tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1872521732024534925.post790456171051156905..comments2023-03-30T11:35:01.084-04:00Comments on I'd rather be sleeping (but opera is keeping me awake): "Try to be abnormal"Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10149585684469790767noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1872521732024534925.post-59937743192752892772008-05-16T14:17:00.000-04:002008-05-16T14:17:00.000-04:00Thanks again everyone for pointing out what should...Thanks again everyone for pointing out what should be obvious, and for giving me the advice that I would give to anyone else in the same situation.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10149585684469790767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1872521732024534925.post-36626273225924372502008-05-16T13:30:00.000-04:002008-05-16T13:30:00.000-04:00The thing that really matters is that you have sun...The thing that really matters is that you have sung for the first time with accompanist, you have sung for the first time in fron of people you didn't knew...you may have done something wrong, and a lot of things right...but you have done it!!!It's another step in your singer career!<BR/><BR/>Congratulations on your evaluation!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1872521732024534925.post-85011938972228121592008-05-15T14:14:00.000-04:002008-05-15T14:14:00.000-04:00This IS your teacher speaking (er, writing)......i...This IS your teacher speaking (er, writing)......if you won't listen to me, then listen to "anonymous" (who DOES sound like me!!!): "focus on what you did right instead of what you did wrong"...and "keep working"...And from me: Knock off the perfectionist routine. I now it all tooooooo well!!! "It" will never be perfect...it will rarely be as great as it was at home...you never know what's going to happen once you get "in there" or "up there"...the things you expect to give you trouble will go fine, and the things that always went well will suddenly fly out the window...this evaluation experience is offered as a learning tool and a means to grow...so you should feel like you've learned a lot about a lot...and you're now at least 6 feet tall from the growth experience, aren't you??? <BR/><BR/>By the way, you were not the only one thrown off by having an accompanist yesterday...and it's difficult to perform unrehearsed with an accompanist, even when you have experience!!! (My profound apologies for being inadequate in the accompanist area...)<BR/><BR/>You are a wonderful student and a gutsy girl...keep on being gutsy, and one day, you'll feel the glory, as long as you "focus on what you did right and keep working"...<BR/><BR/>My thanks to anonymous...<BR/><BR/>DPCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1872521732024534925.post-76383224533439971202008-05-15T12:25:00.000-04:002008-05-15T12:25:00.000-04:00Thank you both for your kind words and support! An...Thank you both for your kind words and support! Anon, you really sounded just like my teacher! :) I'll certainly post the feedback they all gave me once I get it. <BR/><BR/>***focusing on the good stuff... focusing on the good stuff...*** Ouch I think I sprained my brain...Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10149585684469790767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1872521732024534925.post-2451756764312491872008-05-14T23:32:00.000-04:002008-05-14T23:32:00.000-04:00Susan:Congrats on your first eval!Sometimes great ...Susan:<BR/>Congrats on your first eval!<BR/>Sometimes great things don't start easy, but they certainly make up for it later.Raisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04139313176151428569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1872521732024534925.post-71424210893161733182008-05-14T22:08:00.000-04:002008-05-14T22:08:00.000-04:00Nope, the new Nathan Gunn fan who asked you to pos...Nope, the new Nathan Gunn fan who asked you to post If Ever. Been keeping an eye on your blog. I work with many people of talent, and the one thing they have in common is that they are rarely satisfied with their work, but they are relentless in perfecting it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1872521732024534925.post-3765035274339675182008-05-14T21:56:00.000-04:002008-05-14T21:56:00.000-04:00Hmm Donna is that you? It sounds just like you...Hmm Donna is that you? It sounds just like you...Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10149585684469790767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1872521732024534925.post-51459103577180634772008-05-14T21:54:00.000-04:002008-05-14T21:54:00.000-04:00You want to cry because you want perfection; it's ...You want to cry because you want perfection; it's the bane of most good artists. Try and be abnormal :) and focus on what you did right, instead of what you did wrong. And keep working.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com