From: DEBORAH
To: VOCALIST <vocalist>
Subject: Thanks! [was: Is 35 too old to start?]
Send reply to: VOCALIST <vocalist>

Hello all,

You may or may not remember me. I petitioned the list for advice a
month or so ago (INTRO/VOICE: Is 35 too old to start?). I just wanted to
share my excitement about my first voice lesson! I took the advice of
several of you and contacted NATS. They sent me a list of teachers in my
area and I called a couple, spoke to their references and chose a
wonderfully spirited woman right down the street from me.

We met for what she had earlier explained would be a kind of audition,
but when I arrived she said she could tell from my speaking voice that
I was a singer and would accept me (Can you people really tell that much
from a speaking voice?) and we went right into a lesson. When my alloted
time was finished (1/2 hour), she asked if I would mind staying a bit
longer. Her next student did not show up and she said she was having fun
because I was such a quick study! I cannot tell you how much I learned
in that hour! My confidence is soaring and I'm having so much fun! I
forgot how difficult learning (and unlearning) can be but it feels good;
kinda like that feeling in your muscles after a good workout: tired and
sore, but good!

Thanks for your wonderful and encouraging input. I look forward to
enjoying many more of your posts in the future!

Deborah