My Background
Jennifer Bell (MA Cantab) has been teaching singers and songwriters of all ages and levels for over 15 years, in educational settings and privately. She has worked with performance artists, professional singers, theatre companies, theatres and ensembles. She has extensive experience in the Music and Arts sectors, specialising in working with vocal ensembles. She is also an accredited Somatic Inquiry and Forest Therapy Practitioner (Shinrin Yoku), and has developed therapeutic methods of working with singers that incorporate mindfulness and somatic integration.
As a composer, creative producer and artist she creates song portraits of people drawn from verbatim material. She specialises in close-harmony vocal compositions, through which she chronicles places or groups of people. Her practice was the focus of Michael Rosen’s BBC Radio 4’s ‘Word of Mouth’, following her song tour of The Houses of Parliament, ‘Mouthpiece’. Her BBC Radio docu-drama ‘Bread and Butter’ was shortlisted for Best Drama Production (BBC Radio and Music Awards) and made an international pre-selection for Best Radio Drama (Grand Prix Nova). She stages arts events and performances in unusual locations, such as on buses, in offices and in living rooms, and she has worked nationally and internationally at arts venues such as Bristol Old Vic (UK), Seedworks (USA), and Sophiensaele (DE). She is also a professional bass player, singer and arranger for a number of bands.
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