Vocal Workshop with Barbara Tanze / Functional Breathing and Pressure Regulation

Vocal Workshop with Barbara Tanze / Functional Breathing and Pressure Regulation

Exceptional vocal workshops with Barbara Tanze (Slovenia) in Warsaw! (Workshops in English, with live translation into Polish)

• When?
• SATURDAY, February 28 — group workshop for singers
• SUNDAY, March 1 — training for singing teachers
• MONDAY/TUESDAY, March 2–3 — private sessions with Barbara

Where?
Voice Progress Vocal Studio, pl. Grzybowski 10/32, Warsaw

Workshop for singers – SATURDAY

• Duration: 2.5 hrs (lecture) + 3–3.5 hrs (masterclass) (with live translation and breaks)
• Lecture (10:00–12:30):
• functional breathing techniques
• key aspects of voice anatomy
• strategies for releasing tension
• muscle activation and breath coordination
• FlexiFlow® exercises for effective airflow and pressure regulation (short break included)
• Lunch break: 1–1.5 hrs
• Masterclass (14:00–17:30) (ONLY 9 SPOTS):
• individual work approx. 20 min per person (active participation): work on airflow, tension reduction and breath coordination (break included)

Workshop with Zofia Prucnal “You are the expert: mindful practice and home vocal training” (17:45–19:15) - A practical workshop dedicated to strategies for effective home practice, working with habits, the concept of mindful practice and building confidence in solo training.

Training for singing teachers – SUNDAY

• Schedule: 10:00–13:00 lecture, 13:00–14:30 lunch break, 14:30–18:00 case studies
• Case studies: individual work with Barbara or work with your student (max. 6 spots, approx. 30 min, extra paid)
• Program:
• assessment of the student regarding airflow and breathing
• selection of appropriate breathing exercises
• pressure regulation (breath support) using FlexiFlow®
• enhanced pedagogical perspective

Private sessions with Barbara Tanze (Monday/Tuesday)
Focus on individual needs: releasing tension, investigating causes of functional voice disorders, awareness of airflow, resonance strategies, pressure coordination, voice rehabilitation, easing respiratory problems (COPD, asthma, cystic fibrosis), work with neck and jaw pain/tension, tongue issues, etc.

PARTICIPATION COSTS

• Group workshop for singers — SATURDAY
• Passive participation:
• until January 15 — 500 zł
• after January 15 — 650 zł
• Active participation (+ individual work with Barbara during the workshop, approx. 20 min):
• until January 15 — 600 zł
• after January 15 — 750 zł
• Training for singing teachers — SUNDAY
• until January 15 — 500 zł
• after January 15 — 650 zł
• individual work with Barbara during the Sunday workshop, or work with your student, approx. 30 minutes — +150 zł
• PACKAGES
• SATURDAY + SUNDAY:
• until January 15 — 900 zł
• after January 15 — 1000 zł
• Additional package options:
• individual work on Saturday, approx. 20 min — +100 zł
• individual work on Sunday / work with your student, approx. 30 min — +150 zł
• PRIVATE SESSIONS (Monday / Tuesday)
• 400 zł / 50 min

Registration

• Warsztaty grupowe (lista rezerwowa)
• Lekcje indywidualne i rezerwacja sesji

Contact / questions:
Dominik Sieńko — dominik@voiceprogress.com / +48 602 685 721

Underage vocalists (15+) with parental consent.

BARBARA TANZE

• Born in Munich, living in Slovenia since 2006.
• Master’s in vocal performance and vocal pedagogy (Conservatory in Lausanne, HEM).
• Experience as an opera soloist and in concert singing.
• Completed an advanced certification program in breath coordination MDH, a 3-year professional training at the Manual Therapy Academy in Ljubljana and advanced functional training with Walt Fritz.
• Certified Breathwork Practitioner.
• Founder of Voice Up Institute.
• Author of the book “Take a Deep Breath, Charlie” (2023).
• In 2021 she obtained a patent for the FlexiFlow® device for measuring breath flow.

ZOFIA PRUCNAL

• Training singers and bands since 2013; experience with amateurs and professional singers, singing teachers, speakers and actors.
• Regional Mentor of the Modern Vocal Training Institute in Poland.
• Has run workshops in Poland and abroad, collaborated on TV and music projects.
• Specializes in mindful practice and building effective training habits.