Does Personality Affect Singing?
In anyone's singing journey, the question may arise as to how one's personality may affect singing habits, repertoire choices, artistic...
Trauma-Informed Singing and Teaching
This past spring I had the opportunity to take a course with Dr. Elisa Monti, a trauma in voice specialist, through the Voice Study Centre at the University of Essex. Defining trauma is difficult as it encompasses physical, psychological, emotional, and spiritual aspects of a person. Severe trauma causes an autonomic nervous stress response that requires intervention to be halted and healed, as the body absorbs trauma and keeps score (Van der Kolk, 2014). Traumatic experience
