Learning to Learn
Lake Orford
Tomorrow afternoon, I’m off to Orford Arts Centre Academy. I will be a student of Denise Massé, who is one of the French diction coaches at the Met, and I’ll be studying one of my favorite opera roles with her – Marie from La fille du régiment. These are the kinds of experiences that are just as valuable as a degree program, because they provide the opportunity to make connections with professionals in the field without the time commitment of a degree or training program.
I have, however, run into a little problem which exists in my mind and in the way I learn. I have blogged about it before, but in a different form. At the beginning of the summer it was manifesting itself as a resistance to getting a real job as a recent Masters graduate. Now, I can feel a resistance to artistic suggestions. What I mean to say is, I have become a bad student.