[musictlk] would this make you uncomfortable

[Anne Martin]

I agree, you need a female voice teacher.  Also it would be good if you
could take lessons in a studio, or in a church.
Anne
-----             Original Message ----- 
From: "josh lester via musictlk" <musictlk at nfbnet.org>
To: "Kelsey Nicolay" <piano.girl0299 at gmail.com>; "Music Talk Mailing List" 
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Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2014 2:54 PM
Subject: Re: [musictlk] would this make you uncomfortable


> You need a female, because that's common sense.
> Blessings
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> On 7/1/14, Kelsey Nicolay via musictlk <musictlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 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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