Mindful Yoga for Musicians - Katherine Jolly
Duration: 15 minutes
About: Dr. Jolly intends this practice to be a daily tool for everyone! You are welcome to return to this practice every day for the duration of SongFest 2020! (There will be two videos listed below, one that takes place on the yoga mat and one in a chair and standing.) We encourage participants to practice yoga each day to assist in warming up both body and mind. Typically, yoga and movement is offered every morning as a part of the SongFest curriculum when we meet in person at the Colburn School in Los Angeles!
An instructional guide to the poses with photos and references is available HERE.
Katherine Jolly, soprano
Tanya Rosen Jones, photographer
About Katherine Jolly
Soprano Katherine Jolly focuses on physical and mental wellness in her teaching, using yoga, dance, and mindfulness exercises to support solid vocal technique. Jolly has presented workshops of coauthored research on yoga, singing, and performance anxiety at conferences of the Voice Foundation, Performing Artists Medical Association, National Association of Teachers of Singing, and the College Music Society.
Katherine Jolly has brought her bright, agile voice to leading coloratura and soubrette roles with companies including Opera Theatre Saint Louis, Houston Grand Operaco., Florida Grand Opera, New York City Opera, Virginia Opera, Amarillo Opera, Pensacola Opera, Union Avenue Opera, Lyric Opera Cleveland, and Piedmont Opera, appearing with conductors including George Manahan, Stephen Lord, Michael Christie, Stuart Robinson, and Jerry Steichen. She has performed with organizations including the Phoenix Symphony, the Richmond Symphony, the Evansville Philharmonic, the Kingsbury Ensemble, Bach Society of Saint Louis, and the Sacramento Choral Arts Society. Her recording, Preach, Sister, Preach was released to rave reviews in August of 2019 on NAVONA Records. The soprano was a 2006 Metropolitan Opera National Council Winner and has received awards from organizations including the George London Foundation and Opera Theatre Saint Louis. Dr. Jolly received the DMA and MM degrees from the University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music and is an Associate Professor of Voice at Oberlin Conservatory.
You can find her at www.oberlin.edu/katherine-jolly, katherinejollysoprano.com, and jollyvoicestudios.com.