Enriching your musicality
At La Grange à Nadine, in Vertou (44)
with Line Tafomat
This training offers an in-depth study of the fundamentals of groove and vocal harmony, through an approach combining theory and practice.
Aimed at amateurs and professionals alike, it aims to strengthen musical fluency, listening and improvisation skills, gradually integrating rhythmic, harmonic and polyphonic concepts in a group setting. The training is divided into 3 inseparable modules.
EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
- Develop a solid rhythmic foundation through the body and voice.
- Understand and master the basics of vocal harmony and polyphony.
- Integrate polyrhythm and refine rhythmic placement in a group.
- Acquire autonomy in vocal improvisation, both solo and in a group.
- Compose spontaneously with the harmonic and rhythmic environment.
- Link theory and practice by directly experimenting with the musical concepts covered.
SKILLS ACHIVED
- Anchoring tempo and rhythmic subdivisions through body awareness.
- Singing simple and complex harmonies accurately and with ease.
- Navigating confidently through chord changes and polyphonic structures.
- Developing keen listening skills and the ability to adapt within a vocal group.
- Improvising solo, taking into account the harmonic and rhythmic environment.
- Understanding and applying essential theoretical concepts (intervals, melodic and harmonic movements, modes of the major scale, tensions and resolutions, subdivisions, syncopation, odd measures, polyrhythm) by systematically experimenting with them in concrete situations.
DATES :
- Module 1 - BODY & HARMONY: 3-6 April 2026 (Friday to Monday) - 4 days/ 24h
- Module 2 - POLYRHYTHM & POLYPHONY: 23-26 May 2026 (Saturday to Tuesday) - 4 days/ 24h
- Module 3- SOLO FOCUS: 4-7 July 2026 (Friday to Monday) - 4 days/24 hours
IMPORTANT
Individual work is an integral part of the training. To ensure that the training is not purely theoretical, trainees undertake to create practice groups to practise and integrate the concepts covered throughout the training, between each session. If necessary, we will help you to create a practice group near you.
Line Tafomat is a vocalist, facilitator and educator, with a passion for a capella singing, groove, collective musical practice, vocal improvisation and teaching.
Eclectic, globetrotting and grounded, she has embodied an organic approach to music through collaborations with a wide range of artists on a national and international scale. She has also learnt from inspirational teaching artists, including Bobby McFerrin, Allan Wright, Mauricio Sprovieri, Musica do Circulo, Leela Petronio and Laurent Kraif.
In France, Europe, La Réunion and Brazil, she trains trainers and works with musicians and non-musicians, both amateurs and professionals of all levels.
Line has been awarded the PFI certification ‘Encadrer les pratiques vocales collectives en musiques actuelles’ and has also been a certified Musica do Circulo facilitator since January 2023.
Prerequisites :
- sense of rhythm:
- easily maintain a tempo
- recognise/feel the beat, the cycle
- recognise/feel the subdivisions
- accurate singing (overall)
- good ear
- reproduce a melody at a given pitch
- create a melody
- sense of harmony
- reproduce a 2nd voice at a given pitch
- Create a harmonised 2nd voice
- have significant experience of circle songs and/or vocal improvisation and/or polyphony (choir, vocal ensemble) and/or collective musical practice (orchestra, harmony, instrumental ensembles)
Target audience :
- Singers, choir members, vocal exercises, improvisers
- Choir directors
- Live performance artists (musicians, dancers, circus performers, street performers, actors, clowns, etc.)
- Singing/music activity leaders and organisers
- Singing/music facilitators
- Singing/music teachers
Address: La Grange à Nadine, Quartier La Grammoire, 44120 Vertou
Practical details :
- ‘Non-residential’ means that participants are responsible for their own accommodation and meals
- The course is dense. In order to assimilate and practise everything seen during the face-to-face and online training sessions, trainees undertake to create regular practice groups dedicated to their own training at least once between each session
Equipment required:
- For in-person sessions :
- writing materials (notebook, pencils)
- water bottle
- blankets, slippers, cushions - whatever makes you feel comfortable
- lunch picnic (sessions 1 to 5)
- breakfasts (session 6)
- Throughout the course
- a computer with a suitable configuration for work online, in particular for online sessions using Zoom software
- a free download of Zoom software for online meetings (to be downloaded before session 1 at the latest)
- a suitable internet connection for working online during the inter-sessions
- video recording equipment with sufficient audio quality to film your own sessions (camera, telephone, etc.) with a stand or tripod. It is up to the trainee to try this out beforehand or to ask for help/assistance from others.
Assessment methods :
- a 5 to 10 minute video recording clearly showing the student in a solo and group vocal improvisation situation
- conducting a 20-minute teaching sequence of improvised collective vocal practice led by the trainee
- design and written presentation of a 3-hour improvised collective vocal practice lesson plan
- set up and conduct a 1h30 teaching sequence. This last test will lead to validation of the training course described above.
How to register :
- CV
- Letter of motivation
- two audio recordings of 3‘ minimum to 5’ maximum including at least one vocal improvisation
- if necessary, a telephone or video interview of about 20 minutes may be requested
Cost of training : Training eligible for funding under the heading of professional training (Afdas, Fif-pl, Uniformation, etc.)
- funding under the heading of professional training: €3000
- significant reduction granted in the case of self-funding: €1080
Please note:
- Only training courses leading to a qualification or certificate recognised by France Compétences are eligible for the CPF. This training course is not eligible for the CPF at this time.
- In the case of self-financing, it is possible to pay in 3 instalments between April 2026 and July 2026. First payment of €300 as a non-refundable deposit, to be made on the registration date.
Refund conditions :
- In the event of cancellation by the training organisation, 100% of the sums paid will be reimbursed.
- In the event of cancellation by the trainee more than 30 days before the start of the course: 20% of the total cost of the course + €400 non-refundable deposit - except in cases of force majeure or if someone on the waiting list can replace the trainee.
- In the event of cancellation by the trainee between 30 days and 15 days before the start of the course: 50% of the total cost of the course + €400 non-refundable deposit - except in cases of force majeure or if someone on the waiting list can replace the trainee.
- In the event of cancellation by the trainee less than 15 days before the start of the course: the full amount of the tuition fee + €400 non-refundable deposit - except in cases of force majeure or if someone on the waiting list can replace the trainee.
- Failure to attend one or more sessions or leaving before the end of the course: no refund
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