/ ABOUT VOCAL EXPANSIVE TRAINING /
The Immersion
If you're inspired to explore the limitless potential of your voice, this immersive training may just help fulfill your dreams!
3 live Immersive meetings in 3 locations in QC
Monthly online group sessions
Private Coaching
Guest teachers
108 hours of training
REDISCOVERING YOUR VOICE AS MEDICINE
"I sing to heal my soul and my body, I sing for strength and for courage.
I sing for and with the divine within.”
Live & Virtual
This program offers both an intensive live component and virtual training.
Program
We offer the full program which trains you for up to 84 hours + assignments & group projects
Application
An interview is required after you fill out the application form.
Program Overview
Discover new avenues for expanding your vocal abilities and explore the limitless potential of your voice.
Who Is This For?
This 6 month immersion will help any vocalist or singing enthusiast to a more expansive level of connection, ‘performance’, creativity and skill sharing.
This program is designed for individuals who hold a deep passion for singing, thrive on exploration, are actively seeking a transformative and expansive vocal experience.
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If you are fuelled by curiosity, have a hunger for personal growth, and a genuine desire to unlock the boundless potential of your voice, breath and body, this program is your perfect match.
This immersive training welcomes a diverse array of participants. Whether you’re a….
Casual singer
Intermediate enthusiast
Advanced virtuoso
Curious therapist
Musician
Inquisitive sonic artist
Storyteller, and more!
…. this program is open to all those who have a strong desire to deepen their relationship with their full-bodied vocal instrument.
* SPACE IS LIMITED
/ IS THIS PROGRAM FOR YOU? /
Training Schedule - Overview
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Earth
Module 1:
Your body, your instrument.
Grounding daily practice, setting the foundation.Breath , body & voice
LIVE MEETING
October 22 - 26th, 2026 : Laurentians
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Fire
Module 2:
Your voice as a creative force.
Deepening with ear training & vocal expression
ONLINE MEETING
November 17th, 2026.
Guest teacher 3h
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Air
Module 3:
Living your expansion.
Integration & applicationVocal Improvisation & therapeutic tools
LIVE MEETING
January 7 - 11, 2027,
Laurentians
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Water
Module 4:
Your Therapeutic Voice
Develop & discover the power of your healing voice.ONLINE MEETING
February 10th
Small groups: Feb 24th
Guest teacher 3h
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Aether
Module 5:
Power of Generosity.
Holding space
ONLINE MEETINGMarch 16th, 2027.
Small Groups: March 30th, 2027
Guest teacher 3h
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Harvest
Module 6:
The final Feast.
Tending to your inner garden and creative tool box.LIVE MEETING
April 22 - 26th, 2027.
MontrealWith Live Performance 3h
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Integration
Module 7:
Integration online meetup.
Community meet.ONLINE MEETING
May 4, 2027
Zoom -
... And More!
+ private coaching, creative engagement between modules, solo & group projects, online group connection between modules
/ MEET YOUR HOST /
Rafaelle Mackay
Vocalist. Musician. Workshop Leader.
Rafaelle is a powerful and versatile vocalist specializing in vocal improvisation and therapeutic vocal approaches. She firmly believes that singing is a superpower, unlocking our true essence and connecting us to the world in a holistic and empowering manner. She views our voice as our human instrument, offering a path to inner peace and freedom.
About The Program
Enter a 6-month transformative journey through your human instrument. Weaving the creative and therapeutic potential of your voice, this Vocal Expansion immersive training will guide you to rediscover a power that has always been there.
A light that is so bright.
Leading your voice into the boundless and the powerful, inspiring delicious change within your inner landscapes as well as in those you seek to touch.
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Using body-based learning techniques, meditative appoaches, active vocal explorations, alongside scientific references, this master class connects the dots between the art of sounding, singing, breathing, self expression, and the greater mystery that moves through us. Beyond just singing, it’s about unraveling the transformative potential of your voice and embracing it as a medium for personal and collective change.
Painting a new reality one note at a time.
* SPACE IS LIMITED
/AN IN-DEPTH LOOK /
Nurture artistic confidence
This training will empower you to gain more confidence in expressing yourself through your art, enabling you to unlock your full creative potential.
Enhance creative tools
Develop an extensive toolkit to expand and enrich your unique voice and creativity, giving you the resources to craft evocative, original, and powerful musical expressions.
Integrate embodied singing
Explore the vastness of your human instrument by way of body-based and somatic practices, yoga theories on breath and chakra systems as well as vocal techniques from opera, jazz and drupad singing.
Benefits of The Vocal Training
Embody vocal improvisation
Integrate the art of vocal improvisation into your daily life, tapping into the spontaneous, transformative, and liberating aspects of musical expression.
Activate your therapeutic voic
Awaken your therapeutic voice. Equip yourself with the means to support your own well-being and those around you. Harness the healing potential of your voice to create a positive impact in personal life and communal settings.
Integrate embodied singing
Acquire valuable leadership skills in holding safe and sacred spaces & Cultivate daily routines and rituals that promote the well-being of your mind, body, and soul.
Meet Your Guest Teachers
testimonials
I came to befriend my voice and explore my internal soundscape
Through the Vocal Expansion Training with Rafaelle, I came to explore my internal soundscapes and befriend my voice. It opened up a door, lit a creative fire that I will tend to, nourish and keep alive within me and with my fellow singers. I am so grateful ~ Nathalie
I am taking away so much from this program
I am taking away so much from this program! So many great tools and practices. So much inspiration from Rafaelle and from the other participants. So many expansive moments and experiences with sharing my voice. Thank you ~ Luna
It’s a treat to learn from Rafaelle
This training is ideal for those looking for a holistic and creative approach to unlocking and finding their authentic voice. It’s a treat to learn from Rafaelle!
More inspiration flowing through me
The vocal expansion helped me ground into my own voice and step into courageously sharing what was alive in me. Calling me into my self. I came out of the training with a deeply rich landscape of sound within me, more ease to sing, more inspiration flowing through me, more courage to trust the songs from within. ~ Rachel
Rafaelle is an incredible, inspiring facilitator
I recommend this training to anyone wanting to deepen their relationship with themselves & their voice. To open their hearts, explore their inner artist and personal songs. Rafaelle is an incredibly inspiring musician, light worker, healer, facilitator, mentor and friend. I am already excitedly anticipating the next one! ~ Juliana
A safe and nurturing space for my expansion
Immense gratitude to you Rafaelle for holding a safe and nurturing space for my expansion through voice. Through your immense talent, your active listening skills you art of transmitting voice training through movement, laughter, vocalization, exercises, songs and mantras, through play, quiet moments, reflection and human interconnection with the whole group its an honor to be guided by You and an honor to be part of this Magical sacred group! ~ Catherine
I would recommend this transformative experience
This training helped me reconnect back to a lost part of myself. my inner child. To my heart sense, to my essence. So many are disconnected from these precious spaces within. I would recommend many friends and family to experience this transformational intensive!
VET is a space for a single caterpillar to become a butterfly, A laboratory for creativity & growth ! ~ Xavier
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Pricing Plans & Options
We have many pricing options available for the 6-month Vocal Training Program:
If you are in need of additional financial support, please contact us.
EARLY BIRD - $TBA, CAD
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*Until Oct. 10 | Pay all at once.
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An intimate advanced & intermediate vocal group, where vocal improvisation & voice rituals are the main focus.
Explore vocal improvisation through spontaneous composition, creative games and deep listening. The individual’s creative development is supported in an intimate musical collective.
*Auditions Required.
FULL PRICE - Coming soon..CAD
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6 Month Immersion: Weaving your creative & therapeutic voice
This immersion will help bring any vocalist or singing enthusiast to a more skilled level of creativity and development of their unique voice.This program is designed for individuals who hold a deep passion for singing, thrive on exploration, and are actively seeking a transformative and expansive vocal experience.
Next Training starts in 2026!
3 Live immersive meetings with online meet ups in between.
*Audition Required. -
To Be Announced.
Step 1.
Fill out the questionnaire.
Step 2.
One on one meeting with Rafaelle via Zoom.
Step 3.
Deposit (300$) or full payment to reserve your place.
The Application Process
*Space is Limited : 16 committed participants will be selected for the full program.
/ A LOVE FOR MUSIC AND THE BEYOND /