This is my biggest personal flaw. Which is not a good one to have when you are in a field where rejection is a major factor more often than not. And as a singer, it is easy to take rejection as a personal affront, because after all, your instrument is a part of your body.Continue reading “Taking Things Personally”
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Competitions – Subjective Wastes of Time or Valuable Learning Tools?
Yesterday was the MacDowell Club of Milwaukee’s first annual (?) music marathon, which was a competition for classical performers ages 14-19. Four of my students entered; two placed. All four sounded and looked fantastic, and sang at a level which I considered their personal bests up till now. Competitions are hard. Not so much theContinue reading “Competitions – Subjective Wastes of Time or Valuable Learning Tools?”