the lengths we’ll go to

I have been EXTREMELY fortunate in my life to have the opportunity to work with people who have profoundly inspired me. I grew up in a small town suburb of Kansas City, Missouri. My Dad was a hardworking mechanic and VW salesman. My Mom stayed at home and raised three...
Part 3 – The Challenges of Singing

Part 3 – The Challenges of Singing

This week and next, I’m wrapping up my 4-part series called Getting Back to Singing.  Why have I taken the time to spend 4 blog posts on this topic?  Because I talk to so many people who tell me they used to sing, but for whatever reason, they feel they can no...
Part 3 – The Challenges of Singing

Part 2 – The Pain of Not Singing

Raise your hand if you’ve ever stopped singing and felt the emotional or even physical pain that comes with the void you felt (or still feel) in your life.  Maybe you’ve stopped singing because you no longer felt the love you once had for it.  Or it could...
Part 3 – The Challenges of Singing

Part 1 – My Why

If you read last week’s blog post entitled, Getting Back to Singing, you’ll know that I am starting a 4-part series that guides readers through a very important initial step in getting back to singing again after a singing hiatus. Today is Part #1 of this...
Part 3 – The Challenges of Singing

Back to Singing

I love to sing, but my voice and my confidence level need a lot of work if I’m ever going to sing in public.  I just don’t know where to start. I suppose I really should find a good voice teacher and start working on my voice.  I feel like I know the...
Part 3 – The Challenges of Singing

Let’s Start Singing!

Let’s start at the very beginning… …a very good place to start.  Sorry…a little Sound of Music reference there.  When it comes to singing, however, whether we are just beginning to sing or starting over, we need to first understand the...