Welcome to the Sing / Write / Create Virtual Musical and Creative Course with Alison Harris!

This page is for the Second Layer of the Sing / Write / Create Program.  The First Layer is available free to anyone at the link below- please feel free to share the first layer with anyone you think might benefit from this work!  Thank you for joining the Sing / Write / Create program and for supporting my life's work to spread joy and healing through music and creative practice.  Please enjoy the rest of your Sing / Write / Create experience and don't hesitate to reach out to me anytime​ with questions, ideas, reflections, feedback, and- of course- music!  

XO
​Alison Harris

Sing / Write / Create Layer 2 Materials:

Layer 2: 
Sing: Free Vocalization, Vowels, Tone, and Range
Write: Little Jewels of Inspiration
Create: Minor Tones

Layer 2: Section 1

Sing:
Free Vocalization
​Vowels and Diphthongs

Write:
Little Jewels of Inspiration

Collections (Little Jewels Writing Prompt)

Write about something you seem to keep collecting (ie. Sea Glass, Antique Lamps, Records, Clothes of a certain color, People of a certain type, etc.) and why you may be drawn to these things.

Musical Response

Why are you drawn to music?  Do you have a first musical memory, and if so, what is it?  What affect does music have on you?  Do you listen to music for a wide range of emotional inspiration and reflection, or for certain emotions, or both?  When you listen to music, do you focus on the music or prefer to be engaged in other things when you listen, or both?  Why?  What does music mean to you? ​

31 Prompts  "Little Jewels" Concepts

31 Little Jewels


  1. A phrase you that resonates with you ie “My heart’s desire”
  2. A phrase that resonates with many ie. “Let it rain, let it pour”
  3. A wildlife sighting
  4. A flower
  5. A garden
  6. A Wild Place
  7. The Ocean
  8. An Industrial Scene
  9. A City Scape
  10. Agriculture
  11. A problem facing society
  12. A problem facing humanity
  13. A personal Triumph
  14. A moment of personal growth
  15. A sign of cultural growth
  16. Your Community
  17.  Global Community
  18. Love
  19. Loss
  20. Joy
  21. Sorrow
  22. Family
  23. Isolation
  24. Friends
  25. Natural Beauty
  26.  The Pristine
  27. Destroyed Places
  28.  The Flower Growing out of Cement
  29.  The Sands of Time
  30. This Moment
  31.  Timelessness

Create:
Minor Tones

Layer 2: Section 2
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Vocal Control and Flexibility, Solo Singing Style
Minor tones Continued
Introduction to Minor Round Trio  "Ah Poor Bird"

SING
Sliding Thirds and Fifths
​Developing increased Vocal Control, Flexibility, and Solo Singing 

WRITE
Little Jewels

  • Write about your first few experiences with live music.
  • Collect ideas through the day:  Turn on your creative awareness today.  When an image, phrase, idea, something from nature, something industrial, emotion, experience, or. . . ? Catches your creative awareness, take a quick moment to record it.  Jot it down in a notebook, snap a photo, make a quick voice memo, write a note on your phone.  Do this for a few days and then take record of what you collected. Does any pattern or theme pop out?  Regardless, hang on to these for later creative use and inspiration.

CREATE
Introduction to Minor Round Trio: Ah Poor Bird

Layer 3: Section 3

SING: Expanding Range and Vocal Freedom/Flexibility

Create:  Minor Tones, Rounds (Musical Listening and Harmony), Singing the Blues

Write:  Dreams and Poems

  • Write about your dream last night, or a dream  you remember vividly.  What in your daily life may have inspired it?


  • Write a poetic prose piece with an emphasis on creative, whimsical, and/or vivid descriptions and imagery.  Allow the topics to jump at random from one thing to the next.  Then read back through to see how your ideas may be connected.

Sing/ Write/ Create
Creative Affirmations

I am enough and always have been.


I believe in myself and stand behind my dreams 100%.


I am creating a beautiful and abundant life as a creator.


I fully own and honor the rhythm, rhyme, and melody of my unique soul.


I have a voice to share.


My voice brings healing and joy to other beings.


I share my voice far and wide.


I work every day to help others Uncover, Discover, Recover and Strengthen their unique Creative Musical Voices.


We sang before we could speak.


I know the great power of song and am blessed to be able to share it with you.


We are Gods and Goddesses of Song, Saviors through Song, Wandering Minstrels, Jesters and Fools.  We are the Chorus!




With Love Always,


Alison Harris


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