May 19, 2023 | Singing and Self Blog
Forest ecosystem (downloaded from Snappa.com May 20, 2023) Spending time in these cedar forests on Salt Spring Island and amongst the marine life on Saturna Island this past week in BC, I’ve been struck about the interrelationship of all things. There’s...May 12, 2023 | Singing and Self Blog
Louis Riel’s words (taken in Winnipeg at The Forks, May 24, 2022, Kimberly Barber) Since reflecting last week on the relevance of the performing arts (and more specifically, music and singing) in today’s society, I’ve had many conversations and further thoughts....May 5, 2023 | Singing and Self Blog
Spring has sprung (Kimberly Barber, May 1, 2021) I’m a gardener, so this time of year is my favourite: when things begin to burst back into life and the landscape changes. It’s been a slow spring this time around; after some beautifully warm days in early...Apr 21, 2023 | Singing and Self Blog
Endings beginning (sourced on Snappa.com, April 20, 2023) Spring is here (sort of). As the bulbs and shoots push through the dead leaves and other detritus with the literal force of nature, it seems appropriate to muse upon the beginnings that spring from endings....Apr 14, 2023 | Singing and Self Blog
One little troll (K. Barber, June 2022) A little whimsy might be in order this week, given that I’ve had a couple of weeks of no posts due to sheer and utter craziness. And since trolls are one of my favourite whimsical things, and since the theme of the week is...Mar 24, 2023 | Singing and Self Blog
Let go (sourced on Snappa, March 23, 2023) Let go. It’s one thing that one seems to say often as a voice instructor (and singer), whether to one’s students or to oneself. As one of my former teachers used to like to say, “let go and let God”;...
