Sep 9, 2022 | Singing and Self Blog
Sunset, Mattawa River, August 2022 (photo courtesy Claude Wood) I’ve had some *moments* this week, overwhelmed by the enormity of returning to the University, the multitude of new things (updated syllabi, trauma-informed practices, learning about consent,...Aug 19, 2022 | Singing and Self Blog
Gould’s Wall (taken at Glenn Gould School Atrium, Kimberly Barber, August 2022) Resilience. Persistence. Endurance. These are three qualities I know to be essential for longevity and productivity in the performing arts (note I am studiously avoiding the word...Aug 5, 2022 | Singing and Self Blog
Face 2 Face (retrieved from Snappa.com August 4, 2022) I hope that folks don’t find this thought triggering, but I’m kind of done with 1:1 teaching. I don’t mean that in a blanket kind of way–it’s the way that most of us in the classical...Jul 8, 2022 | Singing and Self Blog, The Disowned (Singing) Self
Dance with the one who brung ya (Snappa, accessed July 7, 2022) As I’ve been teaching these past few weeks at Opera Nuova here in Edmonton, a few themes have emerged that I know are universal for singers. I know this primarily because I have experienced them...Jun 24, 2022 | Singing and Self Blog
Getting your hands dirty (Snappa, June 2022) I’m back in person at Opera Nuova this year for the first time in three years. So much feels different, and yet so much is the same as always. There are singers who are keen and wide open for learning, and others who...