module 4: july 27-30

Freedom!


the basics

Level: Intermediate
Arrangement: SMATB
Working Language: English
Location: studio 102, Amsterdam-Noord
Conductor: Joep Hegger


why we’re singing this

Freedom! fits especially well in the program right now—during Pride Month, just before World Pride—because the song stands for being allowed to be yourself, daring to let your voice be heard, and making space together for everyone’s story.

In a five-part arrangement, that message becomes even more tangible: every voice is different, yet together they form one powerful, carried whole—exactly the freedom we’re celebrating.

Below is an original recording:

the arrangement

…is designed so that the main melody travels through the voice groups. No one has the leading role—which means everyone does: we truly sing it together, as one voice.

Inspired by the choir in the original chorus (which you can hear in the video above), we start with an irresistible, celebratory base groove that returns throughout the entire song.

Because the lead line—and the many call-and-response games inside Freedom—move playfully through all five parts, the whole arrangement stays incredibly dynamic: something new and exciting is happening all the time.


agenda

July 27, 28 & 29

10:00-10:45 group warm-up, vocal technique, vocal expression
10:45-10:55 break
11:00-12:00 rehearsing/learning the song

July 30

10:00-10:45 group warm-up, vocal technique, vocal expression
10:45-10:55 break
11:00-11:30 dress rehearsal
11:45-12:00 concert! You can invite whoever you like.

questions & answers

  • Singing with Joep is an absolute blast. He’s bursting with energy, inspires, makes exciting arrangements, and hears everything.

    —Arno Schans

  • Joep is a passionate and highly skilled voice coach. He gets people to reach with their voice what they never thought was possible.

    —Marcia Luyten

  • Singing with Joep was one of those rare experiences in which you are immediately aware that you are in the hands of a true expert.

    —Rory Matthews

  • Joep is an amazing vocal coach, and fantastic personality. Always sparkling with contagious enthusiasm and positive energy, he makes you love your own voice.

    —Vladka Meduzova

more singing in the summer!