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)
School time in Sierra Leone (KS1 and KS2)
Stories from West Africa (suitable for nursery up to KS1)
Slavery (KS2, KS3)
Exploring Islam and Christianity (KS1 and KS2)
Harvest Time (KS1 and KS2)
Chinese New Year (reception and KS1)
Learning French through music and games (Primary)
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 have recently 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
