Events
African American Songs as Spiritual Practice with Linda Tillery
May 7 2011 - May 8 2011
Since the mid-1990s, Linda Tillery has delved deeply into the diverse resources of African American roots music. These roots lead us to the historic beginnings of Black music in work songs, spirituals, play songs, field hollers, moans, and ring shouts. Linda Tillery calls this music "survival music." It has the power to heal because it is born of the most essential part of ourselves-the human spirit. If you would like to learn the tradition of call and response, and the rhythms that drive this music and give it vitality, Linda Tillery will teach you how to approach singing with the ears, eyes, and the heart.
Native San Franciscan Linda Tillery is a Grammy-nominated vocalist, percussionist, producer, and cultural historian. She has dedicated the last eighteen years of her artistic life to the research, teaching, and performance of African American vernacular music. Tillery's music reflflects her eclectic interests and her restless inquiries into music of the African diaspora.
A singer and percussionist in multiple bands over the years, Tillery was a founding member of Bobby McFerrin's Voicestra, and in 1992 founded the Cultural Heritage Choir (CHC). The CHC is a percussion-driven, vocal ensemble whose mission is to help preserve and share the rich musical traditions of African American roots music.
Workshop
Saturday and Sunday
May 7 and 8, 2011
10:00AM-5:30PM
CIIS Main Building
$235/$200 members and CIIS community
13 CEUs (MFT, LCSW, RN)
This course is also available for one unit of academic credit to CIIS students.
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