tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3218245155700209375.post2221004079023476045..comments2023-06-28T12:04:47.725-04:00Comments on Avocational Singer: Singing for the Joy of ItAvocational Singerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15322495001387001602noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3218245155700209375.post-21374652684901264692009-08-12T07:31:02.969-04:002009-08-12T07:31:02.969-04:00Blue Yonder, Thanks for coming by to read. I lov...Blue Yonder, Thanks for coming by to read. I love reading your posts over at NFCS. I agree with your description of how this is kind of an odd singing journey, and totally understand why use the word "purgatory" to describe the state. I started this blog as an outlet for that. I think there should be some kind of community within the music world and online for this category of singer. I welcome any and all comments you have to bring. Pepper away!Avocational Singerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15322495001387001602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3218245155700209375.post-48531913352982634532009-08-11T22:56:03.887-04:002009-08-11T22:56:03.887-04:00Fresca, I'm a little late to this, but I'm...Fresca, I'm a little late to this, but I'm SO excited to discover that you have started an avocational singer blog! I'm grateful to find someone whose singing journey I can relate to. I often feel that we who are avocational classical singers are in a kind of purgatory. On the one hand, we aspire to a higher bar than a majority of self-described amateur singers. On the other hand, I often feel like a second-class citizen when I mingle online with the ranks of the pro-track singers. I will be glad to hear about how you are forging your own avocational singing path and hope to draw some inspiration and ideas from it. I look forward to catching up on your bloggings; don't be surprised if I pepper you with comments and questions!Blue Yonderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16408107759035102944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3218245155700209375.post-7794658800917994912009-06-06T15:52:26.430-04:002009-06-06T15:52:26.430-04:00Susan, thanks for checking it out. You were the i...Susan, thanks for checking it out. You were the inspiration because you made it look so easy. Also, what you wrote in your blog about DOING jolted me out of the thinking mode and stimulated me to take the plunge!<br /><br />Jan, I do have some goals and projects I'm working on, one big one, and little mini ones leading up to the big one. I'm not yet ready to reveal the big goal, but I'll tell you that right now I'm working with a pianist learning the Erbarme Dich from St. Matthew's Passion by J.S. Bach. I have many songs that I have worked on and set aside, not unlike a room full of unfinished paintings (which is easy as an amateur to do because there aren't any deadlines), and I have a goal to produce a polished and finished piece. I would like to make a recording of it. This is the first time in all these years that I have "treated" myself to a pianist and I find that it is quite an experience.Avocational Singerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15322495001387001602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3218245155700209375.post-85818943469931031652009-06-06T14:09:31.881-04:002009-06-06T14:09:31.881-04:00Thanks for starting this blog, Frances. You said i...Thanks for starting this blog, Frances. You said it all just right. What's the next goal for you?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00826941811858918581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3218245155700209375.post-56745124837762045602009-06-06T13:55:58.873-04:002009-06-06T13:55:58.873-04:00great to see you have joined the blogging world!!!...great to see you have joined the blogging world!!! I am looking forward to reading EVERYTHING!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00399266373570613570noreply@blogger.com