Feb 28, 2020 | Singing and Self Blog
“A different perspective” Photo of Jana Philipp, 2016 To continue where we left off last week, some thoughts on un-practice. I’m borrowing the concept from William Westney, whose book The Perfect Wrong Note I mentioned in last week’s post. He...Feb 21, 2020 | Singing and Self Blog, The Disowned (Singing) Self
The walls lead somewhere good (Celestun, 2020) We’re hooked on being perfect. We filter our photos (especially our selfies). We pay big money for all kinds of “beauty” interventions–eyelash extensions, fake eyebrows (guilty!), peels, botox...Feb 14, 2020 | Singing and Self Blog
My heart in my hand (photo: Kimberly Barber 2020) Well, it’s Valentine’s Day, and what better time to think about matters of the heart? The stuff of the heart has been themed on these pages before. No surprise, since singing is so connected to...Feb 7, 2020 | Singing and Self Blog
What gift do YOU want to give? (photo: Kimberly Barber, 2020) Christmas is a distant memory, but this week I’d like to talk about the gifts we give. Recently I participated in a workshop with the wonderful Leigh Graham, founder of https://fitforthestage.com ....Jan 31, 2020 | Singing and Self Blog
Kimberly Barber, January 2020 We’re in the Deep Freeze in Canada at the moment. In some parts of the country, exposed flesh can freeze in a matter of seconds. No wonder we are afraid of exposure… As artists (and ordinary humans) we are afraid of outing...Jan 24, 2020 | Singing and Self Blog
The Spaces Between, photo: Kimberly Barber, 2020 This week I’ve been pondering the spaces between. We tend to focus on the concrete, tangible stuff. But what about what lies in the openings on either side? In music, we have silences, or rests. These moments of...
