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From:  l.s.mountford@a...
Date:  Thu Jan 10, 2002  7:19 pm
Subject:  Re: [vocalist] finding a new teacher (again)


I should trust myself to know when something is not
working for me. I have been on the phone all morning
talking to different voice teachers in my area, I found
someone who took voice lessons from my current voice
teacher for a semester and she knew exactly what I meant!
She laughed and said that she knew too well how I felt
when I left my lessons and felt generally talentless and
bad about myself...she said don't worry that has nothing
to do with your talent or lack of talent that's just how
she is. I will take an hour lesson with the person I
talked to on Saturday, and if she and I don't think we
can work on my technical problems I have a back up plan
as well...I know there is help out there, there are voice
teachers who are serious about helping students. It's
encouraging to hear someone say that they can help me
find some vibrato..when all I have been hearing from my
current teacher is "practice more" I practice for an hour a day every day at
very least and usually 2 hours. Practice more isn't getting the job done with
regard to not having any vibrato...I feel no vocal tension..no tension in the
throat either...so I need some real help here! I need to find a teacher who can
address these issues. At least I know there are other teachers in my area who
are ready to help.



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