Jan 9, 2026 | Singing and Self Blog
Answering the Call (taken on Bass Lake, ON, October 2020) There’s an aphorism somewhere about how you make God laugh: Tell Her Your Plans. I was gradually warming myself to the idea of moving beyond my university voice-opera-and-other-things teaching life,...Dec 19, 2025 | Singing and Self Blog, The Disowned (Singing) Self
Stretch (sourced on Snappa.com, December 2025) As someone working with her own voice now for about 50 years, and with the voices of others for half that time, I’ve come—gratefully—to know and greet the Inner Animal. In my own personal journey, it took me a very long...Sep 19, 2025 | Singing and Self Blog
This is me (September, 2025) This is me. In my final year of teaching at Laurier. Waking up, writing in my journal, prepping one class at a time, leaning into the work I love. This is me, trying not to be too fussed about the outcome, and being present to what is,...Sep 5, 2025 | Singing and Self Blog
Joy flowering (THANKS TO my clematis, June 2025) I am channeling joy and gratitude this week as I begin the first of many “final firsts” in this, my final year of what has been a very rich and rewarding (and at times challenging and humbling) teaching...Jul 18, 2025 | Singing and Self Blog
Thank you for the music program (Hannah Piercey, Priya Khatri, July 2025) There’s something magical that happens when artists come together, hearts full and open to their audience, bravely showing themselves in their entirety. Such was my experience this past...