> > I have a new student whose primary language is > > Spanish > > - and his English has a strong accent.
Dear Imthurn Melinda:
I have a new baritone student who also has a verrrrry thick Latino accent when singing English, which made itself an "issue" of sorts at his recent vocal jury. He sang the theme from Camelot and it seemed to lend itself favorably to that character!
However, others have apparently mentioned this to him in the past as a potential drawback (which it could be) and so we are working on his English diction, as well as his self-consciousness about it.
Thank you for bringing up the topic on the list. It need not be taken a wrong way. --Erica
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