>===== Original Message From Mezzoid@a... =====
>Actually, he had been positive with other people prior to me - all of whom
>were belters who had trouble bridging into their upper register. It was
me,
>the non-belter, who he couldn't help. Which just confirmed my opinion (I
>know, not everyone else's) that belting is something innate and if you
>haven't got it, you aren't going to. (Again, I know that's not everyone's
>opinion, but it is mine; and as a result, I don't try to teach it and will
>send someone to someone else if that's what they really want.)
As one who has never been a belter and who was chosen by audition to
be worked with in a belting master class at the Jan., 2001, NATS
workshop, I will say that I disagree. Mary Saunders worked with me, and I
came away with the awareness that if I really wanted to learn to belt, I
could. It would take a lot of work, but it is definitely possible. The truth
is
that, at my age, it's not something I have a burning desire to do! :-) I'm
glad I know more about it in order to help my students, but my singing
needs really don't require me to belt, so I am not inclined to work at it as I
would need to. But if I wanted to, I could, and I am confident that I could
become a reasonably decent belter.
Too bad that the guy you worked with did not have the knowledge to help
you. With someone else, you probably would have had a completely
different experience.
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