Creative Singing, Vocal Improvisation & Embodied Voice, Rhythm & Artistic Exploration
With Charlotte Roberts
Body · Voice · Rhythm · Movement · Creativity
Exploring the spaces between life and music.
I'm curious about the many ways we give voice to what moves through us — through sound, song, rhythm, movement, improvisation, creative expression and connection.
Our voices are part of how we communicate, play, explore, create, express ourselves and relate to the world around us. I'm interested in the possibilities that emerge when we approach voice and music with curiosity, listening, experimentation and a willingness to discover something unexpected.
I offer individual and group sessions for people curious about exploring their voices, musicality, creativity and embodied expression.
My approach brings together 20+ years of experience as a vocal artist, composer, improviser, researcher, educator and facilitator, drawing on vocal improvisation, composition, somatic movement, rhythm, experiential education, artistic inquiry and creative group processes.
Rather than following a fixed curriculum, sessions emerge through conversation, listening, experimentation and play — responding to your interests, experience and what feels alive for you.
You might be an experienced singer or musician wanting to expand your improvisational possibilities, a facilitator interested in bringing voice and music into your work, someone developing a creative project, or simply curious about discovering new relationships with your own voice.
You don't need to identify as a singer to begin.
What might we explore together?
Creative Singing & Vocal Improvisation
Exploring melody, harmony, rhythm, vocal textures, spontaneous composition, listening and musical expression.
Body, Movement & Embodied Voice
Developing awareness of the relationships between breath, movement, sensation, sound, expression and presence.
Embodied Rhythm & Musicality
Exploring pulse, polyrhythm, coordination, listening and musical relationships through embodied rhythmic play, drawing on approaches including TaKeTiNa.
Creative Expression & Composition
Developing musical ideas, songs, improvisational structures, original compositions and your own artistic language.
Creative Music-Making & Instrumental Improvisation
For beginners and early-intermediate students of piano, guitar and frame drum, as well as more experienced musicians who are new to improvisation and creative music-making.
Through playful experimentation, listening, rhythm, musical patterns and creative exploration, we'll develop your musicality, confidence and capacity to improvise, compose and explore your own musical ideas.
Sessions can also weave together instruments, voice, movement and other forms of expression, with an emphasis on discovering your own musical language rather than simply reproducing existing music.
Voice, Play & Personal Inquiry
Exploring how our voices connect with emotion, imagination, identity, relationships and lived experience through creative and somatic processes.
Public Speaking, Presence & Expression
Explore your relationship with speaking, being heard and expressing yourself in front of others. Through embodied awareness, vocal exploration and playful experimentation, we can work with presence, communication, storytelling, vocal expression and finding greater ease and freedom in sharing your voice.
Artistic Development, Creative Projects & Mentoring
Bring your ideas, questions or works-in-progress into a collaborative creative space. Whether you're developing a performance, composition, workshop, podcast or another creative project, we can explore possibilities, experiment, reflect and discover next steps together.
Creative Facilitation & Professional Mentoring
Supporting artists, educators, facilitators and other practitioners interested in developing their creative practices, group processes and approaches to embodied voice, improvisation and collaborative creativity.
How I Work
My sessions are collaborative, experiential and responsive. They can be for individuals, couples, small groups or larger groups.
We might sing, move, improvise, listen, reflect, create musical structures, experiment with unfamiliar sounds or simply follow a thread of curiosity.
I bring a combination of artistic experience, somatic awareness, musical knowledge, playful experimentation, research-informed inquiry and attention to the person or group I'm working with.
My own work as a vocal artist, improviser and composer continually informs my approach. I'm interested in the relationships between musical knowledge and intuition, structure and freedom, individual expression and collective creativity.
Through my ongoing research and facilitation of The Musical Body, I also explore how creative processes emerge between people — through listening, movement, voice, rhythm, improvisation and shared experience.
I value both developing skills and expanding our capacity to listen, take creative risks, make choices and discover something unexpected.
Who Are Sessions For?
Singers, musicians and improvisers
Artists, composers and creative practitioners
Facilitators, educators, researchers and movement practitioners
People interested in public speaking, expression and communication
People developing creative projects or exploring new artistic directions
People wanting to explore their voice beyond conventional singing
Curious beginners and experienced practitioners alike
About Charlotte
I'm a vocal artist, composer, improviser, researcher, facilitator, mentor and somatic movement educator.
My artistic practice and research explore the intersections of body, voice, rhythm, movement, improvisation, creative expression and emergent co-creative group processes.
Since 2003, I've been developing The Musical Body, an evolving artistic practice, research inquiry and approach to embodied collective vocal improvisation, exploring the spaces between life and music.
Alongside this collective work, I compose, improvise, perform and record original vocal-based music. My artistic explorations and compositions both inform and are informed by my facilitation, research and relationships with other creative practitioners.
My work draws on more than two decades of artistic, educational and facilitation experience, informed by TaKeTiNa, Body-Mind Centering, Tamalpa Life/Art Process, somatic movement education and experiential learning.
I'm a certified Tamalpa Life/Art Practitioner®, TaKeTiNa Rhythm Process® teacher, ISMETA-registered Somatic Movement Educator/Therapist and registered teacher.
I also host Vocal Threads, a podcast exploring the people, practices, histories and possibilities of embodied voice, music, improvisation and collective creativity. The podcast is part of my wider artistic and research inquiry, bringing practitioners and ideas into conversation while opening up new questions and connections.
Let's Explore
Sessions can be one-off explorations or part of an ongoing creative relationship.
Get in touch to arrange an initial conversation and explore what might be possible together.
Investment
Creative Singing, Vocal Improvisation & Embodied Exploration
30 minutes (children): $60
45 minutes (children): $80
60 minutes: $100
90 minutes: $150
120 minutes: $200
Artistic Development, Creative Project Mentoring & Professional Facilitation Consultation
60 minutes: $130
90 minutes: $195
120 minutes: $260
Sessions are available online via Zoom or in my studio in Newham, Macedon Ranges.
For creative mentoring, project development and professional consultation, I generally recommend 90–120-minute sessions, allowing time for deeper exploration, experimentation, reflection and practical development.
Sessions in Melbourne or at your home incur additional costs depending on location and travel requirements.
Duo and group sessions, longer creative intensives and customised professional development are available by arrangement, with pricing confirmed in advance.
Sessions, Packages & Bookings
Individual sessions are available for adults and children, with 30-minute or 45-minute options for younger children, and 60-minute or longer sessions for adults and extended creative explorations.
Discounted packages are available for bookings of four or more sessions. Duo and small-group sessions, gift vouchers and online sessions are also available by arrangement.
Packages are paid in advance, with four-session packages valid for three months and eight-session packages valid for six months.
Single sessions must be paid for at least 48 hours before the scheduled appointment.
Cancellation & Rescheduling
I require at least 48 hours' notice for cancellations or rescheduling, as time and preparation are set aside for each session.
Cancellations or rescheduling requests made with less than 48 hours' notice incur the full session fee. This also applies to missed appointments and sessions booked as part of a prepaid package.
If I need to cancel, I'll offer an alternative time or a refund for the affected session.