Chant Workshop

Make a joyful noise to Gods. They love it when you sing.

Your voice is a powerful tool for altering your consciousness. From the chants of Gregorian monks to the sound of a crowd singing a national anthems there is a song or chant that will inspire any possible emotion and state of mind. The best part, unlike a drum or other instruments, you always have your voice with you.

In spite of what we know of this amazing tool, many Pagans are afraid to use their voices in ritual. At some point someone told them they couldn't, or shouldn't, sing. Or, somehow they lost the feel of the magik in their own voice. This class is about coming back to this old magik and reminding you how to use your voice to change your consciousness. We'll practice basic warm ups to help tune and warm up your voice. We'll experiment different ways to breath that will support your voice as you sing. Then we'll play shop some chants and harmonies for you to share and use in your own rituals.

Instructor: Whittney Matlock

Course Fee: $15

Level: Basic

Format: Lecture, Group Discussion, Practice

Requirements: Participation, open mind

Objective: Introduce students to basic vocal techniques. Demonstrate and practice scales and skills.

Playshop various chants.

Whittney Matlock :  A modern mystic cleverly disguised as a massage therapist. A modern alchemist practicing the ancient arts of Hermes Trismegistus. A magikal fool traveling a path with Spirit. His goal being to support the people he meets in discovering the healing of self transformation through spiritual exploration. It's not how your explore Spirit, it'sthat you explore Spirit that counts.

In a practice that has taken up more than half his life, Whittney experiments with various mixtures of healing arts, spiritual exploration, mysticism, meditation, music, trance, yoga and touch in the search for an elixir of enlightenment. He'll share his brew with anyone interested. For more fun, he'll share the secret of how to concoct your own elixir that will help you transform your life into the gold which lies within you.

Whittney’s classes are not for the faint of heart. His goal is to it get everyone involved in the action. His charm and panache will captivate you, as he pulls you out of your chair and eggs you on to discover what’s inside yourself. Take a chance, risk discovering parts of yourself that you lost track of, or, maybe, even find something in you which you never knew existed.