Singer, Songwriter, Improviser
Board Certified Music Therapist
Licensed Creative Arts Therapist
Consultant, Arts & Health
Kate Richards Geller, MA, MT-BC, LCAT
Kate Richards Geller is a vocal improviser and artivist (artist+activist) who is well-known for keen listening, creating an environment conducive to learning, facilitating freedom within structure, and supporting personal expression.
Kate earned a master’s degree in Music Therapy from NYU in 1997 and combined her singer/songwriter skills and ‘joie de vivre’ with clinical improvisation to enhance “quality of life” in healthcare settings, community centers, and therapeutic pre-schools. The core of her work engages people in interactive singing as a bridge to self-expression, communication, and community-building. Her training has included esteemed artists/teachers: Rhiannon, Lisa Sokolov, Silvia Nakkach, Diane Austin, Renée Manning, Joanne Loewy, Leeav Sofer, Bradford Bancroft, CultureSync.
In 1996, she began hosting a community of vocal improvisers in NYC which has morphed and is still thriving. Since June 2012, she has been traveling across the US and Europe sharing experiences and training with singing communities along the way. Currently, she is living in Santa Monica, California and recently retired as Executive Director of an arts nonprofit, Urban Voices Project, which amplifies the voices of artists in the Skid Row neighborhood of Downtown Los Angeles.
social media
Instagram @singforyourself2020
I host individual and group singing lessons, vocal improvisation workshops, CircleSong events, and consultations about Arts & Health, arts nonprofits, music therapy, and the voice as the primary instrument.
and I find four leaf clovers.