Oct 9, 2026 | The Disowned (Singing) Self
Call me a sap, but I just love Ted Lasso. I know Ted would not approve of my saying I ascribe to the “Lasso Way”, because he would insist his is the “Richmond Way”. But I have used Ted’s philosophy of coaching and interrelationship as my...Sep 25, 2026 | Singing and Self Blog
I am on my way home now from a whirlwind visit to the Hochschule fuer Musik Luzern (Conservatory of Music Lucerne) in Switzerland. The impulse to visit began just over a year ago, when I met my new friend and colleague, Dominique Regli-Lohri through another dear...Jul 24, 2026 | Singing and Self Blog
What does Deborah Vance have to teach us about singing and selfhood? Who the heck is Deborah Vance anyway? For a period this past spring, I became obsessed with the Emmy-winning Amazon Prime series Hacks, which came onto my radar quite by accident. It’s a story...Jun 5, 2026 | Singing and Self Blog
I just presented last week at the 55th annual Voice Foundation Symposium with my former student and now co-researcher Sarah Stapleton and what a thrill it was! It’s so new for me to feel like I belong even just a little bit in a serious academic environment such...May 8, 2026 | Singing and Self Blog
I spent last Friday morning at Galt Collegiate Institute’s Women in STEAM* (Science, Tech, Engineering, ARTS & Math) event, talking to high school students about my career path. [Sidebar: this fantastic annual event to bring women in various careers together...Mar 20, 2026 | Singing and Self Blog
This is the time of year in academic land where the proverbial rubber hits the road (is there a proverb about rubber tires? I don’t know). Students take a moment to look at the syllabus (for the first time?) to discover (!) what the requirements of the course...