I wanted to share today about a topic that comes up a LOT. I have frequently coming across musicians and music students who are frustrated with a lock of progress. Since I am a known for being the teacher that people go to when they are “hopeless” or are seeking something that they haven’t been …
Inspiration and Motivation
Sometimes Practicing is Boring
#MotivationMonday Sometimes practicing is boring! In this short chat, I address the topic of boredom and how James Clear (author of Atomic Habits) and Twyla Tharp discuss it in their respective books. How do you address boredom in your practice? Do you struggle with it? Want more practice motivation? Check out these posts: Motivation Monday: …
Full Voice Podcast
I was delighted to be a guest on Nikki Loney’s amazing Full Voice Podcast. Nikki is a fellow Canadian and is a wonderful singer and voice teacher. She also owns the totally AMAZING company The Full Voice, which is an amazing series of workbooks, songs an resources for voice teachers who work with children. I am such …
Pandemic Practice: 3 Tips to Inspire You
Here are three tips to inspire you to keep practicing during the pandemic. These are tough times, so you need to make this as easy as possible! Treat daily music practice as self-care: With all the stress and uncertainty of pandemic life, we all need to be practicing more self care. Yes, this includes drinking …
Re-sparking the Creative in 2021: An Invitation
Happy New Year! As we tiptoe into this new year, I wanted to take a moment to reach out and share what’s on my mind. Honesty time: 2020 did not allow me much time or space to make much music. I started out all guns blazing in January with the debut of a new song …
How to use the Teachable Platform
Welcome to the courses! Here is a quick-and-dirty tutorial on how to utilize the Teachable Platform. Teachable is such a user-friendly and intuitive platform, which is why I chose it as the home of my entire suite on online courses! Check out this short tutorial to get oriented! Want to access the Teachablecourses/membership from your …