From: Michael Eckford
To: VOCALIST <vocalist>
Subject: Re: First Bad Review
Send reply to: VOCALIST <vocalist>

DIANE M. CLARK (MUSIC DEPARTMENT) wrote:

> If I get an unfaborable review, I try to "kill 'em with kindness," especially
> if I am likely to be reviewed by that person again. If I had gotten the
> comment you quoted, I would write to the reviewer and thank him for being
> kind enough to give me a review in the first place. (After all, it is often
> hard to get noticed at all.) I would thank him for recognizing my vocal
> training and complimenting my appearance. Then I would say something like:
> "I'm sorry that you perceived my singing as 'vomiting' and I wish I knew what
> it was that you did not enjoy about my renditions. However, I appreciate
> your candor, and I shall certainly work all the harder to improve my per-
> formance in the future."

Hello Diane, Sara and List,

I second all the compassionate responses on this thread. I especially love Dr.
Diane's proactive ideas.

Blessings.

Michael Eckford
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

"Silence is complicity..."