tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28777721.post587029984079656932..comments2023-08-25T10:04:58.852-04:00Comments on grecchinois: Independent thinkingnickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14282394516905056201noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28777721.post-54807863725060240692008-03-26T05:40:00.000-04:002008-03-26T05:40:00.000-04:00hi nick, wow, sometimes i am amazed at how often y...hi nick, wow, sometimes i am amazed at how often your blog reflects what i have been going through/thinking about around the time of the posts. are you sure we are not distantly related? <BR/><BR/>this post really inspired me, as i have been going through a creative block of my own lately. it is just good to know that i am not alone and that everyone goes through those things. i got "the complete artist's way" in the mail last week, so i will be getting back into my morning pages, etc...i am sure it will help.<BR/><BR/>hope your concert in chicago kicks butt this weekend, and please say hello to ms. brandes and karla from me.jeanniebeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03734831414291227020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28777721.post-73572618484298718562008-03-21T17:23:00.000-04:002008-03-21T17:23:00.000-04:00I've seen a lot of singers giving good, intelligen...I've seen a lot of singers giving good, intelligent, sensitive performances that successfully convey the composer's work--and that's a wonderful thing, whether you want to call it primarily art or craft. And then there are a few singers who transform the part, who astonish and move me, who change the way I will hear the music (and so, in a sense, change me) forever. It's been something like two years since I saw your performance of Damon in Acis and Galatea, and the tenderness and radiance that suffused it are still fresh in my mind. If that's not the mark of an artist, what is?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28777721.post-8292059488068587622008-03-20T15:03:00.000-04:002008-03-20T15:03:00.000-04:00hey,there's a lot to be said here in all honesty. ...hey,<BR/><BR/>there's a lot to be said here in all honesty. i think u're colleague is a bit of a wanker [just from the few facts provided] but any judgment of that sort aside, i couldn't disagree with those thoughts more.<BR/><BR/>as an artist there is a great deal of training that is necessary and must occur. one needs a foundation based on and an understanding of the basic principles of music in order to go beyond mere regurgitation and reach creative levels. once u learn the groundwork u are able to build and move in what is your direction, create your style, define yourself as an artist.<BR/><BR/>the only true experience i have the comes close to illustrating this point comes from back in high school when i used to live in the darkroom after school. i'd always go to Rob to show him my prints, seeking his approval or advice on how to get it right (i.e., get his approval). after many, many hours down there over an extended period of time i came to him to ask his thoughts on a print and he simply told me u don't need to come to me anymore. it was absolutely terrifying: how was i to know if the print was any good, if i needed to decrease or increase times, dodge this or burn that when i no longer went to Rob? but i realized slowly that i had learned the groundwork and was at a point where i could determine what was necessary. more importantly, i was free to interpret the basic rules of printing photos to the way i saw fit: i could intentionally ignore or adhere to the common knowledge to create whatever effect i wanted. without first going thru simple repetition and doing as i was told and following all the rules without much free or independent thought, there's no way i could understand all of that and use it to create an expression of who i am, as an individual and as an artist.<BR/><BR/>but my photo skills are way out of practice now. on a side note, part of what you have gone thru and experienced relates as much to making a career out of being an artist as to any claim that singers simply stand up there and do as they're told [as if it were some beauty contest or dog show]. with your art being your work there are certain times where u will have to focus on the desires of others and attempt to fit what they are looking for or need. obviously i would never say u are comprising yourself or your artistic integrity [you are no sellout to use the familiar term] because u bring who you are and your vocal abilities, talents, and stylings to each audition. but often i'm sure working may restrict your independence in certain ways, yet u learn from the different ways ppl think of things which allows for greater creativity later.<BR/><BR/>anywho, sorry for the long comment...u definitely are an artist and a creative one to boot.Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11598056090265822961noreply@blogger.com