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From:  Opera Diva <cyndeeszy@y...>
Date:  Sat Apr 1, 2000  11:37 am
Subject:  Re: [vocalist-temporary] okay, ye pollsters


Dear Isabelle and List,
I was one of the polled who put down more than 8
hours, which isn't really TOTALLY true. I'll try to
explain. I was vaguely estimating in all my
preparation time: when it gets close to performance
time or the beginning of rehearsal times, I spend
several hours a day writing out words, repeating them
over and over again, etc. to memorize. That is the
hardest part of singing for me, so I consider it
"practice". I was also counting in coachings. Whenever
I can afford it, I coach two or three times a week,
and in emergency situations (upcoming perfs) every
day. And then rehearsals: if you're singing a big role
at twice daily four hour rehearsals over a period of
four weeks (common here in Germany), even marking
whenever possible, that, too, is a certain kind of
practice in my book! Okay, if you ONLY count actual
vocalises, warm-ups, etc., and not literature work, I
guess I would only be at about an hour or two a week.
But that's not what you meant, is it? And I most
always feel horribly guilty that I don't practice
more! As a matter of fact, I should be practicing
now......
Regards,
Cyndee


> I
> have to say -- whoever you four listers are who
> practice more than 8 hours a week, I'm impressed!
>
> I find it hard to practice for more than an hour at
> a
> time (I get tired, working difficult lines over and
> over), and I also don't practice on my lesson days
> --
> so I average probably 4 hours a week. And it feels
> like a lot.
>
> Isabelle B.
>

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