April 10, 2012
Heading off to Japan April 11 with my brand new cd Spontaneous under my arm, for a 3 week collaborative performance tour with Shizuno Nasu. She lives in Volcano Village on Hawaii Island. We love improvisational work between the voice and the body, between dear friends. Our first trip together to Japan. We will be performing as part of ceremonies in Shinto temples and in performance galleries around Japan. My partner Janne Watson will be inspiring us with her photos on big screen and several Japanese instrumentalists will be joining us as well. For more details see the Tour page on this website.  More news about the Spontaneous release when I return at the end of April. For now, get your fresh hot off the press copies on CDBaby, iTunes, Amazon and direct off this website.   Spring has really arrived here in Hawaii. We are putting in the spring garden and watching everything turn into food and color. Now farmers turn into performers and off to Japan.



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Vocal River is a collection of my vocal improvisation exercises, stories from my life and work, and musings on the philosophy and power of improvisation both inside and outside the music realm. It will be sold with a dvd showing the exercises in action and a set of cards explaining a short hand version of the exercises for use by teachers and singers of improvisation. In these times, with so much in transition and moving quickly, the skills of improvisation are insightful everywhere. I want to name improvisation as one of the great life skills and put it in the hands of everyone who wants to learn more about their options in every day situations and get people singing!

Click here for links to teachers of vocal improvisation who are trained in my method, as well as some of my advanced students who are available for collaborations, lessons and networking; inviting you into this circle of improvisation.

All the Way In
I. March 11-19, 2012 -  Kona Coast, Hawai'i Island
II. June 15-23, 2012 - Marin Coast, California
III. October 6-14, 2012 - Montreal, QC, Canada

2013 Session I - March 2-10, 2013; other sessions TBA

Read about Rhiannon's interactive guide to vocal improvisation.