Apr 24, 2020 | Singing and Self Blog
It’s a time of excavation. Everything is lying dormant in this Time of COVID, like the earth in my garden awaiting the promise of spring. Many of my students, who would normally be making final preparations for their graduating recitals and final oral exams at...Apr 17, 2020 | Singing and Self Blog
A cave to hibernate in Here we are, five weeks in. It’s almost starting to become routine. Wake up, listen to the mostly bad news, drink coffee, read the paper, eat, sit at the computer, have an online meeting, eat, listen to more news, have another meeting, go...Apr 10, 2020 | Singing and Self Blog
Ringing my bell: every night at 7:30 Week 4 of isolation. The days blend into one another. As one wag wrote recently: “it’s the eleventy-seventh blursday of bejebuary”*. How do we even know what day or time it is? And why does it matter? I basically...Apr 3, 2020 | Singing and Self Blog
This week it’s been tough to stay on track. There have been days where I really felt like singing, and days where I haven’t wanted to at all. I’ve often just wanted to cocoon. I’ve felt alternately overwhelmed, exhausted, euphoric, despondent,...Mar 27, 2020 | Singing and Self Blog
Inspirational messages written on neighbourhood doors, Kitchener, ON March 26, 2020 It’s my second week of isolation as the COVID-19 virus takes over the world. Nothing is the same as it was. I’ve found solace in connecting with others (virtually, of...Mar 20, 2020 | Singing and Self Blog
Three Decembers: My abandoned project The world feels a lot different this week than it did last, doesn’t it? COVID-19 being declared a pandemic has sent many of us into a tailspin. Things that seemed secure are no longer givens. What might have been considered...