Jan 10, 2025 | The Disowned (Singing) Self
Betweenness (Kimberly Barber, December 2024) Betweenness has been a persistent theme in my teaching in the past week as we returned to classes. We’ve reflected frequently on the quality of the “space between” the phases of the breath: the moment...Oct 24, 2024 | Singing and Self Blog, The Disowned (Singing) Self
Identity (sourced at Snappa.com, October 24, 2024) It’s been a while, friends. In fact, it’s been 5 months. Not that I’ve not had things to say, just not enough bandwidth to commit them to the blogosphere. In fact, today’s topic is something...May 24, 2024 | Singing and Self Blog, The Disowned (Singing) Self
“shame on you” (sourced on Snappa.com, May 24, 2024) Since I started on this topic last week, I’ve had more time to reflect on these shame narratives in my singing life. One of the most persistent shame stories is that my voice was not “big...May 17, 2024 | Singing and Self Blog, The Disowned (Singing) Self
The price of shame (self-portrait, Kimberly Barber, May 16, 2024) Shame is something that comes up regularly in voice work, particularly with folks who identify as “non-singers”. It’s pretty much a guarantee in the workshops I give, that someone or...Jan 19, 2024 | Singing and Self Blog, The Disowned (Singing) Self
All the colours of the rainbow (taken on Hallowe’en, October 31, 2023) This week a big theme in my voice studio has been allowing oneself to Be Large. Regardless of one’s physical size, it’s a fact that for many of us, the idea of taking up space is...Nov 11, 2022 | Singing and Self Blog, The Disowned (Singing) Self
Moon Shot (sourced on Snappa, November 2022) This week was a full moon. A time of fruition, expanding, harvesting. The week was also incredibly intense with many projects coming close to being, for students and faculty alike. Because there was also a lunar eclipse on...