Embrace your voice and unique creativity! This intensive provides a safe and fun space to practice embodying core principles of spontaneous vocal composition: listening, attunement, courage, self-trust, compassion, dynamics, and the spirit of play. We will focus on the building blocks of vocal improvisation to develop awareness, skills, confidence and cohesion.
I will share the techniques I've synthesized from my studies with Bobby McFerrin, Rihannon, Meredith Monk, Música do Círculo, theater improv, folk music, hip-hop freestyle, sound healing, archetypes, chakras, somatic experiencing, and mindfulness practices.
Each participant will have opportunities to create, lead and support improvised songs. You will also learn tools for how to get "unstuck" and maintain the flow of your creativity in any improvisational context.
Whether you're a shower singer or virtuoso, or somewhere in between, you are welcome here! All that is required is the desire to connect in a welcoming circle of voices.
You will walk away with a deeper awareness of your creative signature, a greater appreciation for your unique expression, and an increased capacity to connect with your own heart, and the hearts of others through voice.
I recommend that you keep a water bottle handy during the intensive, and wear clothes that allow freedom of movement and breath. Please refrain from wearing scented products.
Bring your own lunch, and there will be organic tea, fruits, and snacks available throughout the day. Also, there are several restaurants within a short drive of Mabel's Rest.
Click the "Buy Now" button to register for the Vocal Tapestry Intensive. We offer a sliding scale. Choose based on what feels best for you within your financial capacity.
$300 - Sustainer
$250 - Pay-it-Forward
$200 - Standard
$150 - Baseline
LOCATION
Mabel’s Rest is a haven for renewal, community and learning rooted in equity, grounded in interdependence and devoted to social and racial justice.
Surrounded by 136 acres of forest and open sky, Mabel’s Rest provides a communal space to gather and take pause, learn, create or facilitate. Grounded in equity, we invite individuals and communities doing the work of building a better world to come together in intentional connection to land and the rhythms of nature as a source of replenishment.
Address: 24 Lookout Farm Road Napanoch, NY 12458
Address: 24 Lookout Farm Road Napanoch, NY 12458
Add-On Option
A limited number of rooms are available for participants to stay and take a night of ease at Mabel's Rest after our experience. Coffee, tea and light breakfast items will be available in the morning; checkout is at 12pm. Sliding scale rates are $100–$150 per night for a single queen room and $75–$125 per person for a double. 100% of the proceeds go to the foundation and support community programming at the retreat center. You can book a room directly by emailing stephanie@mabelsrest.org.
A limited number of rooms are available for participants to stay and take a night of ease at Mabel's Rest after our experience. Coffee, tea and light breakfast items will be available in the morning; checkout is at 12pm. Sliding scale rates are $100–$150 per night for a single queen room and $75–$125 per person for a double. 100% of the proceeds go to the foundation and support community programming at the retreat center. You can book a room directly by emailing stephanie@mabelsrest.org.
SCHEDULE
9:30am - Doors open for arrival
10am - Opening + Intros
10:30am - Vocal Tapestry: Part 1
12pm - Lunch (Bring your own lunch)
1:30pm - Vocal Tapestry: Part 2
3pm - Break
3:15pm - Vocal Tapestry: Part 3
5pm - Debrief + Processing
5:40pm - Closing Circle
6pm - Goodbyes
INSTRUCTOR BIO
INSTRUCTOR BIO
Onome opens hearts by generating a field of courage for all voices to emerge.
She facilitates transformative experiences at the intersection of voice, creativity, and mindfulness. Onome designs and leads experiential workshops and 1:1 sessions that clear energetic blockages to self-expression, empower her clients to reclaim and confidently wield the power of their imagination, and foster creative fellowship through mindfulness practices, relational games, and vocal play.
Through her audience-interactive performances, workshops and sound installations, Onome embodies joy, enchantment, and infinite possibility. She partners with numerous organizations as a teaching artist-in-residence, including the United Nations, Carnegie Hall, Madison Youth Choirs, and Grace Episcopal Church.
She leads community vocal immersions at concert halls, conferences, galleries, museums, schools, cultural centers, shelters, prisons, parks, churches, online, wherever voices gather.
Testimonials
When I experienced your work, I was brought to an ancestral and inclusive land where every voice makes up part of the whole. I love that I got to experience the joy of creation! I would recommend you to someone who would like to reconnect with possibility and magic.
- Diane N. Ghogomu: Somatic Sexuality Educator, Embodiment Coach, Pleasure Scholar and Activist
It's really important to put yourself in that vulnerable state [and] to keep working on that muscle. I am really appreciative and grateful that I was able to continue working on that. I look forward to many more workshops.
- Sam Newman-Plotnick: Producer, Educational Programming and Sales @ Flowering Sun Ecology Center
The facilitation - to be able to feel safe in the container with the instruction, and then being held by the community - was the transformational part! And it was an art to watch the creativity and the love that was coming out of Onome.
- Aliza Gordon: Vocalist, Organizer @ LoveSong Fest
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is this intensive for?
Expressive arts enthusiasts whose souls are deeply nourished by community vocal rituals.
People looking to bring more inspiration into every aspect of their life - work, hobbies, relationships - so that they can live from a state of purpose and joy.
People looking to invest in creative nourishment in a supportive community.
I can carry a tune, but I don't identify as a "singer." Can I attend?
Absolutely! The goal of our work together is not based on traditional vocal coaching.
While it's helpful to have familiarity with the basics of singing, the goal of the Vocal Tapestry Intensive is for you to listen to yourself more deeply, move through negative judgment and trust the impulses of your imagination, and connect with your creative mojo.
Whether you're a shower singer or virtuoso, or somewhere in between, you are welcome here.
Is this a day-long intensive?
Yes, the Vocal Tapestry Intensive is a day-long experience at a beautiful retreat center, Mabel's Rest. Participants will arrive starting at 9:30am, and the program will end at 6pm.
There is an optional add-on: a limited number of rooms are available for participants to stay and take a night of ease at Mabel's Rest after the Vocal Tapestry Intensive ends. Coffee, tea and light breakfast items will be available in the morning; checkout is at 12pm. Sliding scale rates are $100–$150 per night for a single queen room and $75–$125 per person for a double. 100% of the proceeds go to the foundation and support community programming at the retreat center.
You can book a room directly by emailing stephanie@mabelsrest.org.
There is an optional add-on: a limited number of rooms are available for participants to stay and take a night of ease at Mabel's Rest after the Vocal Tapestry Intensive ends. Coffee, tea and light breakfast items will be available in the morning; checkout is at 12pm. Sliding scale rates are $100–$150 per night for a single queen room and $75–$125 per person for a double. 100% of the proceeds go to the foundation and support community programming at the retreat center.
You can book a room directly by emailing stephanie@mabelsrest.org.
What if I have a question that’s not answered here?
You can send an email to onome@onome.org and expect a response within 24 hours. Write "Vocal Tapestry Intensive" as the subject heading.
Price
$150
OR
$200
OR
$250
OR
$300
By booking this package, you agree to these Terms and Conditions