The Heart Based Singing Workshop, with Agatha Carubia, is an amazing opportunity to slow yourself down in the wondrous nature of Hawaii to have an in depth look at your voice and how you use it. Energy pathways and vocal resonance are brought into balance while new vocal habits are established. With daily vocal clinics, group discussions, one on one lessons, as well as group sounding circles, you will gain clarity on where you may be blocked from full vocal freedom and expression.

Opera singers, pop singers and new singers, will come to a place of knowing and understanding your voice completely so you do not fight against the true nature of your instrument. Songs and arias will be worked on within the workshop and performed at it?s culmination, but this is not a requirement, it is a joyful sharing.

The Heart Based Singing method is a very physical neo-classical vocal technique using focal points within the body for support and balance. Mysteries in your singing will finally be solved. Your natural technique will be revealed and make so much sense that you will be able to access your freedom of your own accord. You will leave the workshop with the joy of a consistent practice routine and the awareness you were always looking to achieve.

Vegetarian meals are provided as well as daily trips to the beach and surrounding areas.

Cost $ 1,800.

Heart Based Singing Workshop Facilitators
Agatha Carubia, MM -Vocal Technique
Jewl Mosteller, MFA - Interpretation Techniques, Sounding Circles
Seungah Seo, MM - Musical Preparation and Pianist

For booking and additional information, contact:
agatha@heartbasedsinging.com
www.heartbasedsinging.com

AGATHA CARUBIA, Master of Music from the Juilliard School, is
widely known as a versatile voice teacher, mentor, and life coach
to her students. Her foundational method of teaching voice extends
from classical technique to popular style vocal coaching. She is
exceptionally sought after for her deep intuitive connection to
the internal workings of her students and their voices. Her
specific attention to, and illumination of the physical body as
vocal instrument, is fortified by being an avid Yoga practitioner
for the last 14 years. Agatha has studied sound therapy and has
taught sound healers to discover their voices.

Her former students have been accepted into vocal programs at Curtis Institute of Music, Manhattan School of Music, Boston University, Boston Conservatory, Berklee College of Music, Carnegie Mellon University, Eastman School of Music, Westminster
Choir College, UCLA, USC, Royal Academy of Denmark, Music Academy of the West, Tanglewood Festival and others. She has also thoroughly enjoyed working with award winning contemporary singers and songwriters. Former students now work professionally on stage, in pop recording careers, and in Opera houses. Agatha maintains a private vocal studio at the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara and conducts workshops and vocal clinics on the Big Island of Hawaii.

Agatha is an adjunct voice instructor at Santa Barbara City College and a frequent competition adjudicator. She is also a faculty artist for the Hawaii Performing Arts Festival on the Big Island of Hawaii where she lives part time. A distinguished artist
and award winning soprano, Agatha has enjoyed singing in concerts, operas, music festivals, orchestral and oratorio performances, and in freelance recording projects.

LETTER FROM AGATHA POST WORKSHOP

To whom it may concern,

This is Agatha Carubia, Voice teacher, Master of Music from the
Juilliard School, and author of an upcoming book on Vocal Technique.
Last summer, I had the fortunate experience of leading a workshop at
the Dragonfly Ranch. There were 12 of us staying there and we had an
experience that we will never forget.

I used the room next to the Illuminarium as an outdoor classroon. I
held Yoga and Improvisation classes in the Illuminarium daily. On the
first day, my singers entered into the teaching through a ceremonial
procession on the beautiful grounds, which set the tone for our work.
The weather was magnificent and visits to the bay below were inspiring.

There was nothing to distract us at the Dragonfly. We accomplished
great work culminating in a recital and on the Lanai on the final
night. As the facilitator of the retreat, I did not have to worry
about a thing while doing my work. Barbara's staff were polite and
professional. The huge boon was the delicious, organic, and well
balanced meal service provided by the talented Phoenix.

Above and beyond this was Barbara's loving and nurturing presence.
She was there when there were minor health issues experienced, giving
remedies and loosening tightened muscles. Her lomi lomi massage is
not to be missed. I used the infrared sauna from time to time, and
drank wheatgrass juice every morning. My students snorkeled with gear
provided by Barbara and we were alerted when the Dolphins were actively
visiting snorkelers in the bay. I personally swam with Dolphins and had
never done that before in my life. Now, that was amazing.

We left the Dragonfly Ranch full of song, healthier and happier than
when we came. The graces of the Big Island of Hawaii were the
backdrop and constant reminder of the beauty of our lives.

Sincerely yours,

Agatha Carubia

JOULE L'ADARA, Master of Fine Arts in Multi-Focus Vocal
Performance and Integrated Media has twenty years of experience
singing and performing. Born in Santa Monica, California, Joule
has lived and worked all over the United States (New York,
Seattle, Denver, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Hawaii) as well as
abroad: Berlin, Germany; Ibiza, Spain; the Grecian Islands, the
Czech Republic; Tuscany, Italy; and Byron Bay, Australia. She
considers herself a world citizen and has donned many roles
including: Experimental Vocalist, Opera Singer, Musical Theater
Performer, Actor, Performance Artist, Visual Artist, Recording
Artist, Political Activist, Music Producer, Song Writer, Audio
Engineer, Performance Coach, Voice Teacher, and Sound Healer.

Joule has appeared as a soprano soloist in New York?s Carnegie Hall, and performed in opera houses, theaters and festivals in Europe and America. As a recording artist she has been featured on several albums including the platinum-selling German group E Nomine released on Universal Music Germany. Currently she is working on a recording project with Houman Pourmehdi of the Lian Ensemble - combining western classical singing with traditional Persian Sufi music. She is a seven-time award winning songwriter having been recognized by the Billboard, John Lennon and Unisong
Competitions.

At the college level she has taught undergraduate vocal and interpretation classes at California Institute of the Arts, as well as teaching classes on music software and digital audio recording. Jewl has worked with youth at the Seattle Children's Museum, the Seattle Children's Theater, and has taught for the award-winning CAP program (Community Arts Partnership) in Los Angeles She has worked as a performance coach for the Hawaii Performing Arts Festival, and along with private coaching, she leads her own Sounding Circle workshops. Additionally, she holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting, a Diploma of Music Technology in Audio Engineering, she is a Reiki Practitioner (Master Level) and she has studied various methodologies within the field of sound
healing.

SEUNGAH SEO, Master of Music in accompanying from the Manhattan School of Music, is a faculty member in piano at Westmont College, founder of the Santa Barbara Piano Studio and vocal coach for Heart-Based Singing Workshops in Hawaii. She has appeared in chamber and solo recitals throughout the United States, Russia, China and South Korea. Most recently, Seungah received a Stern Fellowship to study with legendary pianist and vocal coach Martin Katz at Song Fest in Malibu, California. She was an active pianist and vocal coach in New York and has served as a pianist for the public master classes of Marilyn Horn, Dawn Upshaw, Stephanie Blythe and Carol Wincenc. In addition, she is a two-time recipient of the first prize in the John. E Profant Foundation and the Santa Barbara Music Club scholarships. Seungah was a participant in the vocal accompanying program at the Brevard Music Festival on a full scholarship and in the Hawaii Performing Arts Festival as a staff accompanist. She is a member of the Music Teachers' Association of California, the Southern California Vocal Association and the
American Guild of Organists. At Manhattan School of Music in New York, Seungah was a staff accompanist and a scholarship student of distinguished pianist and vocal coach Kenneth Merrill. She received her bachelor's degree in collaborative piano from the
University of California, Santa Barbara, where she studied with Dr. Charles Asche, Anne Epperson, Paul Berkowitz and Yael Weiss.

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT AGATHA CARUBIA'S
HEART BASED SINGING'S METHODOLOGY:

"The method in this the book which comes with me on tour as a
reminder of my vocal technique and deepest reasons for singing.
Heart Based Singing is the second best guide I have found to help
me sing with power and ease. Working with Agatha in person has
been the first."

- Crosby Loggins
Recording Artist and Winner of MTV's Rock the Cradle

"Heart Based Singing is a most informative resource for aspiring
singers of any style or level. Its passionate yet practical
content allows the singer to become aware of his current vocal
state and then provides the tools to improve it!"

- Val Underwood
Artistic Director of the Hawaii Performing Arts Festival

"Agatha's approach to singing is simple yet deeply profound. As a
student of the voice for many years and studying with numerous
teachers, I found myself constantly frustrated, not making
progressive improvement or ever achieving the vocal results I
desired. By studying with Agatha and simply applying her Heart
Based Singing method in only two weeks time my voice totally
transformed, I had gained years worth of vocal wisdom and was a
happy singer. I am forever grateful for Agatha and her Heart Based
philosophy. I encourage everybody to read this book!"

- Katelyn Krause
Los Angeles

"You are in safe hands with Agatha, she is an excellent teacher.
She explains technique so well that singing becomes simple and
natural. As well as technique, the truth and emotions behind what
you are singing are just as important in her instruction. In just
a few lessons with Agatha I was on my way to becoming a more
rounded singer and performer."

- Louisa Tee
London, UK

"My lessons with Agatha were invaluable. We were able to connect
right from the beginning and she knew exactly what I needed to
improve. Her deep understanding of her own body allowed me to know
specifically how, and what was expected in our lessons. She is
truly an inspiration!"

- Teeya Smith
San Francisco, CA

"I am thrilled my teacher created a book out of the lessons of our
voice studio. With the release of Heart Based Singing now all
singers can have access to the steps you need to sing from your
heart."

- Jana McIntyre
Santa Barbara, CA

"Agatha is one of a kind: passionate, powerful,
in-your-face-blunt, compassionate, generous, nurturing, and above
all an extraordinarily talented teacher who is fiercely committed
to her students. I have personally witnessed again and again over
the last twelve years her students having break-through moments of
vocal and personal power transformation. Her years of teaching and
research culminate in Heart Based Singing the book and her unique
method can now transcend the boundaries of her private studio and
be shared with the world. What a profound gift to us!"

- Joule L'adara
Performance Coach

"Agatha Carubia's Heart Based Singing presents an updated and
contemporary approach to the time- honored tradition of Bel Canto.
She provides valuable and accessible lessons, which are soundly
based on her years of experience as singer and voice instructor.
Her passion and dedication to the art of singing will inspire
singers of all levels.
- Eudora Brown
Operatic mezzo-soprano

"This book inspired me right away to sing my vowels and to practice
feeling the resonance in all the places described. Even for a
non-singer like me, the method makes for really joyous practicing!
The author says singing is "practically medicine". From my
perspective as a somatic therapist, I would say that when using the Heart Based Method, singing most definitely IS medicine! Emily
Conrad, developer of Continuum Movement, calls the dance of
movement and sound in the body,"moving medicine". While practicing
the Heart Based Method of singing, I experience that same
sensation of moving medicine. This is medicine of the best kind!"

- Heather Young
Somatic therapist

Dragonfly Ranch houses small workshops and retreats, not exceeding 20 people. Larger groups are welcome to use the facilities during the day.