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Once the creative process takes hold of you, embrace it. Because that’s the essence of who you are as a person.

-Dr. Lorenzo Pace, 

artist, author, master storyteller and performance artist, and lecturer

For the last five or so years I’ve been offering a slew of virtual and in-person workshops to help people unveil their voices and creativity while connecting to their bodies. These workshops have been designed to align participants with what they are feeling in their hearts and speak and sing it into the world.  

At the beginning of August I offered what may be the last of these workshops for a while. (It will likely be the last not because it was a bad class but because I am assessing what people are wanting and how to best serve. If you have wishes, please drop me a line). 

My workshop last month was AMAZING! It was similar to a performance where it feels like all the years of refining your voice and approach have synthesized. Singers regularly ask me how to find their voice, improve their breath stamina, and calm the negative voices in their head, so they can sing with abandon, authenticity, and power. Alas, I feel like I arrived at something special.

Even while teaching on Zoom I could feel that the participants truly came full circle arriving at a kind of peace with the struggles they began the day with. And how did that happen? You might ask. It happened with music. The exact thing that the participants felt was an area where they felt stuck was exactly what helped to liberate them. It helped move the needle. And moving the needle is all we’re often asking for as creatives. 

If I gather a few more lyrics, fill parts within a composition, strengthen my vocal performance, then I feel encouraged. What about you? Where are you wanting to create more and what would support your forward motion in music? Drop me a line. I would LOVE to hear from you! And in the meantime be sure to sign up for Vocal Gym, my virtual vocal warmup happening on Wednesday, September 10th. Learn more here!