Thank you, well said! Some of us believe in our music and want to do the best we can and give the people something for their money.
As far as musical taste and appreciation: Classical voice lessons may help us make a better recording; but we're not going to lay down our guitars join the next choral group and have dreams of singing at the MET; unless allowed to bring the whole band along and be able to play at least one original rock song - after we demonstrate of course that we can sing an opera piece with the proper diction and be heard above the Orchestra without a microphone ;-)
-Andrea
---Begin Included Message---- Sorry, but I'm afraid this is just the kind of snobbish attitude that has pushed opera to the back of the queue regarding popularity. Pop singers, and rock singers, have no choice but to relentlessly market themselves. For them, there is no option of existing on a government arts handout ("Lottery" money in Britain). It is do or die. If anyone has ever read interviews or watched a music documentary one would see how hard pop acts are pushed early in their careers, and how they perform when ill in order to attain success. I am as cynical as the ---more good points deleted---
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