[nagdu] Musicians with Guide Dogs

[Sherry Gomes]

I did have a problem with two different directors in church choirs who
didn't want my dogs on stage. The second time it happened, it was the
overall music leader at the church, but the immediate choir director was a
friend, had directed me before and told his boss I wouldn't leave my dog,
and he wouldn't ask me to. No more was said. Years later when the boss left
to do something else, he came to me and apologized and told me he'd learned
a lot. He hadn't believed I could perform with everyone, particularly in
regard to choreography or getting around on stage and all. 

As for dress rehearsals, I took my dog to them all and let her lie in the
place where we rehearsed, just not on stage. All the dogs I had through all
the performances did just fine with that. Everyone knew them and she knew
everyone. 

Sherry



-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Rachel Grider via
nagdu
Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2014 6:54 PM
To: Shannon Dyer
Cc: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Musicians with Guide Dogs

Thank you all for your responses! I'm actually feeling a lot better about
this.

I am a classical vocalist, and I kmow that I would not be able to take my
dog onstage very often. Just to clarify: It sounds like most of you
generally have your dogs onstage. Have you ever had pooblems with directors
or conductors who {ere not comfortable with that? What about auditions?
Would it be advisable for me to not bring my dog to an opera audition, for
example?

For those of you who thach privately, have you ever had students who were
uncomfortable with a dog being in the studio?

Also, random question: If you are in a show with costumes that are difficult
to manage, it might be difficult to have your dog at dress rehearsals and
performances because of dog hair and such. Do you just leave your dog during
that time? What if you have dress rehearsals and performancesevery night for
over a week? Wouldn't that be hard for the dog?

http//www.rachelgrider.com

> On Nov 15, 2014, at 10:50, Shannon Dyer <solsticesinger at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi, Rachel.
> 
> I have a degree in vocal performance. My first two dogs were onstage with
me all the time. Both handled it very well. They also handled rehearsals
with no problems.
> 
> Do you have specific questions or concerns about these environments?
> 
> Shannon and the Acelet
>> On Nov 14, 2014, at 6:35 PM, Rachel Grider via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
wrote:
>> 
>> Hello, Everyone!
>> 
>> I just had my home interview, but I am still concerned about a few
things. I would like to hear from any musicians on this list, particularly
professional clasical musicians. I am concerned about the practicality of a
guide dog in rehearsals and studios. Any insight would be appreciated.
>> 
>> I really want to get a guide dog, but I need to make sure that it would
be the right decision for both me and the dog.
>> 
>> Cheers!
>> 
>> Rachel
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