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From:  "Margaret L. Harrison"<peggyh@i...>
Date:  Wed Dec 4, 2002  10:21 pm
Subject:  Re: [vocalist] SOME EXERCISES PLEASE!HELP!

On Wed, 04 Dec 2002 19:47:11 -0000 direpurple <direpurple@y...> wrote:

> Believe me, if i could, iwould heve found a
> teacher.

Perhaps you can explain why you've had difficulty finding a teacher. Do you
live in a remote area where you think there aren't any teachers? Do you not
know how to go about finding a teacher? Have you worked with teachers in your
area and had bad experiences, so have given up? If so, perhaps if you share
what the teaching situation has been that you found problematic, list members
can provide helpful suggestions for finding someone who will help you.

The problem is, so much of voice study is the teacher working with the student
to find the student doing things right with the voice, calling this to the
student's attention, so the student can start learning for him or herself how
to play his/her "instrument". For many of us, it's little by little, and for
some lucky people, huge strides can be made when a major principle is
assimilated into singing.

Unfortunately, instruction on most aspects of singing is not as cut and dried
as an instrument, where some basis instructions, such as which fingers to
place where, can be given in writing. (Even then, there's no substitute for
the immediate and accurate feedback of a live teacher in the same room as you
for acquiring good technique, whether it's an instrument or the voice.)

We once had a list member in Australia who used innovative distance learning
techniques for students in very remote rural areas, involving mailing
videotapes back and forth, combined with occasional personal visits to the
remote site. But that's a far cry from e-mail instruction!

Please hang in there, share your experiences, and let some of us can help you
find someone who can help you meet your goals for your singing.

Peggy


Margaret Harrison, Alexandria, Virginia, USA.




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21265 Re: SOME EXERCISES PLEASE!HELP!Michael chosdad Thu  12/5/2002  
21269 Re: SOME EXERCISES PLEASE!HELP!direpurple direpurple Thu  12/5/2002  

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