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From Knowledge to Confident Creative Action  

Join Vocology in Practice for a retreat-style immersive experience for vocal coaches ready to trust their instincts, expand their creative approach, and elevate the artists they serve.

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This experience is for you if...

  • You’ve invested time in studying technique and the science of voice, and you’re now looking for ways to bring that knowledge to life with greater instinct, creativity, and confidence.

  • You sense that you already hold valuable insight and experience as a coach - and you want the space to recognise, trust, and refine the wisdom that is uniquely yours.

  • You want your sessions to feel alive, responsive, and deeply connected to the artist in front of you.

  • You’re ready to move beyond “good coaching” into a more confident and creative partnership with the artists you support.

  • You’re curious about how your own instincts, perspective, and coaching voice can become a powerful tool in helping artists grow.

  • You’re looking for time and space to reflect, experiment, and explore your approach to coaching in a thoughtful and supportive environment.

  • You believe great coaching is not just about knowledge - it’s about presence, intuition, creativity, and craft. And you’re ready to gain the clarity and confidence to show up as your best self in the coaching room.

Featured Presenters

David Harris & Laurel Irene
of Voice Science Works

We’re delighted to welcome David Harris and Laurel Irene, co-founders of Voice Science Works, as featured presenters at this year’s retreat, leading a full Thursday afternoon immersion.

David and Laurel are known for translating complex voice science into clear, usable tools. Their workshop will invite everyone in the room to actively explore their voice through listening, language, and awareness.

Together, we'll:

  • Learn to hear overtone clusters in ways that can be meaningfully applied to voice habituation 
  • Explore ways of languaging experiences and staying curious about the language we use 
  • Develop awareness tools to help amplify deep learning by sidestepping conscious thought.

Crystal Barron

Somatic Vocal Coach, Singing Voice Specialist,
Vocologist & USC Faculty Member

Somatic Voice Work: Supporting the Body Behind the Voice

This experiential workshop explores how somatic voice work can help singers and voice professionals move beyond sound production alone to address the body, nervous system, breath, and emotional patterns that shape vocal function and expression.  

Crystal will demonstrate how somatic principles can be integrated into real coaching sessions, allowing participants to observe her work with singers in the room while applying concepts and tools in real time within their own bodies.

Attendees will then have opportunities to embody the techniques themselves, practice coaching others using these new tools, and explore how somatic voice work can be adapted into their own teaching and coaching style. 

Designed for voice teachers, vocal coaches, and voice professionals interested in a more embodied and trauma-informed approach to vocal pedagogy, this workshop offers both practical application and meaningful integration into studio practice. 

Also presenting:
Clare Silver
Allie Moss 

more info on our presenters

Location:


Mount St. Mary's University, Chalon Campus, is nestled in the Santa Monica Mountains.

This serene oasis in the heart of Los Angeles, (the epicentre of the commercial music industry), offers a unique blend of tranquillity and excitement.

Soak up the California sun, connect with like-minded individuals, and immerse yourself in a unique creative environment.

We can't wait to host you at this inspiring setting!

      

A Different Kind of Retreat

Most professional development for vocal coaches focuses on delivering as much information as possible.

But real growth rarely comes from information alone.

It happens when new ideas meet your existing experience - when you have the time and space to reflect, question, experiment, and allow your own instincts to come forward.

At From Knowledge to Confident Creative Action, we introduce carefully selected topics drawn from Vocology in Practices seven guiding principles of vocal coaching and artist development.

These ideas are designed to expand your thinking, challenge assumptions, and introduce new creative possibilities in your work.

But just as importantly, this retreat is about unlocking the wisdom and insight you already carry as a coach.

Through collaborative discussion, coaching labs, and reflective exploration, you’ll have the opportunity to:

• engage with new perspectives and approaches
• connect them to your own experience and intuition
• experiment with creative strategies in real coaching contexts
• uncover the instincts and insights that already live within your practice

Rather than overwhelming you with content, this experience is designed to help you integrate what you learn and embody it in your coaching.

The goal is simple:

Not just to know more -
but to coach with greater clarity, creativity, and confidence and show up as your best self.

Here's a preview of the flow of our retreat

CHECK IN - Wed 15th July
CHECK OUT - Sun 19th July

9:30 – 10.00 AM Morning Yoga and Meditation.  Begin the day with gentle movement and breathwork overlooking the Santa Monica Mountains- an opportunity to ground, reset, and prepare for a focused day of learning. Each day gain new tools to take into the studio to help both you and your singers find, calm, balance, release and clarity.

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Featured Presentation
Deep-dive sessions led by leading practitioners exploring key topics in commercial vocal coaching, with time for discussion and reflection.

12:00 – 1:30 PM
Lunch in the California Sunshine
Enjoy lunch outdoors while artists attending the program share live acoustic performances - an inspiring reminder of the artistry at the heart of our work.

1:30 – 2:15 PM
Pedagogy in Practice
A guided discussion unpacking how the morning’s concepts translate into real coaching situations, pedagogical choices, and studio application.

2:45 – 3:45 PM
Live Coaching Sessions
Participate, observe, collaborate and discuss coaching approaches in real time as we work with  VocalizeU artists.

4:15 – 5:30 PM
Group Singing
Experience the power of collective voice through guided ensemble singing and exploration. An opportunity for Vocal coaches to reconnect with their instrument and embody what their singers experience.

5:30 – 6:30 PM
Walk & Talk in the Hills
An informal group walk through the surrounding trails—space for conversation, connection, and reflection.

6:30 – 7:30 PM
Dinner

8:00 PM
Industry Conversations & VU Artist Spotlight
An evening of interviews with visiting music industry guests followed by the VU Artist Spotlight Show featuring performances from artists in the development program.

Get ready for 4 days full of music, growth, and connection.

We can’t wait to see you there!

Warmly,
The Vocology in Practice Team

 

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4-Day Ticket Options 

4-day Commuter Early Bird Pricing

$849

  • 4-day retreat ticket (July 15th-18th) 
  • Evening activities and music events
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4-day Residential (Single Room) Early Bird Pricing

$1489

  • 4-day retreat ticket (July 15th-18th)
  • 4-day room and meals package (single room, shared bathroom)
  • Evening activities and music events
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4-day Residential (Shared Room)Early Bird Pricing

$1364

  • 4-day retreat ticket (July 15th-18th)
  • 4-day room and meals package (shared room & shared bathroom)
  • Evening activities and music events
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Why This Retreat Matters Now

 

Over the past decade, the field of vocal coaching has grown tremendously.


There is more access to research, pedagogy, and technical knowledge than ever before. Coaches today are better informed and more connected to the science of voice than any generation before.


And yet many experienced coaches find themselves asking deeper questions:

  • How do I bring this knowledge fully into my coaching practice?
  • How do I respond creatively to the unique artist in front of me?
  • How do I trust my instincts while still honoring what I’ve learned?
  • How do I help artists grow not just technically, but expressively and authentically?


These questions point to the next stage of development for many vocal coaches.

Not simply acquiring more information, but integrating knowledge, experience, intuition, and creativity into a more embodied coaching practice.

This is where the work of the coach becomes more nuanced, more collaborative, and more artist-centered.

From Knowledge to Confident Creative Action was designed to support this stage of development. It offers space to engage with new ideas while also uncovering the deeper instincts, insight, and creative voice that experienced coaches already carry within their work.

Because great coaching doesn’t happen through knowledge alone - it happens when knowledge, experience, and intuition come together in the moment - in service of the artist.

This retreat is an invitation

 

To deepen your craft, expand your creativity, and rediscover the freedom and confidence that make coaching truly transformative.

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