Over the past five years, Phoebe has become immersed into the world of vocal improvisation. Phoebe has trained with some inspirational teachers around the world in a range of techniques, styles and practices such as Circle Singing with Guillermo Rosenthuler, Vocal improvisation with David Eskenazy, Musica do Circulo with Ronaldo Crispim, Zuza Gonçalves and Pedro Consorte and Rhiannon, who sang with Bobby McFerrin, creating such new ground of collaborative vocal improv.
Phoebe has lead large circles in festivals, schools, community centres and within companies.
Antidote Collective: Spontaneous Music as Medicine
Antidote Collective (Previously Circle Music London) runs monthly in Cecil SHarp House, Camden. Facilitators include Guillermo Rozenthuler and Tiziana Pozzo. This is somewhere you can come to let go of the city, get back into your body and feel more yourself than when you arrived. New dates coming for May, June, July 25. Email to enquire and book. phoebe@soundstories.org.uk
Video by @m.a.t.e.i.muntiu
Phoebe has run several project series of vocal improvisation workshops and retreats called Vocal Playground across the UK. These are accessible to all and focus’ on exploring your creativity using only the resources of the body, connecting with other people and having all the fun! These workshops will draw on Musica do Circulo, Circle Singing and Collaborative Voice Improvisation.
Vocal Playground – Deep Dive 2025
lead with friend and collaborator, Emma Coleman. These are specifically for people who have done some vocal improv already.
Check out this juicy PDF with all the info!- Sit back, relax, and watch this Reel or this 3min video explainer
– Drop me and Emma an email with any Qs at sing.vocal.playground@gmail.com
– Follow @vocal.playground to keep in touch!
– Follow us, the facilitators, @emma.coleman.music and @phoebespockets to keep in touch 🙂
Choral work
Phoebe’s first experience leading choirs was founding Brockley Voices in September 2012 and leading it for 10 years, arranging for and performing in various contexts, including Chorus Festival, Brockley Max Festival and Sing For Water.
Phoebe has since lead groups such as St Ethelburga’s Interfaith Choir , Travel By Song vocal group and LGBT’s Many Voices. and vocal workshops for Goldsmiths Masters’ Courses, festivals including Wilderness and Womad and for community choirs including Borough Belles and London Sea Shanty Collective.
Phoebe worked with Canterbury Christ Church, Sidney De Haan Research Centre by running weekly singing workshops for adults with mental health problems, and with UCL by running singing workshops for children with hearing impairments.
Phoebe has trained and is part of several musical singing communities including Choral Music Experience, of which she is currently level 3, and Natural Voice Practitioners Network.
Wilderness Festival, 2021
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