Dear Jana, Lisa, Ian, Joel, and especially Lana,
thanks for all the nice reactions. I think Ian 'You
did need to get that off your chest!' described
exactly how I felt, although I did not realise it
myself really.
Something I still would like to emphasise: the subject
('never again a singing teacher') is a quote from
Ramon Vargas, for myself this would only be true if I
would add 'at least for the time being'. Also a part
of my mail was quote, and that has probably not been
visible with all monitor resolutions.
After having read all the reactions and maybe even
more after having been able to 'get it off my chest',
I feel much better.
Some of you have proven in their reaction they could
very well, but many of you - especially the teachers -
probably cannot imagine how utterly frustrating it is
to spend a lot of time and money on lessons and
practising, and not to be able to make progress, and
what is even worse, not to understand why, while
people keep telling you 'you have such an easy voice'.
Well, if someone with an easy voice can make such
experiences, how would it have been with a 'difficult'
voice?
Learning to sing can be so frustrating, but singing
can be so great, and that is what I am experiencing
now, with my wonderful accompanist (somebody who
already won an important competition when she was 14,
I really don't understand why she wants to work with
me, it must be the colour of my eyes:)), so here I am
really very, very, lucky.
As for Jana's advises: I am going to listen for a week
to Dietrich Fischer Dieskau, who is giving a
masterclass at the Schubertiade.
http://www.schubertiade.at/
And I am going to a hear a few concerts there of
amongst others Christoph Pregardien, which teaches me
more than any singing lesson at all in my opinion.
Maybe I am even going to do the exercises Mozart wrote
for his wife, I once tried them and I like coleratures
anyway.
Thanks again,
Dre de Man
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