Shawna wrote:
>I worked my
>tail off trying to play catch up in my freshman and sophomore years with my
>sightreading and technique, and I still ran up against problems. Several
>other students had the same issues. They got tracked to "adjunct" voice
>faculty, weren't allowed in Chamber choir, and frequently didn't even get
>into the yearly opera productions. Those who already had 5 years of piano or
>voice, plus an "in" with some of the faculty because they went to the same
>churches or whatever, got far more performing opportunities than many of us
>with much greater skill and enthusiasm. Opera auditions, for instance, were
>not about who would have been best for a particular role, or who needed the
>performance opportunities. It was about giving perks to the students of the
>most prominent teachers- even those students who were on a Mus Ed. track and
>had no desire for a performing career!
That's truly terrible, Shawna. I could understand a person's feeling
resentful after going through an experience like this. What an awful
educational environment.
NGL
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