Okay, so I thought I could listen to "In My Prime" while I did the dishes. But by the time I got about two songs in, I had goosebumps, and then "A Case of You" had me sobbing in the suds. So I quit the dishes, took the CD up to my studio and started it all over. This time dancing, singing, crying, sweating, and so, so, so inspired by this gift you've given the world. Rhiannon, your voice is an amazing instrument of the Divine. Your virtuosity is so clear on this collection...the range, the technique, the imagination, the strength -- it's all there.
Much, much love,
Rhonda Morton Corning NY
Alligator Mouth Improv & Savannah consulting

After the workshop, I didn't expect to use my musical experience in a hospice setting anytime soon. But my Mother developed some health problems and my family ended up transferring her to the hospital's hospice program. I had the opportunity to sing to her during the week she was in hospice, the last time just before she died. The hymns and songs were melodies she knew. The improvised lullabies gave me a chance to say goodbye, to say how much I would miss her, to tell her it was OK to let go.
Thanks again for the dialog about the hospice experience, reminding me to bring music to the experience.
JH, New York NY

Rhiannon, thank you for producing the CD Flight! As a classically trained flutist, and music therapist who is trying to find my own musical "voice", the daily 15-30 minutes I spend with your ensemble are a continual gift to me. This joyful practice infects the rest of my music with an intensity and authenticity that I was afraid I had lost. It infuses the rest of my day with a wonderful self-loving energy. You have provided a path for a journey of self-discovery in the truest sense! Thank you.
DG, Ann Arbor MI

"All The Way In is like skydiving. If you’re crazy brave enough, jump off, jump out! You’ll shit in your pants, scream for mercy, have your breath taken away, and then soar with elation! You will know what it is to be alive! After awhile, you’ll notice there has always been a parachute above and a guide at your back—or is that an angel?"
Virginia Schenck, Atlanta, GA,
jazz vocalist/music educator/music therapist
ATWI 2009

"My choice for All the Way In was a very good one. I already learned a lot of Rhiannon during the past six years in several workshops, but the choice for ATWI was an investment for life. It was an investment in connecting musically. “What do you really want to give and how do you really support what the music (and you) needs” sums it up. Rhiannon does that so perfectly, creating a perfect space in with people can grow. It’s up to people what they do with that space. I think that she has the quality to put her whole heart in it. By creating a space of music, spirituality and kindness in with participants can grow in their own and unique way. So this course allowed me to grow musically, spiritually and the greatest gift was in the end by realizing I didn’t need an approval from Rhiannon anymore for going my own way in music. Thanks for that dear, lovable, beautiful singer and friend. Thank you for your love and kindness."
Kees Kool, Netherlands, Singer, Vocal Teacher
ATWI 2011

"What has remained so powerfully with me since doing the ALL THE WAY work is the body memory the workshops created within me. The work continues to live in my bones; the techniques get grounded to your creative source, you will never lose them, even if they get rusty from time to time.Rhiannon has really tapped into something essentially human and exceptional in this training. Writing is the place where I do my creative reckoning, where at times I feel I am engaged in a wrestling match, but for me, music, and particularly singing is the great exaltation, the exhale, the wail -- the beckoning, the balm. I have always wanted to incorporate music into my plays without them becoming musicals and the ALL THE WAY work has created an amazing foundation and trust in the voice and shown me how song can be linked to play text so that difficult stories can be truly heard, and therefore felt by an audience."
Kumani Gantt, Seattle
Singer, Playwright, Director
ATWI 2009

“For me, ALL THE WAY IN was a commitment I made to myself to dive fully into my own life. To take risk, to trust, to be challenged, to be supportive and be supported, to grow, to let go, to listen more deeply, to connect and above all to SING! Rhiannon, the co-pilots and the amazing group of singers I was blessed to be a part of were the cornerstone of this tremendously
important year in my life. Because of my experience through ALL THE WAY IN, I am more committed than ever to teaching vocal improvisation.
Thank you Rhiannon!”
Rebekka Goldsmith, Seattle WA
Singer, Educator, Improvisor
ATWI 2009 & 2010

“The effect of ALL THE WAY IN for me has been profound. I clearly see how improvisation is slipping into every aspect of my life, from performance to teaching to my everyday moving about in the world. Working for a whole year with the same people gave me a sense of responsibility and inspiration to continue to develop all the elements we explore - melody, harmony, rhythm, counterpoint, language, and deep listening.

Since we began, in addition to expanding my musical vocabulary, I have started an improv group, started a critical feedback writers group, and started weaving improvisation into my world of song. I am so thankful for this opportunity to really dive ALL THE WAY IN, and know that it informs and will inform my life for all time.”

Elise Witt, Pine Lake GA
Singer, Songwriter, Educator, Recording Artist, Community Activist