Jul 21, 2023 | Singing and Self Blog
We are family Dance Jam at Shenandoah, July 2023 (video by Amanda Kind) It’s been a while since I’ve put fingers to keyboard and waxed philosophical on all things voice, singing and identity. To be honest, it was a pretty challenging spring and early...Apr 14, 2023 | Singing and Self Blog
One little troll (K. Barber, June 2022) A little whimsy might be in order this week, given that I’ve had a couple of weeks of no posts due to sheer and utter craziness. And since trolls are one of my favourite whimsical things, and since the theme of the week is...Mar 17, 2023 | Singing and Self Blog
The Court of Last Resort, Little Women 2023 (photo by Kaela Bosch @kaelaboschcaptures) from l-r Grace Ronan, MacKenzie Sechi, Keiko Larocque and Katrina Elms (Xander Bechard hidden!) Our Little Women opened, ran, and closed last weekend. It was a triumph for everyone...Mar 10, 2023 | Singing and Self Blog
Power Women–taken at Little Women dress rehearsal, March 8, 2023 (l-r Kira Omelchenko, Kimberly Barber, Kate Carver, Dana Fradkin) In honour of International Women’s Day, I bring you: Power Women. At Opera Laurier, I have built a reputation for hiring...Mar 3, 2023 | Singing and Self Blog
Roar (accessed on Snappa, March 2, 2023) I began teaching my inaugural EmPowering your Voice! workshops last night. These sessions have been circling around my artist-teacher brain for several years; I began a prototype of them in the first fall of the pandemic with...