Happy New Year! 2026 January comes around and we decide that this is the right time to make new year’s resolutions or in other words, let go of habits that no longer serve us. This is true for life as it is in music. As a vocal instructor, I have witnessed many adult students focusing on the wrong things. When we practice the new behaviour, the old behaviour will no longer have a hold on us.
The All Heart Singers Sessions is a safe and pleasurable environment where people can relax and, learn new skills, and to their surprise, sing songs as a group and sound great! Through these sessions while you are singing, your perception of yourself and your ability to be more authentic and truly express yourself will be developed. This is where we must start if we are to change anything else about our lives. We must accept and embrace our authenticity if we are to make any lasting changes.
Like I say all the time, when you sing, you cannot hide, and you must allow yourself to truly feel the song you are singing. The singer must be present in that moment of self-expression. All the technical aspects of singing, breathing, diaphragm support, resonation, annunciating (to name a few) are all skills to communicate (the vehicle). The emotional content of any song (the message) must come from the individual who has more than enough emotional content to sing any song. The key; is the individual willing to sing from their authentic self? Simply put “authenticity means you are true to your own personality, values and spirit regardless of the pressure that you’re under to act otherwise”.
When individuals sing from their authentic self in a group, that sound fuses and makes a new and beautiful sound, it is magical. The participants see that they are part of something bigger and their sound and expression contributes to this NEW sound experience.
Once a week this magic happens and it is glorious! The next All Heart Singer sessions start on Feb. 4th where participants will be working on Feeling Good by Nina Simon arranged for choir.
Come and experience the magic,
Roxanne Goodman
The Confidence Booster
