Nov 17, 2023 | Singing and Self Blog
Visionaries, queens, rulers, women. (sourced on Snappa.com, Nov. 16, 2023) Yesterday I went to hear a former student of mine sing a concert of all Edith Piaf songs–the music of my heart. I had a feeling that I would be in for a treat, but when Keiko opened her...Nov 10, 2023 | Singing and Self Blog
Vulnerability=Power (sourced on Snappa.com, Nov. 9, 2023) Singing is scary. The emotional exposure it involves requires great personal courage. Just showing up at a singing lesson can test your ability to exercise bravery. Case in point: one of my students arrived at...Nov 2, 2023 | Singing and Self Blog
Baby steps (sourced on Snappa.com November 2, 2023) We are all in such a hurry to “be there”, to have arrived. There is little patience in our crazy hamster-wheel-of-a-culture for the small increment, the piece-by-piece, the growth mindset that allows for gentle,...Oct 27, 2023 | Singing and Self Blog
They say the only way to eat an elephant (when, metaphorically speaking, you’ve got a LOT on your plate and it seems like you’ll never be able to do it all) is One Bite At A Time. One of the hardest things for my students is time management. Like all of...Oct 20, 2023 | Singing and Self Blog
Past, present, future (sourced on Snappa.com, October 19, 2023) In my line of work, the practice has been to lean heavily on the knowledge and teachings of the past, often handed down to us from generations of teachers and practitioners who learned from the...Oct 6, 2023 | Singing and Self Blog
The love of the thing (sourced on Snappa.com, October 5, 2023) Some reflections here in the afterglow of a powerfully authentic and inspiring visit to our campus last week by Shad, Laurier alum and rapper extraordinaire. Too often, creatives stay in their...