| From: Dr Colin D Reed To: vocalist Subject: RE: Speech level singing Send reply to: VOCALIST <vocalist>
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
Colin Reed, Tenor Newark, UK Tel: +44 1636 706158 Mobile: +44 973 952447
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