The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #109445 Message #2290468
Posted By: OldFolkie
17-Mar-08 - 08:54 AM
Thread Name: Help please - vocals in time
Subject: RE: Help please - vocals in time
Thanks for all of the superb positive suggestions.
To use an expression from my long-ago mis-spent youth, I'm gobsmacked by the response! Such a variety of ideas leave me struggling for words. I wish I had time and space to respond to each of you individually, but I haven't, so I hope you will all accept this somewhat rambling footnote in an attempt to express how I feel at this moment.
And particulary thanks to all who have said not to let her give up at any cost!
I know she feels the songs.
Like me, the words mean something to her.
They're not just "tunes that she happens to like".
Moreover, she wants to sing.
For that reason, I'm definitely not going to give up on her. I will admit that as teacher material I'm probably near the bottom of the pile, but what I do have is 110% belief in her, and coupled with the above help from all of you, I'm even more convinced that we can make it work for her.
Although unfortunately we're not going to have time to really work together for the next 3 weeks due to her having other very heavy (unfortunately non-singing!) commitments, trust me when I say we're going to work through all the ideas until we find one or more that helps to develop her abilities and hence build her esteem as a performer.
From the absolute wealth of experience and superb intentions that have gone into the various ideas, I'm sure we'll find something that gives her one of those 'lightbulb moments' when it will 'click into place', and I will see that big beaming smile on her face knowing that she has finally overcome what has been the only real problem in us working together on songs that we both love.....
I will be lucky, in that, that smile will be my reward, and trust me when I say athta at that moment, there will be no one alive on this planet happier than me. But, it should really be a reward for all of you 'Catters who have contributed to this thread. So I hope to be able to share it with you all (in words at least!) when it happens. Give me a few weeks, and I'll get back to you all to let you know how we're doing. So, watch this space.... it may be relatively blank for say 4 or 5 or 6 weeks but I'll be back....