My story really began the moment I said no.

Dr. Normandie's research includes mindfulness in the music classroom, Latin American folk music, and teaching the adult male voice. She currently resides in Costa Rica studying Pachamama Earth Music and leads community ensembles for youth and adults. Her mission is to use ceremonial folk music to build a bridge between the different ethnicities and socioeconomic groups in the small jungle beach town of Nosara. Her private voice instruction focuses on the energetic and emotional principles of vocal development, awareness of the chakra system, Reiki healing, and unlocking the fullest potential of one’s communication.

 I HAD NO IDEA AT THE TIME, BUT...

She has presented lectures at over twenty conferences, as well as guest conducting at the regional and state level. Her deep appreciation of movement biomechanics is rooted in her multidiscipline background of conducting, dance, martial arts, and yoga; and her studies have taken her to such locations as China, India