Mar 21, 2025 | The Disowned (Singing) Self
Teiya Kasahara in Tapestry Opera’s Songbook XII (photo: Eric Forget, 2023) This week we were paid a visit by a serious Opera Kween, Teiya Kasahara (they/he), creator and star of their one-human show, “The Queen in Me”. Teiya talked about their...Mar 7, 2025 | The Disowned (Singing) Self
Impulse (sourced on Snappa.com, March 2025) Idea. Breath. Sound. Hesitation is deadly. We sing at our best when the channel is free. Allowing ourselves to trust that what we’ve been working on will serve us in the moment is one of the greatest challenges we...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...