May 12, 2023 | Singing and Self Blog
Louis Riel’s words (taken in Winnipeg at The Forks, May 24, 2022, Kimberly Barber) Since reflecting last week on the relevance of the performing arts (and more specifically, music and singing) in today’s society, I’ve had many conversations and further thoughts....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”;...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...Dec 23, 2022 | Singing and Self Blog
Wintering in my garden (Kimberly Barber, December 22, 2022) As a solstice baby, I am a child of winter, though I must confess it is not my favourite season. I crave sunshine, light, warmth and the outdoors, blooming and sprouting things, birdsong, swimming in the open...