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From:  John Alexander Blyth <BLYTHE@B...>
John Alexander Blyth <BLYTHE@B...>
Date:  Tue May 1, 2001  2:40 pm
Subject:  Re: [vocalist] Voice is a very personal thing, was: Voice Lessons over the su...


Sorry to come across so pouty on this subject, mike: it's so easy to fall
into the 'business model' for every situation and to lose sight of the
beauty and adventure. I, personally, feel that a good voice teacher will
often be an empathetic guide who goes with you on your vocal journey and
deserves acknowledgement for that degree of involvement.
On the other hand I am a rank amateur who does not rely on teaching to
feed my family, have taken comparatively few lessons for the amount of
singing that I do, and have a bee in my bonnet about the business model
generally. My one paying student is a model of virtue so far, though I'm
not likely to encourage 'running up a tab'. john

At 10:21 PM 4/30/01 -0400, you wrote:
...
>BLYTHE@B... writes:
>
><< Well said. What could be more *human* than singing? Therefore what
could be
> more inhuman than to expect the role of guide and mentor to fuller singing
> be just part of a business transaction? john
...
>john,
>
> my point was that we teachers are there to serve them, the students and
>not be served by them. i meant the use of the word 'employees' only as a
>metaphor though, it is a fact, we are their employees.
>
>mike

John Blyth
Baritono robusto e lirico
Brandon, Manitoba, Canada

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