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To: "VOCALIST" <vocalist>
Subject: Re: before I give it all up....(long)
Date sent: Tue, 14 Dec 1999 21:23:16 -0000
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I too have experienced similar at times during my studies at music college.
But maybe this tale will give you some hope:
I recently sang in an oratorio class and the teacher ripped me to pieces.
She said I had no technique and that the song was totally wrong for me. I
had been having a rough time and wasn't at my best health wise, but this
really knocked me down, as I had tried SO hard.
However, a few months later I performed the role of Monica from Menotti's
"The Medium" at college and the same teacher came to watch. She approached
me afterwards and unashamedly took back everything she had said that day in
the class. She apologised and said she was wrong, and that I actually did
have an excellent technique and a lot of power.
You can imagine how good it felt to hear that!
What I am trying to say is perservere and stick at it. One day you will get
the recognition you deserve and then you will feel fantastic! We are all
behind you, I'm sure the rest of the list agree, and it would be such a
shame to give up now. By the way, I also feel you should see about changing
to a different teacher. Making the decision to move to another teacher may
be the best thing you ever do. I hope everything works out for you.
>From Sara.

----- Original Message -----
From: Jennifer
To: VOCALIST <vocalist>
Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 1999 5:43 PM
Subject: RE: before I give it all up....(long)


> I had a horrible time for part of my undergraduate as well. But no matter
> how bad it got, I just kept reminding myself that I loved to sing, and
that
> I was going to follow my dream no matter what. And I'm glad I stuck with
it!
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> However, it does sound like you're in an untenable situation. I agree with
> the advice to get a new teacher! You might also want to consider speaking
> with the head of the voice division about what's been happening with your
> lessons. And if things are that bad in your school, maybe transferring
> somewhere else (again) may be something to consider. If the director is
that
> unprofessional, do you really want to go through your whole undergraduate
> dealing with it?
>
> I hope things work out,
>
> Jennifer
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