Peggy said:
"I have a problem when singers are treated differently from other musicians in terms of being asked to be knowledgeable of the fundementals of musicianship, including music theory. For example, I think singers as well as violinists and flautists (for example) should know about keys and key signatures, clefs, meters, scales, modes, chord notation, how modulations work, proper music notation, etc."
Just confirming that I in no way implied that singers would NOT learn these other fundamentals of music theory, however, brand new singers (I teach a lot of 12-16 yr. olds) are first and foremost learning to sing. There is time for those who continue to study toward examinations and performances outside of the studio recital environment to learn the "rest" of the theoretical subject matter when the time is right. My comments were in regard to "introducing" theory into the lessons which I know is not done in many studios and for that reason, many singers are treated "beneath" musicians who have learned these skills. Jacqueline
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