I'm Fiona Maria — as a singing facilitator, speaker, and author I help people find and free their voice, regardless of age, job title, voting or other preferences.  Why? Because I 'm deeply committed to the restorative and healing power of singing together.

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For over two decades, music was at the centre of my life, performing in Sydney and internationally. After some of life's twists and turns, having children and a divorce from my singing partner, I found myself still singing, but now across a whole range of community contexts.

 

I started to notice that when I was performing, people wanted to sing — but so many felt they shouldn't, or couldn't remember the words, or were just embarrassed. So they'd stay silent instead.

Better not.

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I came to understand this as Voice Shame — and it changed everything about how I work.

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Today my mission is to bring singing back, in whatever space we find ourselves in. Workplaces, community spaces, conference stages. As a tool for connection, team building, mental health support, and emotional wellbeing.

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I wrote All Children Sing, Until They're Told Not To,  to join the dots of how we got to this point of misunderstanding about singing — and why it matters that we find our way back to it being something everyone does.  If you can speak you can sing.

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Across all my work, my aim is always the same: to foster connection, encourage participation, and empower people through befriending their own voices — celebrating the power of song to bridge ages, cultures, and differences.

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Singing is not about performance. It's our homecoming. And I'm committed to helping people find their way back to it, one perfectly imperfect voice at a time.