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reneebenmeleh7
Nov 261 min read
Your Voice! Now More Than Ever
Deep breath beloveds…will you join me in one now? In these times of uncertainty and division, your voice is not just an instrument—it’s...
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reneebenmeleh7
Oct 153 min read
Re-Birthing the Voice
Beloved creatures! If you observed the High Holidays, I hope they were meaningful and inspiring for what lies ahead. As we approach...
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reneebenmeleh7
Aug 231 min read
Attunement Informs Dynamics
Ready to nerd out for a few? Cool – let’s go. The prefrontal cortex, anterior cingulate cortex, insula, mirror neuron systems, and the...
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reneebenmeleh7
Jul 282 min read
Rhythm Is Magic!
Greetings, In the midst of chaos or calm, rhythm brings us back to the heartbeat of life! Last month, we delved into Entrainment and...
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reneebenmeleh7
Jun 122 min read
Entrainment and Individuation
Dear Beloved Voicers, Irrational Sound was a profound experience for me! The freedom to express that which we dare not in spoken word was...
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reneebenmeleh7
Jun 122 min read
Irrational Sound
Greetings Singers, Sounders, and Longing to expressers, While humans may be the only primates capable of talking, many living beings have...
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reneebenmeleh7
Jan 232 min read
Permission to Be Soundful II: Calling It In - Let's Disappoint, Shall We?
What's all this femi/manifestation stuff anyway?! The elders from many traditions teach us to observe the natural cycles of life, to...
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reneebenmeleh7
Dec 23, 20232 min read
Permission To Be Soundful II
Solstice Greetings Dear Beautiful Singers and Sounders! On this long dark night, may you encounter the kind of stillness that offers you...
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reneebenmeleh7
Oct 26, 20232 min read
Co-Regulation Station
Dear Soulful Sounders, How is that heart of yours doing? Sending continued care and love to yours and all hearts on this planet....
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reneebenmeleh7
Sep 26, 20233 min read
SUSPENSION is a Quality of Music Makers
Dear friends, MY LAST SIX WEEKS: I am emerging from the waters of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, and Yom Kippur, the Jewish day of...
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reneebenmeleh7
Aug 14, 20234 min read
FREEDOM is a Quality of Improvisers
One of the things I am loving most about classes lately are the conversations that ensue during and after class as we debrief our...
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reneebenmeleh7
Aug 2, 20232 min read
Flow said the Crow...
Making music is another activity where, encountering a flow state, a term coined by psychologist Mihály Csíkszentmihályi which is not...
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reneebenmeleh7
Jun 22, 20236 min read
Mentors and Integrations. Courage is a Quality of Music Makers
Courage This beautiful word is not literally translated as powerful, brave, or even strong. It means "with heart", which means that...
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reneebenmeleh7
May 27, 20232 min read
ATTENTIVENESS IN MUSIC MAKERS. ARE YOU LISTENING?
Dear ones, These times we are living in are requiring us to awaken, as the falling away of our outdated ways of being, habits, and...
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reneebenmeleh7
Oct 19, 20221 min read
SPACE IS THE PLACE
The quiet sound of nothing feeds my heart. An unlikely phrase arising from one as loquacious as me. It appears the winds have changed and...
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reneebenmeleh7
Apr 6, 20222 min read
The Integrated Voice
Singing is fun! And studies have shown it has a gazillion benefits from improving our immunity to lowering levels of overwhelm, to...
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reneebenmeleh7
Apr 6, 20222 min read
Are You Musically Polyamorous?
While I’ve wondered this about my relationship preferences for years, I was just pondering how people ask me, “what genre of music do you...
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reneebenmeleh7
Aug 31, 20213 min read
Don't just do Something, sit there! / Is it safe to sing?
Adventures beckon me. Any way that I can push myself to do something better than I did before, bring it on! A new experience that...
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reneebenmeleh7
Jan 21, 20213 min read
What I Have Learned teaching on Zoom
I’ve been facilitating circles of music since 2001. Joyous moments of gathering with others, making music, fun sounds, laughing, playing,...
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reneebenmeleh7
Dec 1, 20202 min read
Is Art A Luxury?
Holiday Greetings!I send you a big ol' musical hug to hold you. Most of us are growing weary of sheltering in place, and uncertainty....
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