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Sing As If All Life Matters by Susan Hale |
| April 22 marked the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. Last month I posted an event on Sounds Travels, in my newsletter and on my two websites www.songkeeper.net and www.treesplease.webs. com. ... |
| Forum posts: General Discussions |
| Published: Wednesday 03 March, 2010 |
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Reflections on Singing by Susan Hale |
| Spider Woman tells me to sing...She tells me to go deep within my song to reweave myself… not just to sing while I cook or hum in the grocery line, not just join a choir…Spider Woman tells me to sing …She tells me to go deeper than I have before…Deeper than the words I’m writing, deeper than a cave... |
| Forum posts: Voice Work |
| Published: Thursday 21 January, 2010 |
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Reflections on the Messiah by Susan Hale |
| "Lift Up Thy Voice with Strength
Be Not Afraid"
These words from the Bible have been reverberating within me these last several days after singing Handel's Messiah. I am keeping a family tradition. Every year my mother sang in the Messiah. When I was very young I remember being so bored... |
| Forum posts: Voice Work |
| Published: Monday 14 December, 2009 |
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Singing to Trees by Susan Hale |
| We are at a crisis today because of global warming. The conference on Global Warming in Copenhagan will take place soon. Here are a few facts: One of the largest causes of global warming is deforestation of the rain forest. 15% of the trees lost to deforestation are used for toilet tissue. There are... |
| Forum posts: General Discussions |
| Published: Monday 07 December, 2009 |
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Ancient Voices by Susan Hale |
| Ancient Voices
“Humming and singing, she shaped them. Humming and singing,
Placed them where they belonged. This was how the directions
came to be. How the seasons came to be.”
Paula Gunn Allen 1
The Keres people believe the world began with Spider Woman singing. Humming and singing she ... |
| Forum posts: Voice Work |
| Published: Thursday 05 November, 2009 |
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Sound and Silence by Susan Hale |
| "Music invents silence" Octavio Paz from the poem On Reading John Cage 1
This morning, like many mornings I sang as part of a sound practice. Most often I chant mantras but this morning I sang Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah, for me a hymn of transcendence. After I sang I sat in silence, allo... |
| Forum posts: Voice Work |
| Published: Friday 16 October, 2009 |
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What is the story of your voice? by Susan Hale |
| Growing up we hear many messages about our voices. Many are told they are tone deaf and can't sing. Others are told they are too intense and should tone down. Some are told to keep family secrets or told they are too sensitive. All of these can translate into vocal
blocks and inhibit us from exp... |
| Forum posts: Voice Work |
| Published: Saturday 26 September, 2009 |
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Singing at Chartres Catherdral by Susan Hale |
| Chartres Cathedral is one of the acoustic wonders of the world, a place where even whispers sound like angels. Chartres was the inspiration for my book Sacred Space-Sacred Sound: The Acoustic Mysteries of Holy Places which came out through Quest Books in 2007. That year I returned to Chartres for a ... |
| Forum posts: Voice Work |
| Published: Wednesday 02 September, 2009 |
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