Aug 7, 2020 | Singing and Self Blog, The Disowned (Singing) Self
Many sides of me in the room (and I never said I was a photographer…) [Apologies for those of you who regularly read these posts…I somehow erred last week and didn’t end up scheduling the publication of this post, so I will go ahead and share it this...Jul 24, 2020 | Singing and Self Blog
Everybody needs a vacation. And this week I’m getting mine. So no deep thoughts, no meditations in public forums, nothing but rest and relaxation. As you read this, I’m at a cottage somewhere near Georgian Bay in Ontario, enjoying the company of my...Jul 17, 2020 | The Disowned (Singing) Self
My practice in the last week or two has very much been focused on this principle, embodied in the book by the same name by Byron Katie. I’ve been sitting more deeply in who I am: as a human, as a musician, as a singer, and just owning it. I’ve been...Jul 10, 2020 | Singing and Self Blog
I’ve been pondering several things this week in my practice, but a major theme has been self-love. In recognition of the fact that my singing journey is very connected to my life journey, I observe that I tend to recoil from the hug. That is to say that, when I...Jul 3, 2020 | Singing and Self Blog
Slow as molasses…(Kimberly Barber, July 2020) This past week has been full of realizations and the challenging of old notions. Although I have been teaching voice for over 18 years and have been practicing seriously as a singer and musician for at least 40...Jun 26, 2020 | Singing and Self Blog
lay down Sally (Kimberly Barber, June 2020) Beware the epiphany. Or better said: beware the assumption that the epiphany will of necessity be the immediate beginning of something new. Last week I described a breakthrough in my singing practice that was based in a...