Oct 27, 2022 | Singing and Self Blog, The Disowned (Singing) Self
Not personal (sourced at Snappa.com) A simple thought this week, from a revelation a student had: it’s not personal when you’re not satisfied with your singing. As she put it, “I mean, it’s personal because it’s you, it’s your voice...Oct 21, 2022 | Singing and Self Blog, The Disowned (Singing) Self
Image sourced on Snappa.com When I first started writing this blog in 2019, my goal was to examine the deep connection I felt, both as artist and teacher, between the singing voice and selfhood. I wanted always to be as honest as possible, even if it meant sometimes...Sep 16, 2022 | Singing and Self Blog, The Disowned (Singing) Self
Reclaiming, revisiting, replanting: excavating I know I’ve used this photo before, so to my loyal readers from the beginning, forgive me. This is the beginning of the academic year, and it’s the time where we meet new people, think about new ways of doing...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 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...