join us in co-creating container for an individually and interpersonally generative experience, for connection and creative inspiration. we will be tilling and fertilizing with a cumulative sequence of introductory and intermediate games and exercises that bring ease and joy to collaborative vocal improvisation.
in this class, we will be cultivating:
• capacity for collaborative creation and holding of safe space through music
• connection with intuition /your creative🚰 /quiet voice
• fluency in the language of music
fusit
first unitarian society of ithaca
306 n aurora st. ithaca, ny 14850
gathering on saturday, may 25th as early as 1:30pm for a 2-5pm session
class cap - 20 participants
$33 - $44 (general admission) - sliding scale
$55 (pay it forward) - helps make this class accessible to others and promotes proliferation of the Bloom
$22 (reduced cost) - pay at this level if the standard cost feels impossible or financially unwise.
pay what you can (bipoc promo) - register online for no cost and pay what feels responsible for you day-of (cash/venmo/zelle)
• masks welcome, not required
• all experience welcome, no experience necessary
deep gratitude to FUSIT for holding space for these and so many other Vocal Bloom events, and Bobby McFerrin, Joey Blake, and Rhiannon for such rich modeling of methods for welcoming forward prayers of the soul.
facilitated by Tracy LJ Robertson
Vocalist, educator, and vocal percussionist Tracy LJ Robertson enjoys working in a variety of musical settings. While studying at Berklee College of Music he performed in ensembles of global influence, from Balkan to contemporary Indian, to Latin, to western classical and jazz. He's since performed and recorded with a range of artists including Bobby McFerrin, Valerie Simpson, Justin Timberlake, Sabrina Carpenter, Andy Grammer, Michael Bublé and Billie Eilish. Meanwhile the acappella community has offered opportunity to tour and educate with groups like Pitch Slapped, Overboard, Vocalosity, m-pact, The Magnets, and The House Jacks. He is also supremely grateful to work and facilitate for organizations like the Urban Voices Project, his newest project - Vocal Bloom, and in more and more spaces where music and improvisation is explicitly supporting/instigating healing and empowerment. Tracy enjoys spreading his passion for life through music and ever deepening appreciation of mother nature.