tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5554498168264477884.post383003437917107186..comments2023-09-26T03:53:17.142-04:00Comments on Pentimento: Tears and the SingerPentimentohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17161146891505294679noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5554498168264477884.post-11403741297250909842009-02-25T20:22:00.000-05:002009-02-25T20:22:00.000-05:00Well, there are bad teachers and bad therapists, t...Well, there are bad teachers and bad therapists, too . . .Pentimentohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17161146891505294679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5554498168264477884.post-26313066474148398142009-02-25T08:11:00.000-05:002009-02-25T08:11:00.000-05:00I agree...somewhat. I once had a voice teacher wh...I agree...somewhat. I once had a voice teacher who pumped me for boyfriend info at every session, cutting into my singing time. Worse, she would then tell me about her own relationship and health problems. Even though this teacher came highly recommended by a friend (who now has a successful career as a folk singer), I didn't stay with her long.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5554498168264477884.post-70785549845275868272009-02-24T22:13:00.000-05:002009-02-24T22:13:00.000-05:00Hi Sheila!I agree -- to be an effective voice teac...Hi Sheila!<BR/><BR/>I agree -- to be an effective voice teacher you have to be a kind of therapist too.Pentimentohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17161146891505294679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5554498168264477884.post-34293656910635086072009-02-24T22:09:00.000-05:002009-02-24T22:09:00.000-05:00Thank you for sharing this. I was, once upon a tim...Thank you for sharing this. I was, once upon a time, a music major, and it brings back memories....I know that for me, my favorite music teachers also did a bit of therapy work in all the music teaching. It is indeed a very personal sort of activity to engage in.Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03592157819188364751noreply@blogger.com