All Children Sing,

Until They're Told Not To.

How the modern world silences us — and why it's time to sing again.

By Fiona Maria — Announcing my debut book, launching July 2026.

How did we all get so weird about singing?

Singing is our first language. It's something all children know without being taught. But somewhere on the road to adulthood, something is said — or felt — and that carefree vocal expression gets replaced by a tightening, a reluctance, or an outright fear.

It's time to understand how we got here and untie the knots around our once untroubled voices.

All Children Sing, Until They're Told Not To, joins the dots of how our modern world has robbed us of our carefree singing voices.

And why it matters that we reclaim them.

Drawing on neuroscience, history, and over 20 years of bringing people back to their voices, this is a book about reclaiming something essential. Connection. Joy. The part of you that used to sing without thinking about it.

Singing is not about performance. It's our homecoming.

It's time to reclaim your voice

See who loves the book already

"A gloriously compelling case for singing as a vital contributor to our mental, emotional and social health. Read it and sing!"

Hugh Mackay AO — Social Psychologist, Researcher and bestselling author

"Singing returns us to ourselves and each other. Essential reading for anyone who was told to mime the words but remains singing curious."

Melissa Forbes — Singer, author of Making Music That Matters, Associate Professor University of Southern Queensland

About Fiona

Fiona Maria is a singing facilitator, speaker, and advocate for singing as a tool for health and human connection. Based in Sydney, she has spent over 20 years bringing people back to their voices — in corporate boardrooms, community circles, and under the open sky. This is her first book.