tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3495622859323058834.post5506586837323098098..comments2022-12-23T02:21:31.320-05:00Comments on ONCE MORE WITH FEELING: When Delusion Hits RealityAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00399266373570613570noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3495622859323058834.post-55238410659021583572010-01-24T13:54:23.141-05:002010-01-24T13:54:23.141-05:00I get this all the time. Of course, it's all ...I get this all the time. Of course, it's all middle school or high school kids who are auditioning for their SCHOOL shows, so it's not the biggest deal. But they go "I think I'll audition for the show...let me pay for a voice lesson so I'll have an edge on the other kids!" Since I'm working at a studio and have to take the student, I just grit my teeth and give them a crash course, doing as much as I can in 30 minutes to make sure they at LEAST know how to breathe properly. But I always want to take their parents by the shoulders and say "If your child wanted to play in a band concert tomorrow but didn't play the trumpet, would you send them on one trumpet lesson and then stick them on the stage?" It's amazing how ignorant people can be.Carahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15319957218727004304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3495622859323058834.post-90496353031764814452010-01-22T20:03:53.204-05:002010-01-22T20:03:53.204-05:00Natalie - use whatever you need - but I know you w...Natalie - use whatever you need - but I know you well enough to know you are eloquent beyond words and with words...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00399266373570613570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3495622859323058834.post-48904285320169403732010-01-22T18:12:30.324-05:002010-01-22T18:12:30.324-05:00I wish I had had your eloquence with the 19 year o...I wish I had had your eloquence with the 19 year old who wanted a lesson the day before an audition for a major broadway musical, and didn't even know what she wanted to sing (at least she's been studying voice for a few years, so she wasn't starting completely from scratch). I will remember your words the next time I'm faced with this!Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15801084365302250800noreply@blogger.com