Workshops

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Workshops / masterclasses / group classes / festival adjudication

I love working with groups of people. I love the shared experiences of workshops, masterclasses, group classes, and music festivals.

I am particularly passionate about these topics:

Discovering how the voice works
Using play and exploration to find freedom/options in the voice and body
Singing in different styles
Caring for the voice
Developing new and fun practice habits or warm-up routines
Finding your solo voice within a group or an ensemble
Mitigating performance anxiety

On the business and admin spectrum, I’m happy to share insights on any of the following topics:

Being an artistic director
Producing shows/concerts
Writing grants and project proposals
Curating programs
Balancing arts admin and performance

Please be in touch to discuss what I can offer you and your group. You will be directed to book a free 30-minute chat. From there we can curate exactly what you and your group wants.

A bit of background:

Virtual and in-person sessions available for university and high school music/drama classes/clubs, choirs, as well as voice and acting studios for musical theatre, Western classical, and pop genres. Reach out if you want to plan a workshop or group session and aren’t sure where to start.

See Maureenbatt.com/voicelessons for a bit more background.

Upcoming:

International Congress of Voice Teachers – Toronto, July 31-August , 2025

Strategies for enlivening the inherent wholeness of your mind + body + voice system

A co-led workshop with Alison Taylor at Voices Uplifted! The 11th International Congress of Voice Teachers (ICVT)

Past sessions:

August 2024 Meeting the Self: tools for understand the singing self with the Nova Scotia Youth Choir (Berwick)

June 2024 Meeting the Music: discovering how we interact with a piece of music (how we learn, how we practice) with the Nova Scotia Youth Choir (Halifax)

February 2024 Effective Strategies for Writing for the Voice with Wilfrid Laurier composition/song-writing students, Saman Shahi instructor (Virtual)

January 2024 Discovering the spine and the roots of our sound: A 2-day session for singers, with a focus on experiential learning through voice and movement, connecting voice, body, and mind at Mount Allison University with the voice department

April 2022 A Movement Moment: connecting body, mind, voice with Alison Taylor at Melanie Tapson’s The Power of Voice – a virtual voice symposium+

April 2021 Range of Recuperation: What energy do you need to succeed? with Alison Taylor at Melanie Tapson’s The Power of Voice – a virtual voice symposium+

2020-2021 with Alison Taylor

October 2-4: three-day Voice and Movement Immersive with Alison Taylor

July 22: Voice and Movement Play workshop with Alison Taylor

June 10: Voice and Movement Play workshop with Alison Taylor

May 6: Voice and Movement Play workshop with Alison Taylor

April 10: Voice and Movement Play workshop with Alison Taylor

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I loved how you involved EVERYONE when you worked with the group. You made everyone feel heard. You always built upon the feedback from us as well! Everytime you crafted a new lesson you took the time to see what worked and what our goals were.

Melissa, high school music teacher

I think any serious performing artist could benefit from this. By “serious” I mean someone who continues to study.

Lorna, past voice and movement workshop participant

I found it more freeing to just move and sing and let what happens, happen.

Kathy, past voice and movement workshop participant

She is extremely professional and makes for a relaxed environment to learn where you feel free to explore and create. Her teaching style is relaxed and confident and she takes her time to make sure you are developing the skills you want and need. She goes above and beyond to ensure you are prepared and have everything you need for success. I wouldn’t want to go to anyone else in the city! She truly is a unique teacher and always has something new up her sleeve to help you out.

Tyler, singer, actor, public school teacher

I found some success in practicing alone, but my coachings with Ms. Batt allowed me to sing the role with much more freedom and ease. Ms. Batt had me singing much higher and easier than I previously thought possible. Our work stands out as a great point in my vocal learning.

Sean, countertenor

Melissa, high school music teacher

I think any serious performing artist could benefit from this. By “serious” I mean someone who continues to study.

Lorna, past voice and movement workshop participant

I found it more freeing to just move and sing and let what happens, happen.

Kathy, past voice and movement workshop participant