> very, very well said- as usual! How right you are. I > myself had such an experience this past winter. I sang > the aria I could sing in my sleep, a Mozart STANDARD, > and this supposedly "experienced" coach/accompanist > had never before seen it or played it in his life. It > showed. He took off like a bat out of hell, and I was > blamed for the entire thing.
Hi Molly -
I feel really lucky because my teacher trains me in my lessons to NOT FOLLOW THE ACCOMPANIST - it's his job to follow me. I get in big trouble if I adjust myself to match the pianist's tempo, or hesitate if he makes a mistake, and I guess 9 months of that nit-picking worked because the horrible pianist of yesterday hardly even fazed me. I want the rest of my singing to be like that. . . just me doing what I do, and correctly, no matter what anyone else around me does! That's what my teacher has been trying to drill into my obstinate head ;) Oh well, changing old habits takes time and attention and (for me most of all) the WEARING DOWN OF RESISTANCES. . . oy vey!
Take care, Karena
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