Please Welcome our Newest Contributor, Carin Dawn!

Jenn Cohen | May 1, 2013 | 1 Comment

Please help us welcome our newest contributor to Shop Talk, Colorado Native, singer-songwriter, Carin Dawn. In her own words, she describes what has brought music to her life:

by Carin Dawn

Remember bell-bottoms, lava lamps, black light posters, foosball, and tie dyed t-shirts? Now, throw in the influence of Grandfunk Railroad, the Eagles, Bread, a little Pink Floyd and a lot of Carole King, and you have the soundtrack of my childhood.

When my parents told me that I would be taking piano lessons at the age of eight, surprisingly, I balked at the idea of having to “study” music. However, my grandmother purchased a piano for me, so off to lessons I went. Over the next year, my appreciation for music deepened, leading me into school and church choirs, and eventually to singing my first solo when I was nine. Continuing my quest to know more, I kidnapped my sister’s acoustic guitar, taught myself chords from an Amy Grant songbook, and wrote my first song at the age of 13. My passion grew into the steadfast journey I’ve pursued for the past twenty years.

As a vocal performance major in college, I dreamt of a life filled with the dusty roads of touring, late nights of writing, recording and sharing my stories in song. However, life has a way of throwing out curves balls just as we embark on such pursuits. In my early twenties, I was diagnosed with my second round of vocal nodules, thus putting any thoughts of long-term singing on hold. My stubborn spirit would not allow me to take my doctors advice to undergo a procedure that would potentially damage my voice permanently. One might call it fate, destiny, or serendipity; whatever it was, a dear friend encouraged me to meet his vocal coach. It was a long shot in my mind, but I took the chance, and that meeting changed the coarse of my life permanently.

After only six months of training with a renowned vocal coach, and having to re-learn how to sing, my true passion was revealed to me. Rather than a life of traveling and performing, I was consumed with the need of helping others ensure the health of their voices. My training to become a certified vocal coach began. It’s been over twenty years now, and I have been blessed to own a teaching studio for the past seven years, doing exactly what I set out to do that serendipitous day…to help others.

My desire is not only to help others with their voice, but also to encourage them to discover who they were created to be. I believe there are few places in our world, where we can go and just be in the moment; be in the now, be free to make mistakes, be free to question yourself, explore all that you desire, and let go of any hint of judgment or expectation. When we eliminate the obstacles that hinder us from seeing our true nature, we become more confident, and put an end to negative thoughts and behavior.

Dragonfly Vocal Academy is just that. It is my mission to provide a place of comfort and safety for a dreamer to discover what makes them who they are. I will help design a path of freedom into the life you choose to pursue. Dragonfly Vocal Academy is in the heart of Highlands Ranch, CO and more information can be found at dragonflyvocalacademy.com. Feel free to shoot me a text and/or ring me at 720-447-8816.

I have continued to follow my performing dreams over the past decade, writing new songs, recording and performing in the acoustic duo Under Cover Sunday with David Starck.

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