Alison Bullivent - Workshops and Training

Workshops & Training

Ali has been working as a workshop leader since 1995 and specialises in voice work. Her approach is to use world music and a variety of styles (folk, jazz, gospel etc) to explore harmony and improvisation and allow people to find their natural voices in a supportive environment.

Creative sessions for schools and young people’s groups
African Drumming, dance and song (all age)
Life in an African Village (all age)
Stories from Africa (suitable for nursery up to KS1)
Exploring Christianity (KS1 and KS2)
Harvest Time (KS1 and KS2)

Creative Sessions for adults
Singing songs from around the world
Creative Worship
Creative Spirit for women
African Drumming, Dance and Song
Slavery and Freedom
Song writing
Healthy voice work (spoken or sung)

Training Sessions for staff
Diversity through music, dance and stories (early years, KS1, KS2)
Group singing (KS1, KS2)

Group Facilitation

The power of the voice to heal and promote self-developent is a theme in all of her workshops and training. She often works with other artists from different art forms to facilitate creative group work, in many educational and non-educational settings including:

Pre-school
Schools
Colleges
Universities
Youth clubs
Prisons
Residential homes
Museums
Arts Centres
Community Centres

Teaching, Training & Lectures

Ali is also an experienced trainer and teacher and has worked with carers in residential homes for older people, and managers of residential homes for people
with learning difficulties.

She has also trained artists and students in workshop techniques and given lectures on the benefits of healthy voice work for self and community.

As an actress and director she has taught voice projection and performance techniques. Ali also spent several years whilst lecturing at South Downs College in Hampshire, teaching students 'voice and speech' from the LAMDA syllabus.

Examples of Training & Lectures

Ali has successfully run the following training courses:

Training staff working with elders in residential homes in creativity. This was a research project commissioned by NIACE with Art Exchange in Leeds
Training 2nd year degree students at Bishops Grotesste College, Lincoln in music and workshop skills
Training potential choir leaders at Hull Community Choir and Beverly Community Choir
Training workers in Early Years in music and diversity skills
Training community group leaders in Arts Administration
Mentoring and training 5 new artists for community workshop skills
Training managers and carers of adults with learning difficulties in use of voice and music
Lectures at conferences on the benefits of healthy voice work for self and community
Lectures at conferences on the role of community arts
Training artists in new techniques