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Date sent: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 10:32:00 EST
Subject: Re: wedding songs
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In a message dated 01/14/2000 9:28:46 AM Central Standard Time,
randerman-at-asabenefits.com writes:

<< As to your mom's remarks, sometimes people need to be reminded that your
talent does not come cheap, that it takes time and money. You might have
mentioned that the service you performed at the wedding was actually worth
(whatever $$), not $100! You could nicely tell your mother that you already
took care of the gift, and change the subject! >>

Oh, I did, believe me. However, my mother said that while SHE knew that my
singing was worth more than that (yeah, right - she's still amazed that
people take voice lessons from me!), my cousins might not. I told her that
my cousins' perception was not my problem.

I had to laugh (while shaking my head ruefully), speaking of perceptions. My
mother was telling her neighbor that I'm teaching voice privately. My
neighbor said, "Don't you need some kind of training for that?" Let's see,
BM in Music Ed, MM in voice performance - hmmm, 20 years of performing
professionally ... hmmm, what have I forgotten?

Chris Thomas
Mezzo-Soprano
Wauwatosa, WI

"I love to sing-a, about the moon-a and the June-a and the spring-a"