Sep 1, 2023 | Singing and Self Blog
Riffing in an improv session at the Shenandoah CCM Vocal Pedagogy Institute, July 2023 (photo LD Brown Arts) My blogging has been sporadic: forgive me, dear readers. I have been up to all kinds of new tricks, including riffing, death metal growls, jazz stylings and...Aug 4, 2023 | Singing and Self Blog
Stay in your lane (sourced on Snappa, August 3, 2023) One of the gifts of aging is that we start to see more clearly all the ways in which we are hindered from being our fullest self. Among the most pernicious of society’s constraints is the admonition to...Jul 21, 2023 | Singing and Self Blog
We are family Dance Jam at Shenandoah, July 2023 (video by Amanda Kind) It’s been a while since I’ve put fingers to keyboard and waxed philosophical on all things voice, singing and identity. To be honest, it was a pretty challenging spring and early...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...