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From:  Karen Mercedes <dalila@R...>
Date:  Fri Apr 14, 2000  4:01 am
Subject:  Re: [vocalist-temporary] introduction & taping lessons


I tape lessons much less to hear my own voice as to capture my teacher's
comments on tape as reminders as I'm practising between lessons. Frankly,
I don't much enjoy listening to myself on tape (or watching myself on
video). Even when it's what I know, objectively, is a good performance,
I'm far too much of a perfectionist to be able to appreciate my own
recordings. And because much of how I approach vocal technique is
sensate/tactile rather than aural, I find that hearing myself is only of
limited helpfulness in directing me towards good technique and away from
bad technique. Mainly because the tape usually cannot help me remember
the *sensations* I felt when singing correctly vs. incorrectly. I'd
rather rely on my inner ear (i.e., how I sound in my head) combined with
the sensations that go along with that "inner ear" sound, combined with my
teacher's appraisal of what's good and what isn't. All this to say, I
guess, that I'm mainly a physical learner when it comes to singing.

Karen
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Der in den Zweigen wohnet;
Das Lied, das aus der Kehle dringt,
Ist Lohn, der reichlich lohnet.
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