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Date Posted: 10:10:42 05/07/06 Sun
Author: Rita
Subject: Re: Voice teachers
In reply to: Laura 's message, "Voice teachers" on 15:51:12 04/30/06 Sun

Personally, I believe that you can teach any student to read music as long as they are willing to learn. Also, these students with "okay" voices can make great strides as well, as long as they are dedicated. It's about the training they receive and how they apply it and work towards it. I was one of those students, who could barely ready music and had an okay voice but music was my passion and I wanted to work with it for the rest of my life. I was lucky that the faculty here took a chance on me and let me prove myself. I came in with literally nothing and in the short amount of time I was here I improved tremendously because I put the effort in. I'm no where near being the best singer in the department, but I do believe that I can hold my own, and that's all based on the efforts I've put into it. I may never be a professional singer, but that isn't the point of lessons is it? Isn't it about being the best musician you can be? That's going to vary due to peoples ability levels. We are not all prone to being the next Puccini or whatever. I think, regardless of the student's vocal ability, they should be able to receive the training they need in order to become a better musician. Just because they aren't the best voice you’ve ever hear doesn't mean that they're place in music is meaningless...

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[> Re: Voice teachers -- Chad B, 13:54:00 04/01/07 Sun [1]

Rita had a lot of good points to make, and I agree. I, personally, have taught and directed choirs both highly proficient and those who sing only on the shirttails of their peers. I would prefer to have a mixture of both because I feel they compliment each other nicely. A student who cannot read music but sings wonderfully can learn to follow the music while those with lesser quality voices bring the more technical elements into play and sort of feed off each other. I don't think anyone should be less favored than other based on their ability to perform. Music is for everyone. We do not get to pick our talents nor our abilities but we can enjoy it all the same.


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