I use to rock my infant to Signore Ascolta and other Puccini sweet arias.
Then as he got older (toddler) he would go to performances with me and would
sit in the audience. One time at a performance where there was no stage and
he was about 10 feet away from me, after a very thunderous applause by our
local Jr. Welfare leaguers, my son decided he want some of that applause.
So on the next aria he got up and stood at my feet facing the audience with
his arms out like the great "Pav" (he had his dinner napkin in his hand), he
began to mimic "O Mio Babino". The audience went wild, and it was on the
front page of our newspaper the next day.
Of course, now, 15 years later, he hits the road the minute I start to sing.
He still has an interest in my music, but it is very guarded.
Time certainly flies. And so do those great moments.
Buffy Hunt
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From: John Alexander Blyth <BLYTHE@B...>
To: <vocalist-temporary@egroups.com>
Sent: Friday, April 14, 2000 10:19 AM
Subject: [vocalist-temporary] Baby's music fondness, was: Pollster de-lurks
> I used to sing and vocalize while holding my rather
high-maintenance
> infant daughter - she would be calm if I had a nicely supported and
resonant
> sound, but squirm if I lost concentration or vocal focus. My own personal
> vocal coach.
> On the other hand, she's almost 6 now, and my voice has grown to
the
> extent that it can hurt my own ears in our living room. She'd rather go
and
> watch tv. But sometimes a gentle "Caro mio ben" brings her to fold in my
> arms, and remember the lullabies of her infancy.
> john
>
>
>
> At 16:55 13/04/00 -0700, you wrote:
> >Elizabeth wrote:
> >
> >>I'm sure the moms on the list would like to know how you *keep* an
> >>eight-month-old baby in your arms.
> >
> >He will stay in my arms only as he is beginning to drift off into sleep.
> >It's pretty much the only time I allow myself to sit down. If I try to
> >hold him at the computer while he is awake, he enjoys grabbing the
> >mini-blinds and rattling them. Now practicing is another matter
altogether.
> >He loves music!
> >
> >>Elizabeth Finkler (proud aunt of Katie the Fearless)
> >
> >Lucky kids to have such an involved auntie such as yourself!
> >
> >Valerie Williams
> >
> >
> >
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> John Blyth
> Baritone, inter alia.
> Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
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