Dede Wyland, a native Wisconsinite, will be teaching vocal workshops in Wisconsin the first weekend of April. For folks in Milwaukee, she will teach one workshop at 1pm on Saturday, April 5th at the Brass Bell Music Store in Bayshore. For Madison folks, she will teach at noon on Sunday, April 6th, at the Skaalen Village in McFarland.

Dede Wyland’s pure and compelling voice has enchanted audiences around the globe, and her driving rhythm guitar has powered the sound of many a bluegrass band including the popular Tony Trischka & Skyline and ’Grass, Food & Lodging. As a teacher, she uses her profound knowledge of the human voice and her inspiring and supportive manner to help amateurs and professionals alike realize their vocal potential. Bluegrass Unlimited, in a January 2001 feature article, said that Dede’s “gifts of vocal virtuosity, musical expression, and sheer positive force of personality have made her a valued presence in modern acoustic music.” Read her full bio here.

In this workshop you will:

• get to the heart of good vocal technique (breath support, tone quality, projection etc)
• touch upon the basic principals of bluegrass harmony singing
• do plenty of singing and have fun!
• Towards the end of the workshop Dede will coach 3 volunteers through a bluegrass song of their choice.

Both volunteers and attendees alike will benefit from what can be learned during this fun exercise. If you are interested in volunteering, please send Dede an email at: dwyland@ix.netcom.com.

The cost is $65. Pre-registration is strongly recommended. To register for the Madison workshop, contact Karen at karensonn@gmail.com or 608-224-1124. To register for the Milwaukee workshop, contact Linda at lsandersen@wi.rr.com