[musictlk] would this make you uncomfortable

[Rob Kaiser]

Your concern (especially in this day and age) are vallid. For many years 
(note: this was in the mid 1980s) I tought private voice lessons out of my 
home in Northbrook, IL. At that time, I was living with my mom and dad who 
most of the time, were eitherout or in their bedroom with the door closed. I 
, personally, would be concerned with taking voice lessons with someone who 
doesn't have a music degree in either vocal performance or vocal teaching. 
Someone who doesn't have a degree most likely will not have the knowledge of 
the rights and wrongs of what to do. Sometimes, if there is a good music 
colledge in your area, you can find a voice student who would be more than 
willing to work with you at a lesser rate than a true professional voice 
teacher. They might not be as experienced, but they would have some 
knowledge (especially if they are in a Master's or Doctret program.)

As far as a man or a woman teacher, that is something you will have to wave 
the concerns. Talk to them a few times to see if you trust the person, and 
then you will most likely have to use your own judgement on this. It's too 
bad we live in a word wher

-----Original Message----- 
From: Kelsey Nicolay via musictlk
Sent: Tuesday, July 1, 2014 11:29 AM
To: musictlk at nfbnet.org
Subject: [musictlk] would this make you uncomfortable

Hello,
I was given a list of voice teachers by my choir president.
There were about 10 or 15 of them on the list.  One of the
teachers I contacted got back to me (this was a couple months
ago) and he told me that he would do lessons in his apartment in
Montville Township which is part of Medina.  He also said that he
does not play any instruments and therefore relies on the use of
backing tracks to teach his students.  He also does not have a
music degree.  Rather, he bases his teaching off of performance
experience.  I know there are some teachers who teach like that
and that's not what makes me uncomfortable.  The part I am a
little uneasy about is taking lessons from a male teacher in an
apartment.  Part of the reason I'm considering him is because
he's in my budget.  He also suggested that I should contact the
high school choir director (which by the way I have no way to
reach) and request a practice room at the high school.  I am
wondering if you guys think this approach sounds suspicious at
all.  I would be ok studying with a male teacher, but only if it
was in a place where there would be others around.  Otherwise, I
would definitely prefer to study with a female.  What do you
think? Are my concerns about this teaching style valid or should
I contact him again and see if he can come up with a different
approach?
Thanks,
Kelsey Nicolay

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