Art of Unburdening: Connecting Through Rhythm and Breath (Smyrna)

Connecting Through Rhythm and Breath is a group workshop about how listening, breathing, and making sounds together calms the body, opens your ears and voice, and helps you begin to find your own natural rhythm. Master music educators Liz Johnson and Dave Isaacs have years of collective experience helping people find their voice. No musical training is required! You can sing, play an instrument, hit a drum, or clap your hands. If you do play an acoustic instrument – guitar, bowed strings, winds, brass, or percussion – bring it, but it doesn’t matter if you don’t. There’s a way for everyone to join in and we will end the session with a guided improvised jam. As one participant put it after attending her first session, arrive an adult, leave as a child!
📅 Saturday, November 14, 2026
🕚 1:00–3:00 PM CST
📍 Trellis & Vine Art Gallery
27 S. Lowry Street, Smyrna, TN 37167
🎟️ Free! Registration required.
Liz Johnson, MM, is a PAVA Recognized Vocologist (PAVA-RV) and voice teacher based in Nashville, TN. She practices voice habilitation with people from all over the world, and blends her training in psychology, jazz, and voice science to offer clients a balanced and holistic approach to vocal health. Liz is also a certified breathwork coach through Oxygen Advantage, and has a certificate in Neuroscience for Singing from the Voice Study Centre in London.
A Nashville resident since 2005, Dave Isaacs has become best known as a music educator and the "guitar guru of Music Row" through his studio Nashville Guitar Guru and his many online guitar courses. His 2019 book “The Perpetual Beginner: a musician’s path to lifelong learning” was acclaimed by Publishers Weekly as “a delightful blend of memoir and music instruction”.
Art of Unburdening offers free creative workshops that give caregivers space to rest, reflect, express themselves, and connect with others. Whether you're caring for a loved one now or have been a caregiver in the past, we welcome you!