So often we get stuck in fear-based thinking about our voice, creativity, practice, work and career. Fear-based thinking includes things …
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Getting faster at starting your creative work – Episode 7 of December Voicings
As a busy creative, you'll need to learn how to switch gears quickly. One moment you're drinking your morning coffee, teaching, reading an …
Moving through the Inner Critic voices – Episode 5 of December Voicings
In this episode of December VOICINGS, my Christmas calendar podcast for artists & teachers, we explore ways to move through the …
Getting past Day Three – Episode 4 of December Voicings
In every creative project, there's day one, day three...and then there's day four... These appear on different timelines. But one thing is …
Finding the essence of your work as an artist or teacher
Today, I want to share with you something that happened in a lesson I taught exactly 1 year ago. This event made me reflect on the very …
Don’t Be A Dobby, Get Yourself A Rosebook!
A while back, I wrote about becoming a positive listener and the importance of being able to hear the positive things that are being said to …
How To Not Get Blocked By Fear Of Sounding Bad
A while ago I read an interesting blog post by Bill Plake on Two Habits Of Thinking That Will Limit Your Growth As A Musician. One of the …
Being A Diva In Your Own Garden
Last week I received a message from a singer I have been coaching: Hi Katja, I just wanted to let you know that my last rehearsal went much …
Become A Confident Singer By Working On Your Listening Skills
Why does it seem to be easier for us to say what we don't like about our voice, than saying what we do like about it? And why does it seem …