| To: "VOCALIST" <vocalist> Subject: Re: vocal advice needed - Zajick's technique? Date sent: Wed, 26 Jan 2000 17:15:41 -0500 Send reply to: VOCALIST <vocalist>
What I meant by my post is, since these two teachers are now very well known and have full studios, with many singers in mid-career, it might be strategic for a quite young singer to achieve a certain level of technical proficiency before approaching such "star" teachers, in order to make the most of their special gifts. Many good teachers can help a gifted beginner build the basis of a technique; extraordinary teachers are better approached, IMHO, once the singer has a good basic technique and is really ready to take flight. (It is also more likely that a "star" teacher's musical connections will be of help to a more proficient, more career-ready singer.)
Just my opinion. Indeed, Dolora Z. was a beginner when she started with Puffer; but remember, he had not yet built the remarkable reputation he now has, either.
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