Dear Friend,

Your voice is enough and I want you to know that from the very start.

You are enough.
You are so enough.
​Your voice is enough. 

As a life-long singer and choral conductor I have struggled with this. Singing can simultaneously make me scared and empowered. What I love about choral singing is it allows me to be part of something greater than myself.

When I tell people what I do I'm often met with the response:​

 

"I can't sing." 
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I struggle with how to respond because:
 
anyone can sing. 

Sometimes I smile, share that I disagree, and leave it at that. Singing is a skill and in order to get better you have to practice in order to grow. I'm not here to convince you to sing, I'm here to remind you that you can.  Therefore, I often share with people who tell me they can't sing that 
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not being able to sing is a lie.

The most common rebuttal is,
​"well I'm not a good singer!"
to which I ask, "what is good singing?"

I'm tired of arguing with people about whether they can sing or not. If you ask anyone what good singing is, everyone has a different answer. So stop using hiding under this second excuse. It's your choice if you want to sing. I hope you do. Singing changes lives. I know communal singing is one of the most unique things a person can do to connect with their self and the world around them.
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But I'm not going to force you to sing.

Instead, I'm going to teach you the skills to grow as a singing musician.

If you want to learn more about singing alone or with a choir - I'm your person.
If you want to figure out musical notation - I'm your person.
If you want to gain confidence in your voice - I'm still your person. 

Here's what I'll promise you: it won't be quick.
It won't be always be easy.
It takes work. It can be worth it.
You can do it.
​And why do I know you can do it?
Because you are enough and so is your voice. ​

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