I have written ad nauseum about awareness. Whether it’s in the context of Alexander Technique, setting intentions, or being mindful, awareness has become a trope of mindset work. And it’s not just me. Everyone is talking about it. While we don’t want to do things on auto-pilot, sometimes being too aware can really mess youContinue reading “Can you be TOO aware?”
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Pay Attention
I think I probably have Adult ADHD or ADD. Not sure which, but when I took an online test a few years back, I got to the end of it and it said, “Now, add up your points,” and I said, “Points? I just numbered a sheet wrote down √s for the ones that applied.Continue reading “Pay Attention”
The music still plays on
Two years ago this month, my mother-in-law, Barbara O’Meally, died of Alzheimer’s Disease. She was a truly lovely person, vital and curious, and probably the best mother I’ve ever known. Alzheimer’s is a horrible disease that robbed her of that vitality and that curiosity and deprived her 6 sons (!) and their families of herContinue reading “The music still plays on”
What if you were your own ideal client
I’m currently taking Sara Campbell’s Branding Bootcamp™ course in order to get some more clarity on what I have to offer students – identify just what my message is and how my message can come across most efficiently to my ideal clients. The first thing we did in Class #1 is identify an avatar forContinue reading “What if you were your own ideal client”
Learning is Messy and Dynamic
On one of my puppy walks, I was listening to the VocalFri podcast and heard USC vocologist and voice teacher Lynn Helding talk about the mechanics of learning to sing, and she said something I thought was really terrific: Learning is messy – and dynamic So I want to explore this some more. How isContinue reading “Learning is Messy and Dynamic”
Strength, Softness, and Wildness – Becoming a Curiously Strong Performer
I was going through some emails in the Somatic Voicework™ The LoVetri Method forum today and someone made a reference to a Brené Brown quote: “Strong Backs, Soft Fronts, and Wild Hearts.” That intrigued me, because I’ve always been a fan of Brené Brown, and I find her choice of pithy phrases to be inspirational.Continue reading “Strength, Softness, and Wildness – Becoming a Curiously Strong Performer”
Why Co-Work?
Some of the benefits of the pandemic and working online have included things that we would never have thought about doing when we were in-person. One of those things is the concept of co-working. What is co-working? Why should we do it? And how does it apply to the voice student/professional? Co-working existed before everyoneContinue reading “Why Co-Work?”
What have I done?
[This has nothing to do with music, although I could probably find a way if I tried] For many years, I thought I was a cat person. And then I married a man who loved golden retrievers, and suddenly I became a puppy mama. From 1980-2003, I had had cats. First there was Kahlua, aContinue reading “What have I done?”
Shmigrate
Sometimes I like to make up words. Occasionally on purpose. A few that have come to mind are: phlegmacious: having a surplus of phlegm (also called “phlegmular,” by former student Jennifer Leevan, who, when I said, “that sounds like it’s granular,” responded with, “Well, sometimes it is”) boobular: wearing an extremely low-cut or very tightContinue reading “Shmigrate”
Bragging Boldly
A few weeks ago, I wrote about the idea of confident humility vs false modesty. in which I talked about the need to be confident in your abilities and not to be afraid to share that confidence with others. And then this happened. On Sunday, one of my former Milwaukee colleagues, who is now inContinue reading “Bragging Boldly”