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...Feb 27, 2026 | Singing and Self Blog, The Disowned (Singing) Self
One of the biggest battles for we singers is with our own ego. Because voice is so tied to identity, we can be so powerfully ego- invested in every performance we do. We conflate our performance ability with self-worth. Every criticism (or even mild correction)...Feb 13, 2026 | Singing and Self Blog
KB and Friends! (February 6, 2026, Waterloo, ON) I could have made life easy for myself and put on a regular concert with just myself and a pianist. But no! Instead I chose to have 5 pianists, a conductor, two violinists, an accordionist, a percussionist and 18...Jan 30, 2026 | Singing and Self Blog
The Barber Studio: VICTORY! in honour of Victor Martens (Winter 2019) Since we’re on a bit of a nostalgia trip at the moment, I thought it opportune to share a throwback to 2019 (remember those days?), when I had just returned from sabbatical to this lovely...