Mary Beth wrote in part:
>... even when both are listening to a taped version of the sound, what one would observe as a "good" sound, the other would observe as "awful." > Most of the children I have sessions with hated to hear their singing at first. They would cringe and give me strange looks and say things like, "I hate listening to myself sing and "It doesn't sound like me." To get them over this hump I would have them critique the "singer" as if the singer was another kid. That works and they eventually get used to hearing themselves. Good critiques too.
>Not to mention that the terminology used successfully on one person, may be meaningless to the next. > After eight years of college grad and post grad schooling I could talk the talk and walk the walk. Then my first work was with the children in CTW (Sesame Street). They didn't have a clue as to what I was talking about. So now, after 45 years working with singing kids most of my music terminology has flown away on silvered wings, out the window, never to be seen again. It's only when reading the vocalist I remember most of the meaning of the terminology. God help me if I ever have to work with adults again. They'll think I'm talking down to them unless I take a refresher on music-speak.
Great insight, Beth.
Dr Dean
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