A friend of mine has encountered a parallel situation. She is a voice teacher who sent a student on to a colleague at a nearby university. There were some misunderstandings over comments made by the new teacher. At any rate, the student got herself ejected from the studio by expressing her discomfort over the new teacher's remarks against the old teacher (apparently). There was lots of crying and hard feelings. There was also plenty of well poisoning being done by the angry new ex-teacher after it all blew up. Long-story-short: kids have got to be prepared for the academic world. There are times when you are not in power. There are times when you shut your mouth and hang on until you can get an available out. This is how the world works for those of us who earn a living. It is not too early to learn that in college. If a student believes that she can no longer function in that university, it is time to rethink all of it: the academic goal, where it is to be achieved, and how music figures into her life.
Often there are idiots teaching voice who are egocentric, half informed, and socially inappropriate. They need counseling, but, instead they get voice students.
Good luck to your B's student. Michael E. Chesebro, M.A.,C.C.C., S.L.P. Voice & Fax: 562/983-9965 Wireless: 562/884-2122
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