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...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...Nov 14, 2025 | Singing and Self Blog
It’s All in Your Head (sourced on Snappa.com, Nov. 2025) Two incidents this week formed the theme for this post: my daughter’s 30th birthday project to run 30 km (shout-out Alice: she did it!) and the struggle and work of my students preparing for this...