--- Ian Belsey <Idbelsey@y...> wrote: > ---
--- Ian Belsey <Idbelsey@y...> wrote: > ---
sopran@a... wrote: >
sopran@a... wrote: >
> > In a message dated 8/3/01 2:03:48 PM,
> > laura@d... writes:
> >
> > << you're speaking the
> > nonsense now!! >>
> >
> > Ian,
> >
> > I'm afraid that you are the one speaking
> > nonsense--with a dose of self
> > importance and snobbery to boot!
> >
> > For your information, true professionalism is a
> > standard of quality, not of
> > remuneration. And in this world, the best are not
> > always the best paid. Far
> > from it!
> >
> > Amateurs can--and often do-- achieve the same
> level
> > of vocal excellence as
> > paid, full time singers.
> >
> > It is not unusual for many very fine singers
> > (especially in a very crowded
> > category such as lyric soprano) to have a very
> hard
> > time finding enough
> > paying jobs to earn a decent living as a full time
> > singer.
> >
> > Sadly, it is also not unusual for mediocre and
> even
> > very bad singers to be
> > well paid.
> >
> > An amateur, by the way, is someone who sings for
> the
> > love of singing. And I'd
> > rather hear a committed performance by an amateur
> > than a "phoned in"
> > performance by a "professional" who's only in it
> for
> > the money any day.
> >
> > Judy
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