“No voice teacher can be all things to all people. You have to gain information from whatever sources you can. You have to listen.”
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Everybody's a work in progress. I'm a work in progress. I mean, I've never arrived... I'm still learning all the time.
I've spent hours and hours doing research into Appalachian folk music. My grandfather was a fiddler. There is something very immediate, very simple and emotional, about that music.
Being steeped in the process of learning and exploring keeps me from becoming too nervous. Partly it's about not getting bored.
Learning operatic roles is ongoing, and I find that I can learn on the train or subway, during a manicure, getting my hair done, and even while driving if I only look at the score at red lights.