Kudos to you for writing this, Celia! There's nothing more moving to me than beautiful classical singing ... so why is it that so many in that business are so very snobbish and even downright mean? We should all support each other in persevering in a very challenging art (and a very challenging world) and in having the courage to open ourselves to authentic expression--which is the only thing of value at the end of the day.
👏🏻👏🏻 Celia, this is so beautifully said and so real. You’re naming something that so many artists feel but rarely articulate this clearly: the dissonance between genuine skill and the lack of external credentials that “prove” it in a system built to favor surface-level performance over real depth.
Just reading your articles alone, (not to mention your IG and TikTok!), one can see your voice teaching already embodies what many claim to do but don’t, which is meeting the student where they are, without an agenda, and guiding them with discernment and care. That’s not imposter behavior. That’s earned integrity. 😉 💙
Hey Brian, thank you. 😊 I know you also write pieces about the business and all the ways it has failed artists. But also the ways in which we find our own way through! I appreciate your work as well! 🙌🏻
Kudos to you for writing this, Celia! There's nothing more moving to me than beautiful classical singing ... so why is it that so many in that business are so very snobbish and even downright mean? We should all support each other in persevering in a very challenging art (and a very challenging world) and in having the courage to open ourselves to authentic expression--which is the only thing of value at the end of the day.
100% … we should be supporting each other. Too much gate keeping.
👏🏻👏🏻 Celia, this is so beautifully said and so real. You’re naming something that so many artists feel but rarely articulate this clearly: the dissonance between genuine skill and the lack of external credentials that “prove” it in a system built to favor surface-level performance over real depth.
Just reading your articles alone, (not to mention your IG and TikTok!), one can see your voice teaching already embodies what many claim to do but don’t, which is meeting the student where they are, without an agenda, and guiding them with discernment and care. That’s not imposter behavior. That’s earned integrity. 😉 💙
Hey Brian, thank you. 😊 I know you also write pieces about the business and all the ways it has failed artists. But also the ways in which we find our own way through! I appreciate your work as well! 🙌🏻