WHAT OTHERS SAY ARE SAYING:

At the end of THELMA WHEATLEY'S talk on "Three Women's Voices in relation to mixed-race intimate relationships.", at
Metissage, Mestizaje, Mixed "Race", and Beyond
she quoted the opening 2 lines of Honey Novick's poem APPEARANCE MATTERS from the chapbook "A CORUSCANT LIFE" published by the Ontario Poetry Society:

"Too White in a Room of Dark People,
Too Dark in a Room of White People."

There was spontaneous applause following the quote.

June 7-8 2011 - OISE, University of Toronto.

6th Critical Multicultural Counselling & Psychotherapy Conference
Centre for Diversity in Counselling & Psychotherapy.

Hi Honey!

Another great rehearsal is done. Give yourself a pat on the back
with still so much ahead we have indeed begun
what will be a remarkable story of perserverance and growth.... I have never seen a cast so happy as ours. The Dega and Delbasid people singing the song. Wasn't Eva brilliant?, so passionate about singing too, this is a testament to your skill and ability to bring people out through the voice.

Aside. There is community art festival tradition that connects through different physical points, and you have shown us that vocal connection is a spiritual as well as artistic thing. Well done!.

I appreciate so your talent and wisdom -rr
RuthRuth Stackhouse, Director
Friendly Spike Theatre Band

... Thank u so much for an interesting and inspiring experience … i would like to explore taking classes with u. i really like yur style, yur take, the way u speak and how free yur mind is and how well-managed yur energy is, to a minute level. i thought it was just breath, but i see, thro u, that breath is just the tip of the iceberg for the whole system of using one's voice effectively.

So please put me on any vocal workshops maillist u have and let me know what yur rates are for privates ... SR

HN has won the Honourable Mention Certificate for her poem, "The Audacious, Outrageous Austin Tatious"...at the Stellar Literary Festival with this accolade...
"Your singing elevated the festival with your "Stellar" performance.

Thank you so much.

Stella Ducker,
Director and founder, Stellar Literary Festival Oshawa

"I grew up singing to the radio, assumed I was in tune and always knew all the words to every new song as soon as it came out. I met, and married, a musician who said my singing "embarrassed" him. Every time I tried to join him in a song, he would stop singing. I had never considered how my voice sounded, and was horrified that I had been inflicting something so unpleasant on others, and so I stopped singing.

Years later, I met Honey Novick and knew she gave people like me the courage to sing again. I joined her group and heard myself uninhibitedly singing along. I was so delighted, I continued with her class and when she said "Sing something", I did!. I'm still trying to find my voice, but I no longer feel inhibited, or worry about how it may sound to others.

Thank you Honey.
Elizabeth

Took my son out for breakfast this morning, and he opined that you are some kind of miracle worker if you got his ma to sing! 'Tis true….Thanks again for your wondrous class last night.
...Kit Wilson-Pote (Spark of Brilliance)