[musictlk] would this make you uncomfortable

[Brandon Keith Biggs]

Hello Kelsey,
All teachers I have ever taken lessons from teach at their homes. 
Granted my budget has been much higher, so the teachers have been more 
prosperous, so I have never been in an apartment.
There is no such thing as "no way" to contact a school employee and his 
suggestion is just because he thought you would feel like this.

I would really look at his teachings skeptically as if he didn't learn 
from a teacher, he may have some odd ideas about singing. I started out 
taking lessons from someone who took his teaching methods off his 
performance experience and he really messed up my voice and my opinion 
of myself.
So be careful that he won't ask you to sing anything that hurts.
Thanks,

Brandon Keith Biggs

On 7/1/2014 11:29 AM, Kelsey Nicolay via musictlk 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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