In a message dated 8/7/00 4:42:41 PM, BLYTHE@B... writes:
<< I came as something of a novice to both acting and solo singing only a few years ago. I've found that you can't do it just be being 'honest' - you always hhave to be aware of many technical things >>
Dear John,
I don't disagree with you at all!
However, by "honest" I did not mean to imply "unschooled" or totally natural, but rather a level of artifice that is not amateurish, but still somehow unconvincing (obviously contrived or calculated).
Certainly if one has studied technique and explored the music and text on many levels, there will be a level of artifice involved. Some singers, however, can make their performance appear to be utterly fresh, immediate and spontaneous--while others seem unable to do so.
Judy
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