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...Jun 19, 2020 | Singing and Self Blog, The Disowned (Singing) Self
Dropping the red rag (Kimberly Barber, June 2020) When I began writing this blog last August, my intent was to explore the relationship between the act and art of singing and the excavation of selfhood. I had always understood these to be intimately connected. I also...Jun 12, 2020 | The Disowned (Singing) Self
Two goddesses: Jana Philipp I’ve lost count on how many weeks in we are now…15? One thing I can say is that the goddesses in my life have continued to give me support, courage and meaning in this time of isolation. These women are colleagues, friends,...Jun 5, 2020 | Singing and Self Blog
It’s been a tough week for a lot of people. The events unfolding in the US, in Canada and around the world in response to the murder of George Floyd have rattled us all to the core. It seems perhaps frivolous to ponder matters of art and its practice in the face...May 29, 2020 | Singing and Self Blog
Do I look serene? I’d like to think so… Although I thought I might, I clearly wasn’t ready to start practicing this week. At least not singing. But I DID start to meditate, which has proven to be a game changer. I joined, at the invitation of my dear...
