I'm a real cynic and I'm usually pretty nice to people, but I am anally retentive when it comes to things being correct. This often leads to stepping on people's toes, but the people who know in real life know that I'm good-natured, and are often kind enough to return the favor.
Now, I understand that I was quite impolite, and for that I apologize. However, I was being honest, and I also think I was right. I am often blunt in cases where I think that there is little uncertainty. I have little patience for people who question things that are obvious.
And, if you want to discuss the physical nature of singing:
Why do boy sopranos lack a vibrato? Are they all singing incorrectly? I have been told by qualified professionals that my mechanism is appropriate.
When I vocalize, if I have not had milk products in the past 24 hours, I can usually sing up to a C. You're right, it changes, but it's not stochastic: it's related to what you've been doing with it.
You also have rehearsals with your accompanist, and that takes your time. From my end of things, your rehearsals take our time as well.
I'm sure that you do study your scores away from singing, but do you know of pianists who do not do the same thing in addition to study at the piano? As I said before, it certainly is work, and more than most people think, but it is not the same. Granted, a lazy piano major might do less work than a hardworking voice major, but again, it's not apples to apples.
Am I too nitpicky if I point out that imbecile is spelled with 2 e's? Once again, I apologize.
Worth my time? This argument isn't worth my time. Your attack on "that terrible person" was, however.
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Look, I know it's hard. I know it's a lot of work. And I know that singers are tired of being treated as if they're not serious musicians, which they can be. There are people in every discipline who are airheads, and, unfortunately for people like you, there are a disproportionate number of them in vocalists. I think that musically, it is a more daunting task to consider expression in singing because there are so many dimensions that do not concern the pianist. And I would give my left foot to sing the closing aria of Isolde Liebestod (Maybe not... maybe... have a crippled left leg?), which someday I expect you may do. Alas, my falsetto is a couple notes short (Itried once
).
I got too focused about being right instead of focusing on being nice. And that's just not right, as ironic as it is.
Daniel
Topic: Snubbed, I say! SNUBBED!