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From: Dr Colin D Reed
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Subject: RE: Speech level singing
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Michael Chesebro wrote:
>himself. Words fail in the absence of demonstration. I only make this comment
>because I believe that what you understood from comments and hearing singers
>may have lead you to a conclusion that may not be accurate. I would also add
>that there is not a teacher on this list who hasn't had at least one student
>mis-apply all that he was taught to wretched result, and then, had that same
>student proudly tout his/her name as the brilliant pedagog who has made it
all >possible. Horrors.


Last year my teacher showed me a list of Kristin Linklater's general
principles. The first one, in bold type, is "Never take for granted that a
student will do what you tell them." I'm certain that just about every
teacher on this list has had practical experience of this.

Colin

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