Ravi Prasad - Pédagogies
Pédagogies
Working with Ravi Prasad ----------------------- Human voice and holy song
Working with Ravi Prasad
An original and practical approach of the use of your body as an instrument by using your voice.
Ravi Prasad organizes workshops and training sessions for a professional audience or confirmed amateurs.
He also intervenes on precise themes within artistic crews: dance companies, theatre, bands, vocal mastering…
Training sessions for personal development are also being offered as well as workshops with activities such as music therapy, relaxation… (see agenda for more information or contact ravi.prasad@orange.fr).
Objective :
Ravi Prasad proposes an explorative work on the body, a ground on which air, resonances, feelings blend to turn into singing.
The aim is becoming aware of the different elements of this “matrix” and their influence on the quality of vocal expression and more generally on the whole corporal expression including the use of an instrument and the connection with space.
Herewith the participant will learn techniques and concrete methods that he can easily put to use in his artistic work, evolving at the same time towards a better knowledge of self and his potential.
How does Ravi Prasad work ?
Ravi Prasad uses precise techniques, adapting them to each participant and at the same time relying on a collective work to be conscious of one’s relationship with the others, with the environment so that the group dynamic finally generates creativity by facilitating trust and complementarities.
Besides fundamental techniques (breath circulation, rhythmic resonance of body, polyphony, relationship to space), Ravi Prasad’s work includes :
« Mobile stability »
Vocal quality depends on breath and equilibrium. The human being is subjected to all kinds of influences such as gravity. “Verticality” changes every second because we evolve in a moving environment. The aim is to find this “vertical suspension” equilibrium.
The voice as it is
Breathing is the first step to the inner journey…the voice is naturally the next step. For this exploration, sound is an incredible vehicle thanks to the vibration generate within the body. These vibrations are changing depending on the obstacles they meet.
The vibratory movement
Through the action of sounds, all cells of our organism interact. This phenomenon amplifies our sensitivity allowing us to localize internal tensions. A note is the combination between sound (voice) and the “matrix” (body). Modifying the “matrix” allows one to act on sounds and vice versa. As a result, the vibratory movement acts on these tensions and dysfunctions may be resolved. This also gives a sense to notes.
The cellular matrix
There are 7 syllables (7 notes) in Indian music the scales are made of. The association of these syllables and a scale makes the sound circulate more easily in one’s body. This “cellular matrix” plays a fundamental role in the process and influences accentuation, modulations and, in a way, feelings. As a matter of fact, cellular mobilization guarantees circulation within the body and generates “sensations” from which a feeling is born. The expression of this feeling can be communicated trough singing and give life to it.
Ravi Prasad’s work leads participants to understand that techniques, feelings and creativity are linked and participate in the same process of expression and creation.
