retreats/workshops 2020
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* GOTLAND International Songwriters Retreat 2020
* Performance & Interpretation Workshops for you, or for Choirs
* Visbyfestival 2020 Co-writing Day Aug 13
* Workshops and Seminars held by Annika Fehling.
" For some time I was thinking about life-changing events that seem for now extremely important for me. I guess I just wanted to say that the short workshop and later performing at the Tai- Ás Festival - damn, it stays on top of my list.
Whatever magic you have inside, it's working. Thank you for sharing it. It is truly amazing. From Russia with love!
Maria Polovko, Russia
* GOTLAND International Songwriters Retreat 2020
* Performance & Interpretation Workshops for you, or for Choirs
* Visbyfestival 2020 Co-writing Day Aug 13
* Workshops and Seminars held by Annika Fehling.
" For some time I was thinking about life-changing events that seem for now extremely important for me. I guess I just wanted to say that the short workshop and later performing at the Tai- Ás Festival - damn, it stays on top of my list.
Whatever magic you have inside, it's working. Thank you for sharing it. It is truly amazing. From Russia with love!
Maria Polovko, Russia
international songwriters retreats, Gotland 2020
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Gotland International Songwriters Retreat, Sweden 6 - 13 September 2020 Nu är det dags igen för ett nytt Songwriters Retreat på Gotland! De tidigare åren har blivit en succé, med nöjda deltagare och många nya samarbetsprojekt, turnéer och skivinspelningar. Detta års veckolånga retreat kommer att samla ca 20 professionella låtskrivare från Europa och USA och vara fokuserad på inspiration, co-writing och utvecklandet av ditt musikaliska konstnärskap. Varje år har vi en Invited Writer som deltar i alla Retreat aktiviteter. 2020 har vi äran att välkomna Janni Littlepage från Nashville, USA. " Janni is an established and longtime singer, songwriter and musician and has worked with many notable artists, musicians, producers and songwriters in both the U.S. and Europe. Her song ”A Rain Of Angels”, was recorded by country music artist Lila McCann and appeared on her platinum debut album “Lila” on Asylum Records in 1997. Janni brings with her four decades of songwriting and performing experience in several genres of music, with an ability for encouraging and inspiring others to seek their authentic voice within their lyrics and melodies." Deltagare från tidigare evenemang har genom de kontakter de skapat under co-writing-retreaten, spelat in skivor och turnerat i USA och i andra länder, och många av de samskrivna sånger som har skapats har hamnat på utgivna skivor. Kostnaden för deltagarna är 9000 SEK . Om du anmäler dig innan 31 december har vi 700 kr i "Early Bird" rabatt. Priset inkluderar ett delat rum med dusch, plus ett litet enkelt kök, frukostbuffé, en god lunch och en trerättersmiddag varje dag på pensionat Holmhällar på södra Gotland. (Boende i enkelrum är också möjligt för en extra kostnad) Workshopen innehåller följande aktiviteter: Songcircles: Varje dag samlas deltagarna i en cirkel och spelar upp sånger för varandra, skrivna tidigare eller i co-writes under kursen. Assigned co-writes: Med hjälp av deltagarnas önskemål delas låtskrivarna in i låtskrivarpar, den största delen av dagen ägnas åt att skriva tillsammans. Materialet spelas upp i songcircles . Vi har inspirationsuppgifter att utgå ifrån. Body and voice warmup: Varje dag inleds med kropp och röst uppvärmning. Morning Circle: Varje dag har vi en välkomst-cirkel. Retreat-Konsert: En officiell konsert kommer att ske i slutet av veckan. För att säkra en plats behöver vi höra skriftligen från dig (e-mail fungerar bra) och erhålla en anmälningsavgift på 1000 SEK. Hoppas vi ses! Annika Fehling annika@annikafehling.com +46 708 46 72 03 Eva Hillered info@evahillered.se +46 704 64 49 84 Gotland International Songwriters Retreat 6 - 13 September 2020 Now it's time for a new Songwriters Retreat Gotland! The past years have been a success, with satisfied participants and many new collaborations, tours and recordings. This year's week-long retreat will bring together about 20 professional songwriters from Europe and the USA and stay focused on the inspiration, co-writing and development of your musical artistry. Every year we have and established Invited Writer. 2020 we have the honor of having Janni Littlepage, from Nashville, USA with us! Janni is an established and longtime singer, songwriter and musician and has worked with many notable artists, musicians, producers and songwriters in both the U.S. and Europe. Her song ”A Rain Of Angels”, was recorded by country music artist Lila McCann and appeared on her platinum debut album “Lila” on Asylum Records in 1997. Janni brings with her four decades of songwriting and performing experience in several genres of music, with an ability for encouraging and inspiring others to seek their authentic voice within their lyrics and melodies. The Invited Writer participates in all the Retreat activities. Participants from previous events through the contacts they made in co-writing-retreat, recorded albums and toured the U.S. and other countries, and many of the co-written songs that was created has ended up on the released records. The cost for participants is 9000 SEK. The price includes a shared room with shower, plus a small, simple kitchen, breakfast buffet, lunch and a three-course dinner every day of boarding Holmhällar on southern Gotland. (Accommodation in single rooms is also possible for an additional charge) "Early bird" : In applying before December 31 there is a 700 SEK discount. We can also make a payment plan if thats whats needed to make your attendance possible. The workshop includes the following activities: Songcircles: Participant gather in a circle and play songs for each other, previously written or co-writes during the course. Assigned co-writes: With the help of the participants' preferences the leaders pairs the songwriters into songwriting pairs, and most of the day is devoted to writing together. The material is played in songcircles. Body and Voice warmup: We start the day with a body&voice warm up. Morning Circle: There is a daily welcome circle. Retreat- Concert: An official concert will take place at the end of the week. In order to secure a place we need to hear from you in writing (e-mail works well) and recieve an application fee of 1000 SEK. Hope to see you! Annika Fehling annika@annikafehling.com +46 70846 72 03 Eva Hillered info@evahillered.se +46 704 64 49 84 ***************************************************************************************************************************** WORKSHOP FOR CHOIRS Workshop för körer - Performance and Interpretation with Annika Fehling (SE) Most choirs have members who sings solo-parts and solo-songs. This is an inspirational workshop to get new tools into the singing. Its done as a Master Class - which means the whole choir can participate for some of the excercises, and when Annika works ”one-on-one”, the rest can be audience, and learn from their fellow members work. With Annikas background as a trained actress, she has worked with many methods for stage-presence and interpretation, for example Alexander Tecnique, Qi Gong, Mirka Method, RC. This workshop is very "hands-on", in the form of a Master Class, where Annika will work with the whole group first, and then one on one, in front of the group. Requirements: 1,5 - 3 hours, depending on the size of group. 5-10 people doing solo-songs . (Flexible to forming the workshop in time and size.) The solo-singers need to prepare a song they want to sing. An accompanist is needed for the solo-singers (piano or guitar) (not required) Price: contact annika@annikafehling.com *********************************************************************************** 
VISBYFESTIVAL CO-WRITING DAY! Torsd. 13 Augusti 2020 Låtskrivare möts en dag, vi gör några inspirerande skrivövningar, paras ihop och skriver nya låtar tillsammans. De nya låtarna (eller så långt som processen har kommit) spelas upp för varandra i en Song Circle på kvällen, där även feedback kommer att erbjudas. De nya sångerna spelas sedan i en CoWriting Concert. Kostnaden för co-writing day inklusive hotell + frukost: 1600 SEK * (* Om det fortfarande finns lediga rum på Gustafsvik) Endast CoWriting Day: 700 SEK Vi behöver din ansökan senast 20/5 Mer information: annika@annikafehling.com
Visbyfestival Co-Writing Day Thursday 13 August 2020 As an extension of theVisbyFestival we are arranging a Co-Writing Day under the leadership of Annika Fehling. Songwriters meet for a day, we do some writing inspirational excersises, get paired up, and write new songs together. The new songs (or as far as the process has come) are played to each other in a Song Circle in the evening, where also feedback will be offered. The cost for the co-writing Day including hotel + breakfast: 1600 SEK * (* if there's still rooms available at Gustafsvik) Only CoWriting Day: 700 SEK We need your application latest May 20. More info: annika@annikafehling.com signing up: info@visbyfestival.se www.visbyfestival.se Welcome with your application! annika@annikafehling.com |
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CREDITS
"Thank you so much, Annika, for Friday's workshop in Tartu! I was deeply moved by your work, by your personality and most of all by your soul. In these past few years I have met so many inspiring women, but I have never felt something so deep. I felt your sage wolf soul which marked me deeply. You truly are a gift of heaven! Thank you!"
Birgid Tädht, Estonia
ANNIKA FEHLING
Annika Fehling is a touring Swedish singer/songwriter, composer, artist, event producer, guest teacher and consultant. Currently touring with the Gotlandic trio AFT (Annika Fehling Trio) and with the trio Glimra, as well as solo artist, she has played in over 15 countries to date, released 13 CD albums, and produced over 300 shows, festivals and events working with over 500 artists from the whole world.
Annika founded the Living Room Concert Series in Visby, Gotland and in Stockholm, in 2004,
and the Visby Singer Songwriter Festival (now called the VisbyFestival) in 2006.
Founded and continues the annual Gotland International Songwriter Retreat in 2004, together with partners Brett Perkins and Eva Hillered, and co-produced the Estonian Songwriter Retreat in 2015, as well as a the Crete International Songwriters Retreat in Lendas,Crete 2016.
She has written for and participated in the Swedish Song Contest, is a featured guest and has many co-written songs on other artists records, writes music for the critical acclaimed theatre Unga Roma in Gotland, and for exhibitions.
Annika has a broad and long experience as an artist, composer, musician, and actress.
She started out studying Theatre Art and has delved into methods as the Alexander technique, Mirka Method, Stage presence, Blekte Method, Yoga, Chi Gong, Reevalution Councelling, Singing Techniques ; all of these methods that she uses and teaches, alongside with her 20 years experience as a songwriter, in workshops, courses, seminars and Retreats.
Annika har en bred och lång erfarenhet som artist.
Först som skådespelare - i fria teatergrupper, på Dramaten och i filmer. Därefter som musiker och då i rollen som sångerska, låtskrivare och instrumentalist, och sedan 15 år tillbaka även som producent och eldsjäl bakom projekt som International Songwriters Retreats, Visbyfestivalen, Living Room, Club Acoustic och Visby Musik&PoesiFestival.
Sin erfarenhet och kunskap förmedlar hon via föredrag, kurser, seminarier och retreats.
Workshops
Interpretation and Performance / Interpretation och Scenframställning
PERFORMANCE & INTERPRETATION
In this workshop we explore preparing body- and voicework for stage performance, and also
bring a song of your own to work with for the interpretation. Annika uses several different techniques, both for body and voice, to "open up" and be fully present, good tecniques to use when you are on stage, in talks as well as in singing.
In the Performance&Interpretation workshops we start out with presence training,
body&voice through Alexander Teqnique, Mirka method, and the Stage Presence method I've developed.
Then we do the Masterclass where the participants have prepared a song
( preferable one of their own, if they are Songwriters )
I work with one at a time ( the others are audience) with expression and performance. Depending on time and number of participants , about 15 min/each
Participants: Singers, Songwriters, performers, choir singers....etc...
More workhops:
Workshop for Choirs - performance & Interpretation
Body and Voice and Stagepresence / Kropp & Röst och Scennärvaro
Songwriting Workshop / Låtskrivning (skrivarövningar, co-writing, sångcirklar, feedback)
From Dream to Reality : Goals and Visons / Från Dröm till Verklighet: Målsättning och vision
Artist Coaching
Sagt om Annika.. SAID ABOUT ANNIKA
" Thank you so much, Annika, for Friday's workshop in Tartu! I was deeply moved by your work, by your personality and most of all by your soul. In these past few years I have met so many inspiring women, but I have never felt something so deep. I felt your sage wolf soul which marked me deeply. You truly are a gift of heaven! Thank you "
Birgid Tädht, Estonia
"You did a wonderful job as a work shop leader last week-end. I enjoyed it very much and especially the speed coaching sessions impressed me.
You were so focused and precise in all 7 or 8 sessions and your technique with responding personally and emotionally on the lyrics made a significant change in the expressions – simple and effect full – very good work -thanks a lot. The concert at Stars was a lovely experience too – as Mick said: “Du synger pissegodt” – and you’re a great songwriter too, I’m very happy and grateful to know you – you rock!!!"
Kalle Kjemtrup
"I know that I told you that you sing "Pisse godt" during our weekend, but I didn't say strongly enough that I think that you are a VERY, VERY !! competant teacher. Tottaly professional in every way!
But I'd also like to add that you are a VERY lovely person to be with, and I'm sure that 99% of the people who have been on your workshops or seen you perform, think the same as I do about you. I wish you a lot of succes with your latest CD and the whole of your career, in every way! You deserve it! From the heart, Mick "
Mick Mahony, Denmark
"Annika Fehling höll en inspirerande Workshop i Vordingsborg, Danmark.
Hennes engagemang omfattar alla aspekter av funktioner inom songwriter tradition, och hon öste generöst ut sin kunskap.
Konkret hade hon framgång med sin egenskapsupplevelser där hon undervisat andra i kropp, koncentration och delvis andning / röst funktioner.
Eftermiddagen "interpretation " där flera deltagit som försökskaniner, var en mycket speciell upplevelse, eftersom Annika tydligt uppmärksammade den presenterade tolkningen, och förtydligade denna än mer.
De två "co-write" sessioner fungerade speciellt mycket bra. Den första, som bygger på texten och den andra baseras på ett "Melody spel" var mycket givande.
Personligt tillägg är att jag nu har verktyg för att hitta melodier, som jag annars har haft svårt med, och att mina scenframträndanden har förstärkts. "
Per M Hermansen, Sangskriver & Visetolker.
"Thank you so much, Annika, for Friday's workshop in Tartu! I was deeply moved by your work, by your personality and most of all by your soul. In these past few years I have met so many inspiring women, but I have never felt something so deep. I felt your sage wolf soul which marked me deeply. You truly are a gift of heaven! Thank you!"
Birgid Tädht, Estonia
ANNIKA FEHLING
Annika Fehling is a touring Swedish singer/songwriter, composer, artist, event producer, guest teacher and consultant. Currently touring with the Gotlandic trio AFT (Annika Fehling Trio) and with the trio Glimra, as well as solo artist, she has played in over 15 countries to date, released 13 CD albums, and produced over 300 shows, festivals and events working with over 500 artists from the whole world.
Annika founded the Living Room Concert Series in Visby, Gotland and in Stockholm, in 2004,
and the Visby Singer Songwriter Festival (now called the VisbyFestival) in 2006.
Founded and continues the annual Gotland International Songwriter Retreat in 2004, together with partners Brett Perkins and Eva Hillered, and co-produced the Estonian Songwriter Retreat in 2015, as well as a the Crete International Songwriters Retreat in Lendas,Crete 2016.
She has written for and participated in the Swedish Song Contest, is a featured guest and has many co-written songs on other artists records, writes music for the critical acclaimed theatre Unga Roma in Gotland, and for exhibitions.
Annika has a broad and long experience as an artist, composer, musician, and actress.
She started out studying Theatre Art and has delved into methods as the Alexander technique, Mirka Method, Stage presence, Blekte Method, Yoga, Chi Gong, Reevalution Councelling, Singing Techniques ; all of these methods that she uses and teaches, alongside with her 20 years experience as a songwriter, in workshops, courses, seminars and Retreats.
Annika har en bred och lång erfarenhet som artist.
Först som skådespelare - i fria teatergrupper, på Dramaten och i filmer. Därefter som musiker och då i rollen som sångerska, låtskrivare och instrumentalist, och sedan 15 år tillbaka även som producent och eldsjäl bakom projekt som International Songwriters Retreats, Visbyfestivalen, Living Room, Club Acoustic och Visby Musik&PoesiFestival.
Sin erfarenhet och kunskap förmedlar hon via föredrag, kurser, seminarier och retreats.
Workshops
Interpretation and Performance / Interpretation och Scenframställning
PERFORMANCE & INTERPRETATION
In this workshop we explore preparing body- and voicework for stage performance, and also
bring a song of your own to work with for the interpretation. Annika uses several different techniques, both for body and voice, to "open up" and be fully present, good tecniques to use when you are on stage, in talks as well as in singing.
In the Performance&Interpretation workshops we start out with presence training,
body&voice through Alexander Teqnique, Mirka method, and the Stage Presence method I've developed.
Then we do the Masterclass where the participants have prepared a song
( preferable one of their own, if they are Songwriters )
I work with one at a time ( the others are audience) with expression and performance. Depending on time and number of participants , about 15 min/each
Participants: Singers, Songwriters, performers, choir singers....etc...
More workhops:
Workshop for Choirs - performance & Interpretation
Body and Voice and Stagepresence / Kropp & Röst och Scennärvaro
Songwriting Workshop / Låtskrivning (skrivarövningar, co-writing, sångcirklar, feedback)
From Dream to Reality : Goals and Visons / Från Dröm till Verklighet: Målsättning och vision
Artist Coaching
Sagt om Annika.. SAID ABOUT ANNIKA
" Thank you so much, Annika, for Friday's workshop in Tartu! I was deeply moved by your work, by your personality and most of all by your soul. In these past few years I have met so many inspiring women, but I have never felt something so deep. I felt your sage wolf soul which marked me deeply. You truly are a gift of heaven! Thank you "
Birgid Tädht, Estonia
"You did a wonderful job as a work shop leader last week-end. I enjoyed it very much and especially the speed coaching sessions impressed me.
You were so focused and precise in all 7 or 8 sessions and your technique with responding personally and emotionally on the lyrics made a significant change in the expressions – simple and effect full – very good work -thanks a lot. The concert at Stars was a lovely experience too – as Mick said: “Du synger pissegodt” – and you’re a great songwriter too, I’m very happy and grateful to know you – you rock!!!"
Kalle Kjemtrup
"I know that I told you that you sing "Pisse godt" during our weekend, but I didn't say strongly enough that I think that you are a VERY, VERY !! competant teacher. Tottaly professional in every way!
But I'd also like to add that you are a VERY lovely person to be with, and I'm sure that 99% of the people who have been on your workshops or seen you perform, think the same as I do about you. I wish you a lot of succes with your latest CD and the whole of your career, in every way! You deserve it! From the heart, Mick "
Mick Mahony, Denmark
"Annika Fehling höll en inspirerande Workshop i Vordingsborg, Danmark.
Hennes engagemang omfattar alla aspekter av funktioner inom songwriter tradition, och hon öste generöst ut sin kunskap.
Konkret hade hon framgång med sin egenskapsupplevelser där hon undervisat andra i kropp, koncentration och delvis andning / röst funktioner.
Eftermiddagen "interpretation " där flera deltagit som försökskaniner, var en mycket speciell upplevelse, eftersom Annika tydligt uppmärksammade den presenterade tolkningen, och förtydligade denna än mer.
De två "co-write" sessioner fungerade speciellt mycket bra. Den första, som bygger på texten och den andra baseras på ett "Melody spel" var mycket givande.
Personligt tillägg är att jag nu har verktyg för att hitta melodier, som jag annars har haft svårt med, och att mina scenframträndanden har förstärkts. "
Per M Hermansen, Sangskriver & Visetolker.