Jul 24, 2026 | Singing and Self Blog
What does Deborah Vance have to teach us about singing and selfhood? Who the heck is Deborah Vance anyway? For a period this past spring, I became obsessed with the Emmy-winning Amazon Prime series Hacks, which came onto my radar quite by accident. It’s a story...May 8, 2026 | Singing and Self Blog
I spent last Friday morning at Galt Collegiate Institute’s Women in STEAM* (Science, Tech, Engineering, ARTS & Math) event, talking to high school students about my career path. [Sidebar: this fantastic annual event to bring women in various careers together...Mar 20, 2026 | Singing and Self Blog
This is the time of year in academic land where the proverbial rubber hits the road (is there a proverb about rubber tires? I don’t know). Students take a moment to look at the syllabus (for the first time?) to discover (!) what the requirements of the course...Feb 27, 2026 | Singing and Self Blog, The Disowned (Singing) Self
One of the biggest battles for we singers is with our own ego. Because voice is so tied to identity, we can be so powerfully ego- invested in every performance we do. We conflate our performance ability with self-worth. Every criticism (or even mild correction)...Feb 13, 2026 | Singing and Self Blog
KB and Friends! (February 6, 2026, Waterloo, ON) I could have made life easy for myself and put on a regular concert with just myself and a pianist. But no! Instead I chose to have 5 pianists, a conductor, two violinists, an accordionist, a percussionist and 18...