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Advanced Pedagogic Group

Directed by Carol MENDELSOHN, Edda HEEG, Saule RYAN, Laurent STEPHAN

Dates:

09/09/2026
to 19/09/2026

Hours:

60 h (9h30-12h45 & 14h45-18h)

Price:

990 €

Participants:

12

Level:

Advanced

Workshop code:

D0909GP

For administrative and accounting purposes, please include this workshop code and the name of the student when making payments and in all other correspondence.

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Workshop description:

Group that meets over several sessions.

The Advanced Pedagogic Group offers a group-based training over 3 years and consists of 6 sessions of 11 days (1 rest day) at the Roy Hart Voice Centre, Malérargues.

This program provides a structure where students can go deeper into their own work and one that focuses on some of the main elements of pedagogy as practiced by diverse Roy Hart Voice Centre teachers. It is a program of intense study for students who already have substantial experience of Roy Hart Centre work: workshops and individual lessons. A certificate of attendance can be provided upon completion of the program.

During the workshop: we delve into the history/roots of the work begun by Alfred Wolfsohn and continued by Roy Hart.Throughout the 6 sessions, we follow the main structure of the Roy Hart Voice Centre workshops: physical and vocal warm-ups, singing lessons in small groups, and ateliers based on texts, songs, improvisation, etc.

We ask the participants to develop a personal project during the 6 sessions which they will present to the group at the end of the 6th one. We encourage them to write, draw, move and sing their own process. We also give participants the opportunity to put into practice the pedagogy in the tradition of the Roy Hart Voice Centre, through giving supervised lessons. Teachers and students can offer feedback to help the process. 

The APG is currently led by Carol Mendelsohn, Edda Heeg and Saule Ryan as the main teachers, with Laurent Stephan set to join the teaching team.To apply, candidates should send a detailed list of workshops and lesson hours including the teachers and dates, plus a letter of motivation to Carol Mendelsohn. Contact: carolmendelsohn@hotmail.com

Teachers:

Carol Mendelsohn, Roy Hart voice teacher

TEXT
IMPROVISATION
THEATER
JOY IN SINGING

Mendelsohn Carol
Voice performer, Actress, Storyteller
Lives in Malérargues, Thoiras, France
Roy Hart Voice Teacher since 1986
I believe that the voice work gives students the possibility to discover their authentic voices. In connecting the body and the voice, I feel that a self-awareness develops that gives life a fuller expression. An awareness of self gives a better awareness of others and fosters relationships of a profound nature.
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Edda Heeg, Roy Hart voice teacher

VOCAL EXPRESSION
EXPLORATION
IMPROVISATION
MUSIC
MOVEMENT
SONGS
POLYPHONIC SONGS

Heeg Edda
Singer, Performance Artist, Voice Teacher, Musician
Lives in Hanover, Germany
Roy Hart Voice Teacher since 2001
My very first experience of the Roy Hart voice work was in 1988 when I had my first individual lesson with Marita Günther. The joy of life and love entered into my voice. Now it has become my life and my passion to accompany people into the singing process. Singing means much more to me than the actual producing of a sound. It is a deep process of self-reflection, self-confidence and self-knowledge. For me my work is energetic work on all levels, combined with deep and passionate emotions to reveal the inner flow of life and love.
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Saule Ryan, Roy Hart Voice teacher

MOVEMENT
IMPROVISATION
PLAY
CONNECTION
GENEROSITY

Ryan Saule
Teacher and Actor
Lives in Malérargues, Thoiras, France
Roy Hart Voice Teacher since 1977
I love Alfred Wolfsohn’s definition of the voice as the ‘muscle of the soul’, because it recognizes how intimately linked our voices are to our emotions and our deepest being. In the dynamic exploration of different qualities and registers of our voice, bringing us to sounds and feelings not usually touched by more conventional singing techniques, we become aware that we are exploring more than just our voices. As one’s voice grows richer and fuller so does the person behind the voice. There is a flow and an openness that allows for more expressivity and a greater ability to connect with others. I like to bring out the actor in everyone by calling upon archetypal characters and situations that require a direct, physical engagement of body, voice and imagination. It is a playful approach to voice teaching that encourages the student to forget about technique and allows him or her to tap into the immense source of creativity and spontaneous communicability that we all possess.
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Laurent Stephan, professeur de voix Roy Hart

BODY
PRESENCE
POLYPHONIE
PLAYING
EXIGENCY
DISCOVERY
MEETING

Stephan Laurent
Actor, Singer, Massage Practitioner
Lives in Malérargues, Thoiras, France
Roy Hart Voice Teacher since 2011
For me, the philosophy of the Roy Hart voice work lies in listening to and observing the totality of the person who is expressing; taking the risk to be fully in the moment and following our intuitions. It is to give confidence to the student so s/he will dare to venture into places within him or herself, and into qualities of the voice perhaps not yet known, while taking pleasure in this exploration. It is to open a field of possibilities and to welcome the many personalities, voices and energies of which we are comprised. Finally, it is to appreciate beauty wherever it resides.
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Workshop registration

  • Registration for the workshop is confirmed only after receipt of deposit. A deposit of 120 euros for short-term workshops (week and weekend), 300 € for longer ones (4 weeks and year groups), and 700 € (for some workshops with several modules) is required.

  • You can pay by CB or bank transfer. If you pay by bank transfert please pay your deposit within four days or enrolment will be automatically cancelled.

  • If you are unable to make an online payment, please write to us here or call +33 466 85 45 98. Our office is open 10 :00 a.m. – 5 :00 p.m., Monday-Thursday.

  • The remaining balance of the fee must be paid before the beginning of the workshop (payment instructions will be sent in the confirmation email). In case of non-payment before the workshopse, you will have to pay on arrival at Malérargues by credit card, cheque or cash.

  • In the event of low enrolment, the centre reserves the right to cancel a workshop and any deposit can be transferred to another workshop, or fully refunded.

  • You can cancel your registration within one month before the start date of the workshop. A €30 administrative fee will be charged for all cancellations. We regret that deposits are non-refundable within 30 days of the first day of a workshop.

  • Workshop fees do not include meals. Two common kitchens are available for the participants of the internships. They are reserved in priority to the interns housed in the lodgings. A fridge is available for trainees who are present all day in the changing rooms.

Membership

The Centre Roy Hart is an association under French law and all participants in the workshop must therefore be members. The annual membership fee is 30€ for the calendar year. This fee is added to your registration if you are not a member for the current year.

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