Sep 26, 2025 | The Disowned (Singing) Self
Occupying space (sourced on Snappa.com, Sept. 2025) Occupying space is a big theme in singing. It’s interesting how, as vocalists, even though we are performing artists to greater or lesser degrees, we seem to shy away from taking up and using the space that is...Sep 19, 2025 | Singing and Self Blog
This is me (September, 2025) This is me. In my final year of teaching at Laurier. Waking up, writing in my journal, prepping one class at a time, leaning into the work I love. This is me, trying not to be too fussed about the outcome, and being present to what is,...Sep 5, 2025 | Singing and Self Blog
Joy flowering (THANKS TO my clematis, June 2025) I am channeling joy and gratitude this week as I begin the first of many “final firsts” in this, my final year of what has been a very rich and rewarding (and at times challenging and humbling) teaching...Aug 29, 2025 | Singing and Self Blog
Persistence (sourced on Snappa.com, August 2025) There has been considerable feedback from readers on the topic of “hiding” from my last post, and the fear of doing things that scare us off, make us feel vulnerable and question ourselves. So I’m...Aug 22, 2025 | Singing and Self Blog
Hiding in plain sight (a COVID selfie, April, 2020) I have been thinking a lot about the ways we like to hide from ourselves as singers, artists and performers. It’s a very vulnerable business, this singing stuff, and it can make us feel extremely exposed....Jul 25, 2025 | Singing and Self Blog
This or That (K.Barber, July 2025) Last Thursday I had the pleasure of working with the folks in Maria Vetere’s International Studio in Niagara Falls, ON. We spent the better part of 12 hours together, whether online, in person or in class together. It was an...
