And on the flip side, if you cannot sight read well in an audition, don't figure on getting called back no matter how well you thought you sang & how complimentary the "auditioneer" was about your singing &/or repetoire. I can sight read okay until my knees are knocking in an audition. Any suggestions as to how to overcome that would be welcome!
Pat
On Thu, 29 Jun 2000 20:34:09 -0400 Naomi Gurt Lind <omigurt@s...> writes: > I've enjoyed the discussion about what musical skills (sight reading, > score > reading, piano, etc.) a singer should cultivate. Isabelle, as > always, your > question shows a high degree of professionalism, motivation, and > intelligence. > > One point that may have relevance to some of you: this discussion > has > focused mainly on the ambitions of the opera singer to function well > at the > big-house level. A difficult truth is that many highly-qualified > singers > do not have the opportunity to work in that context. Many of us do > freelance work and even some professional choral singing. (I know, > I know, > some of you are saying you'll *never* sing chorally, it's terrible > for your > voice, you're the best singer in your conservatory and you'll > definitely be > solo all the way. I hope you're right but remember that everyone > else is > saying the same thing to him or herself!) > > Anyway, in the context of a freelance career, sightsinging skill is > *imperative*. And to the extent that pianistic ability helps you > learn > music quickly, it too is imperative. I won't bore you with war > stories, > but I can say honestly that my musicianship (sightsinging in > particular) > has gotten me jobs, even when I was less than ideally prepared for > auditions. > > It's something to think about, anyway. > > Naomi > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Free @Backup service! Click here for your free trial of @Backup. > @Backup is the most convenient way to securely protect and access > your files online. Try it now and receive 300 MyPoints. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > >
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