The case for creative high-performance psychology. In the merry Music Month of May 2021, Brave Caitlin Smith’s Imaginary Band toured Aotearoa to promote my new ...MORE
The case for creative high-performance psychology. In the merry Music Month of May 2021, Brave Caitlin Smith’s Imaginary Band toured Aotearoa to promote my new ...MORE
28/07/2021
As a singer our body is our instrument. We must be entirely sovereign over how we take care of our inner landscape. If the ...
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Dog whimpers and raspberry sirens: Ways to rebuild the voice from nodules. Late in 2019, Cailtin Smith was diagnosed with ...
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One of THE most debilitating mindsets, that destroys all enjoyment and ease, is perfectionism. Sure, it’s great to work ...
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Just keep swimming: A hero's quest. ‘If I am not for myself, who will be for me? If I am only for myself, what good am ...
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One of the most prevalent myths about singing is that singing high is difficult. As a consequence, we develop fears and dysfunctions ...
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In the latest incarnation of A Star Is Born, we are presented with the tropes of self-destructive, addicted and tortured ...
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This column investigates and celebrates the connection between the physical body, spirit and sound. I combine vocal warm-ups ...
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“What the world needs now, is love sweet love. That’s the only thing that there’s just too little of” – thanks ...
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