When the song goes wrong…
Sadly, my Grandmother passed about a month ago. She was my mother’s mother and she lived in Monroe, Michigan which is almost 5 hours drive from where Mike and I live now. I am so grateful that I managed to…
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A Year Of Gratitude
It’s been a year and a half since Mike and I got married and I finally ordered our wedding photo album! It was a lovely process to go through all the photos and choose which ones we wanted to include….
Why Put Yourself Through It?
By Wendy Connolly As the final days into Ireland’s Culture Night wind down, and final rehearsals are complete, this question, put to me by a student, came back to me. It’s a question we ask ourselves as the jitters sink in,…
How to Choose the Best Song to Sing
Hello everyone, it’s Aideen here! Some of you might never have met me so I am the singer and singing teacher involved in Confidence In Singing. I’m very happy to have you here. Today is about how to choose the…
The Books That Changed My Life
Since childhood I have been an avid reader but my tastes and the time I spend reading has changed dramatically over the years. As a kid I loved detective stories like The Hardy Boys & Nancy Drew and Harriet the...
Some LOVELY news
I have a some lovely news for you all. Just 6 weeks ago I got MARRIED to gorgeous Mike from LA, who I actually met 10 years ago in Dublin at the Metro Cafe. We were together for a while then but...
My journey from fear to confidence
Just like many of my students, I had my own disappointments around feeling heard as a child and young adult. I remember admiring my young cousin who used to sing “Somewhere Over The Rainbow” so beautifully and I remember the...
The Psychology of Singing
Singing is like juggling. There are many elements that come into play and it takes time for our mind to understand them and build the skills we need. It can be useful for singers to understand some of the psychological...
Improving Your Health Through Singing
In Ireland we have a lost tradition of singing for each other in our homes with family and friends. The decline began during the 1930’s, when radios became more popular, closely followed by Television in the 1950’s and 60’s. Nowadays,...
Can Anyone Learn to Sing?
When we hear an amazing singer we often decide they are just lucky to have a voice. We might believe that they were just born like that. Now, I’m not disputing that some people are naturally gifted however it isn’t...
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