & AIR w/ Conie & Liz

Date: Friday, August 19th
Time: 7:30-8:45 pm
Sliding Scale: $5-$20
Register here

When it feels like the world is falling apart, singing in community is a thing that heals and centers us—we’re not alone. Join us for a New Moon Song Circle, where we welcome in fresh beginnings and take our time exploring the potential of our voices.

Setlist from New Moon FIRE Vocal Explorations @ Yess Yoga, May 28, 2022

Here are the songs Liz and Conie lead at the New Moon FIRE Vocal Exploration at Yess Yoga on Friday night, May 28, 2022: 

1. Love, Serve, Remember (John Astin, adapted from Dances of Universal Peace by Adam Burke)
2. Welcome to the table/zoom call (clb)
3. Ashes and Smoke (Linda Allen)
4. This little light of mine (traditional)
5. The Way Knows the Way (Lyndsey Scott)

June 24: New Moon Vocal Explorations: Water @ Yess Yoga

New Moon Song Circle: WATER w/ Conie & Liz

Date:  Friday, June 24th 

Time: 7:30-8:45 pm
Sliding Scale:  $5-$20
Register here

Setlist from New Moon EARTH Vocal Explorations @ Yess Yoga, April 29, 2022

Here's the songs Liz and Conie lead at the New Moon EARTH Vocal Exploration at Yess Yoga on Friday night, April 29, 2022: 

1. Soften the ground (a baby song born on the drive over! clb)
2. Wanna Be Ready for Change to Come (Charon Hribar, the Kairos Center; Tune: I Wanna Die Easy)
3. Gathered Here (Phil Porter)
4. Get Into Your Body (Lea Morris)
5. Loosen, Loosen (Aly Halpert)

Setlist from Full Moon Full Voice Song Circle @ Yess Yoga, Spring Equinox 2022

Here's the songs Liz and Conie lead at the Full Moon Full Voice Song Circle at Yess Yoga on Friday night, March 18, 2022: 

1. Earth My Body (unknown*)
2. Up Above My Head (African American spiritual)
3. Earth: Put Your Roots Down (Molly Hartwell)
4. Fire: I Did Not Come Here Alone (The Peace Poets)
5. Water: The Ocean Refuses No River** (traditional Sufi text & Lila Flood/Yakzan Valdez)

Feb 5, 6, 20: Femme-Identified Voice Workshops

There's still a couple of spots remaining for the Expand Your Voice - Free Your Spirit Workshop. Send an email to emcucc@emcucc.org to claim your spot!

This is the series to attend for those who wish to be guided by femme-identified leader. We are excited that Dianne Baker will be co-leading this online series with Conie.

Here's the dates & times for the workshop.

• Friday, January 29, 7-8:30 p.m. Central
• Saturday, January 30, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
• AND 2-3 p.m. Central
• Saturday, February 13, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
• AND 2-3 p.m. Central

FEE: $40-50 suggested donation to secure registration. Supported and Supporting participants also welcome.

REGISTER: Email emcucc@emcucc.org to register. Maximum 14 participants per series.

More Details here.

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Dianne Baker is a therapist, song circle leader, retreat facilitator and Full Voice Coach in Sechelt, BC, Canada. 

Dianne takes joy in supporting people in their healing journeys and in their discovery of their full selves, and creates safe and trustworthy spaces for this to happen. She delights in nature, expressing this joy by eliciting garden beauty, having scuba adventures, taking forest and beach walks, going canoeing and camping, and singing as she goes.

Dianne shares life with Jim Hathery, her husband of nearly 40 years. They have 3 adult daughters.

Jan 29, 30, Feb 13: Masc-Identified Voice Workshops

There's still a couple of spots remaining for the Expand Your Voice - Free Your Spirit

Workshop.  Send an email to emcucc@emcucc.org to claim your spot!

This weekend begins the series for those who want to be guided by a masc-identified leader.  We are excited that Eoghan Carrick will be co-leading this online series with Conie.  

Here's the dates & times for the workshop.  

• Friday, January 29, 7-8:30 p.m. Central
• Saturday, January 30, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. 
• AND 2-3 p.m. Central
• Saturday, February 13, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. 
• AND 2-3 p.m. Central

FEE: $40-50 suggested donation to secure registration. Supported and Supporting participants also welcome.

REGISTER: Email emcucc@emcucc.org to register. Maximum 14 participants per series.

More Details here.

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Eoghan Carrick 

At age 13, other musicians told Eoghan he had a ‘bad’ voice. So he stopped his childhood love of singing. Recovering his voice has been a deeply challenging healing process with teachers and collaborators ranging from indigenous Sumatran singers to esteemed choral director Dr. Joy Sherman to the grief ceremonies brought to the West by Sibonfu Somé.

Today Eoghan serves as music director for the storydwelling community in his homeland of Bend, Oregon. Pre-pandemic he served as director for a regional community choir called Open Hub Singing. He has facilitated expansive Full Voice experiences with students, educators, business people, singers, both online and in-person. Eoghan actively engages an ongoing men’s circle and is committed to practicing an embodied, collaborative, gracious form of masculinity. He does not do this perfectly… To honor his ancestors, his joyful child, dear friends and his soul, Eoghan is finally recording his first album of original music for release in 2021. Learn more at openhubsinging.com.

Vocal Public Service Announcement: Mask Speaking Tips

Understanding someone speaking while masked is challenging!  

It doesn't have to be this way.  

In this video, we talk with our colleague Eoghan Carrick, about frustrating mask experiences and offer some tips to be heard and understood more easily.  

What ways have you found to make masked communication easier?  We welcome your experiences in the comments.

If this video was helpful, please pass it on!  Thank you for helping alleviate some of the frustrations during this challenging time.  

Full Voice Coaching Testimony from Jenny

"I want to acknowledge the powerful the work you are doing with me! During our session yesterday, I noticed a rare depth of exhaustion arising from my tears, and recognized that this is touching a very, very deep place, pre-verbal, a place not accessed by all of the verbal trauma healing work I’ve done. It feels radical, integrative, and catalytic. I’m excited to do more, and deeply grateful. Thank you!"

~ Jenny, a Zoom client in Montana:

Doing vocal work during a respiratory pandemic can be done!  Reach out to shine@pointsoflightmusic.net to chat about what you want to accomplish and schedule a session.  

Aug 3-10: Holden Village Musician

Andrea Sorum and I are heading to Holden Village in the Cascade Mountains of Washington State again this year.  This time in August, the 3rd-10th.  

I'd say "Join us!" but just read this on their website:/  

For the Lutherans among us, it's THE Pilgrimage to make so I'm not that surprised the WaitList is running.  

We had a lot of fun last year.  Here's a few of the pictures from that trip (since I didn't post them online already).

C's Full Voice Story

We at Points of Light Music (PoLiMu) were looking over our content about Full Voice and realized we had lots of posts about when classes were and very little about why we thought it was amazing and important work. 

So without further ado ...

C. met the Full Voice Work when she was searching for more support on her leadership journey.  She was the first in her family to have a college degree and hold a leadership position outside the family farm.  It was a landscape they were unfamiliar with and she was looking for guidance. 

Upcoming Dates for Full Voice Workshops

When:  Wed, July 11, 2018 Or Tue, Sept 25, 6:30-8 p.m. 
 

Where:  St. Mary's Episcopal Church, 1895 Laurel Ave, St. Paul (we'll be in the choir room)

Why:  We use our voices everyday. At work, at home, at play, we ask the voice to help communicate our ideas, needs, and desires. This workshop will provide a place for you to explore five voices that is inside every human. Some may be very familiar while others are strange. All of them have useful qualities that you can call up when the situation arises. Come and start to explore your Full Voice!

Cost:  Suggested Donation of $10-25 per person.  No one will be turned away. 

More info:  shine@pointsoflightmusic.net or 612-756-8011.