Hello Listers,
The subject has been dealt with thoroughly, and also raised some
hackles. Calmatevi!
As a "Gifted Amateur", I have been singing for almost 50 years, and
as recent as last week, according to people who heard me at an
Italian festival, I give "goose bumps" when I sing. My only pay,
other than a wedding I sang for in Philadelphia 40 years ago, has
been the compliments I received after singing. To bring tears to
someones eyes is indeed a form of remuneration to me, but I never
would even consider myself a "semi-Professional singer.
Sergius Kagen, in his excellent book, "On Studying Singing", sums it
up for me when he said (paraphrasing) in chapter one, that he would
narrowly define a professional singer as one who derives their income
from singing for other people. That definition makes a tight fit for
many, but if one holds to it, they can never become embroiled with
attacks on, and defense of, their field or vocation.
Best Vocal Wishes,
Ron Zinkel
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