Mirko,
It sounds that you have discovered a Path to Wisdom (of which there are
many)(and I'm tempted to add: glasshopper :o) ). It's usually hard to
convince young ambitious singers to work on the middle of their voices and
to master those songs before tackling arias - and yet it should pay in the
long run. john
At 04:36 PM 1/23/01 +1000, you wrote:
>hi all.
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>I haven't written to this list in ages- i've been lurking for a good year
>or so.
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>here's my news- I've been going through the old schirmer 24 arias songbook.
>and i must say, things are sounding better than ever. For some reason, my
>teacher was getting me onto the mozart and donzinetti arias (which i find
>too hard at this stage)- and i figure, it's better for my voice to sing
>songs very well, than to stuff around with stuff that is too hard for me.
>What do list members think? I'm a bit sick to *trying* to do the big
>operatic tenor thing, and I feel i'm developing my voice better right now
>singer art songs and lieder as opposed to donzinetti and mozart -which I
>*can* sing, but something about it always seems a little strained and not
>quite right. I want to sing in the middle of my voice for a while, that's
>where I'm enjoying things most now, and that's where I notice the most
>development.
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>Mirko
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John Blyth
Baritono robusto e lirico
Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
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