From: H V Sahasrabuddhe
To: VOCALIST <vocalist>
Subject: Teaching voice to student of Indian music
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This is very interesting. How long have you been teaching her? Besides
the Indian songs and vocalises she wants to do, do you give some other
exercises too? How is her progress judged? Does she have a music
teacher there in Illinois or is she practicing what she learnt earlier?
There may be other singers in the west who can benefit from her
experience.

May be there are others on the list with similar experiences?

Veena Sahasrabuddhe

On Thu, 3 Feb 2000, Mike & Vicki Bryant wrote:

> I have a voice student who sings South Indian Classical Music. I'm
> starting to learn the patterns of the scales (equivalent to solfege)
> and the syllables which go with them. In working with her, I am truly
> a voice teacher alone and not a coach, because I know almost nothing
> about the vocalises and songs; I simply help her to free her voice so
> she can sing them well. It has been a delightful experience for me so
> far.
>
> Vicki Bryant
> Naperville, IL
>
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