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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