Jan 3, 2020 | Singing and Self Blog
It’s a new year. A new decade. I’m reflecting with intention on what I’d like the next days, weeks, months and years to look like as they pertain to my singing life. And as we know from these last few months of Singing and Self, I take the idea of...Dec 27, 2019 | Singing and Self Blog
As we contemplate the New Year that is upon us, let us contemplate the onion. Singers are all a bit like onions. So many layers. With every new element we learn, we peel away and expose some aspect of our selves. Sometimes that process is laborious, even painful....Dec 20, 2019 | Singing and Self Blog
You without Y by Jana Philipp This solstice I am thinking about Sisterhood. That is, all the amazing women who have welcomed me into their hearts and lives, whether they are my family members, my colleagues, or my friends (or all of the above). I’m celebrating...Dec 13, 2019 | Singing and Self Blog
This past summer when I was teaching in Lyon, I walked up these stairs every morning to work. It was no mean feat (where the photo was taken is about 2/3 of the way up–it’s steep!). Today as I pondered what to post, I remembered this photo; when I took it...Dec 6, 2019 | Singing and Self Blog
To bud or to blossom? Painting by Jana Philipp (quote Anais Nin) As the days get shorter toward the solstice (my birthday!), it’s cause for reflection. This week, as at the end of every term, I met with my students to celebrate our recent time of work together....Nov 29, 2019 | Singing and Self Blog
Anybody feel like their candle is burnt down to a stub? Burn out. It seems it’s that time of year. As the light of day gets dimmer heading to the Solstice (my birthday, as chance would have it!), it seems like many in my midst have candles that have burned down...