Nov 1, 2019 | Singing and Self Blog
The Weight of Oneself (Elmgreen and Dragset), Lyon, France, August 2019. (photo: Kimberly Barber) For the last 3 summers, I’ve taught voice at the Académie de Fourvière in Lyon, France. It’s a summer program offered through the Conservatoire de Lyon where I teach an...Oct 18, 2019 | Singing and Self Blog
Hearts tied on the pedestrian bridge across the Saone River in Lyon France, August 2019 (Photo: Kimberly Barber) In the aftermath of my participation in the cross-Canada Mysterious Barricades concerts (www.mysteriousbarricades.org), I’ve been thinking a lot about the...Oct 11, 2019 | Singing and Self Blog
THE KLEENEX BOX ON MY PIANO, COMPLETE WITH A HEART-CENTRED SCULPTURE (PHOTO: KIMBERLY BARBER; SCULPTURE BY JANA PHILIPP) So there’s an elephant in the room. Relationships. That behemoth that, in our world as social creatures, dependent on one another for nurturing,...Sep 27, 2019 | Singing and Self Blog
I have guided many singers over the years in my work as a vocal pedagogue and clinician, taking them through a process of establishing their vocal technique and all the while—initially without realizing it—I was also guiding them through an emotional and spiritual...Sep 5, 2019 | Singing and Self Blog
Singing saved my life. I don’t in fact think it’s an exaggeration to say so. Even though there have been times where singing was emotional torture, or where it challenged me to the depths of my being, putting me in touch with shadow sides I would rather have left...