Bart and list: Methinks you need a bit of New Year's cheer - or something. Clearly Karen said something which set you off, but I fail to see what.
Her post was clear and, to my reading, exhibited no "attitude" whatsoever. My first teacher, likewise, booted me out. It was the right thing at the right time. There often comes a time when student and teacher should part and I see nothing unusual or improper about it. I find many teachers lacking in the technical knowledge to fine-tune an advanced and career-worthy voice. If both the teacher and the student recognize the problem why shouldn't the student move on to another teacher?
Often times the teacher-student pairing is nothing more than the luck of the draw. This is particularly true in the undergraduate music department in US college music programs. Students are assigned to studios and rarely know enough at the age of 17 or 18 to choose a teacher. Karen merely related an experience. She said nothing which merited your untempered response.
regards, Cindy Donnell
-----Original Message----- From: Bart <bart@l...> Date: Wednesday, January 02, 2002 3:05 PM
Well, Karen, I hate to say, your shopping-around-for-teachers attitude is to me nothing but the telltale sign of a self-indulging want of self-confidence ! You might feel at ease right now with your new voice shrink, and still the same old balks are bound to come in the way at some point, as long as you haven't truly brushed them aside once for all. Remember : a vocal coach takes money from you. Imagine you were a pauper. Could you afford to focus that much on your own flaws, or would you rather bank on what you are, no matter how good or bad, to achieve something in life ? HUGE SNIP Wishing you the very best, though Bart
Cynthia Donnell Associate Professor Coordinator of Voice Performance Virginia Commonwealth University Department of Music 922 Park Ave. Box 842004 Richmond, VA 23284-2004 804.828.1166 - office 804.827.0230 -fax csdonnel@v...
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