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...May 19, 2023 | Singing and Self Blog
Forest ecosystem (downloaded from Snappa.com May 20, 2023) Spending time in these cedar forests on Salt Spring Island and amongst the marine life on Saturna Island this past week in BC, I’ve been struck about the interrelationship of all things. There’s...Apr 21, 2023 | Singing and Self Blog
Endings beginning (sourced on Snappa.com, April 20, 2023) Spring is here (sort of). As the bulbs and shoots push through the dead leaves and other detritus with the literal force of nature, it seems appropriate to muse upon the beginnings that spring from endings....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 24, 2023 | Singing and Self Blog
Let go (sourced on Snappa, March 23, 2023) Let go. It’s one thing that one seems to say often as a voice instructor (and singer), whether to one’s students or to oneself. As one of my former teachers used to like to say, “let go and let God”;...