Bart and list:
Methinks you need a bit of New Year's cheer - or something. Clearly Karen
said something which set you off, but I fail to see what.
Her post was clear and, to my reading, exhibited no "attitude" whatsoever.
My first teacher, likewise, booted me out. It was the right thing at the
right time. There often comes a time when student and teacher should part
and I see nothing unusual or improper about it. I find many teachers
lacking in the technical knowledge to fine-tune an advanced and
career-worthy voice. If both the teacher and the student recognize the
problem why shouldn't the student move on to another teacher?
Often times the teacher-student pairing is nothing more than the luck of the
draw. This is particularly true in the undergraduate music department in US
college music programs. Students are assigned to studios and rarely know
enough at the age of 17 or 18 to choose a teacher. Karen merely related an
experience. She said nothing which merited your untempered response.
regards,
Cindy Donnell
-----Original Message-----
From: Bart <bart@l...>
Date: Wednesday, January 02, 2002 3:05 PM
Well, Karen, I hate to say, your shopping-around-for-teachers attitude is to
me nothing but the telltale sign of a self-indulging want of
self-confidence ! You might feel at ease right now with your new voice
shrink, and still the same old balks are bound to come in the way at some
point, as long as you haven't truly brushed them aside once for all.
Remember : a vocal coach takes money from you. Imagine you were a pauper.
Could you afford to focus that much on your own flaws, or would you rather
bank on what you are, no matter how good or bad, to achieve something in
life ?
HUGE SNIP Wishing you the very best, though Bart
Cynthia Donnell
Associate Professor
Coordinator of Voice Performance
Virginia Commonwealth University
Department of Music
922 Park Ave.
Box 842004
Richmond, VA 23284-2004
804.828.1166 - office
804.827.0230 -fax
csdonnel@v...
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