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Food for Thought (#89)

Posted by on Apr 21 2011 | Food For Thought, Reviews and Recollections, Songtaneous

A member of the Echoes of Peace choir sent me this poem she wrote. It is her response to the Pastures of Plenty concert, which focused on immigration issues.

“It might be terror
that propels us.
It might be hunger
or despair.

But it is hope
that bears us.

Hope moves upon the waters.

And, though the threads unfurl
across the distances,
they do not break

the threads that bind us …
to our landscape,
to our language,
to a loved one’s face.

Hope moves upon the waters

in the shape of a ship,
in the shape
of a desperate raft …

a lone figure in a river
on a moonless night.

Hope moves upon the waters.”
– Deborah Cooper

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Cake for Two (and Two for Cake)

Posted by on Apr 18 2011 | Songtaneous

B and me

I am often asked “What’s it like to be a twin?”

And I reply “Well, I don’t know what it’s like not to be a twin.”

(For that I am extremely grateful. *smile*)

Happy Birthday, B!

Remember: Songtaneous is THIS Saturday at 2:00 pm. Visit the Events page for all the details. Hope to sing with you soon!

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Making Peace with Your Voice

Posted by on Apr 11 2011 | Inspirational, Songtaneous

As singers, we learn so much through imitation that it’s easy to get discouraged when we don’t sound like other singers.

Guess what?

We’re not supposed to.

You are supposed to sound like you. In fact, you are the only one who does.

So embrace it.

Revel in it.

Declare a truce with your voice.

Whether you feel like your voice is filet mignon or meatloaf, learn to love it. (Or at least to like it.)

If you spend all your time concentrating on what your voice can’t do, you’ll never discover what it can.

And I promise you that you can do things with your voice that no one else can.


(Please!) Don’t let what others can do with their voices stop you from finding out what you can do with yours.

Be selfish.

Worry less about how other people experience your voice and instead focus on how you experience singing.

How does it make you feel? What do you have to say?

I really like my voice. It may not be modest, but it’s true.

More important, I feel awake and alive when I sing.

(And I’m at peace with that. *smile*)

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