tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923813891001957012.post9028565539507454294..comments2018-10-14T19:16:59.493-04:00Comments on Michael Hanko: The Art & Science of Singing: Under ConstructionMichael Hankohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00578621509967600184noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923813891001957012.post-47234242508832729682010-10-15T07:30:49.778-04:002010-10-15T07:30:49.778-04:00Thanks, Joan — it's great to be back! I relat...Thanks, Joan — it's great to be back! I relate totally to your mountain analogy. It reminds me how invigorating the process of learning is; new knowledge is as bracing as the cool air you inhale at the top of the peak. . .as you contemplate the next peak you will climb. Give my good wishes to Norm.Michael Hankohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00578621509967600184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923813891001957012.post-32736651475768100282010-10-14T18:43:37.624-04:002010-10-14T18:43:37.624-04:00Welcome back! As one of my teachers reminded me &...Welcome back! As one of my teachers reminded me "First there is no mountain; then there is a mountain; then there is no mountain." I frequently find myself reminding my students (and myself) when we are in that challenging time of things working well in the studio but old habits rearing their heads in performance that we are just "climbing another mountain" on the never ending journey of learning. If we are lucky we get a chance to keep on practicing our new techniques and taking them out for a spin and we have learned to observe our process rather than judge it.JOAN BARBERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11098320791125118163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923813891001957012.post-60415520197281246382010-10-14T13:38:59.647-04:002010-10-14T13:38:59.647-04:00LOL! I can't give in to the urge to throw tan...LOL! I can't give in to the urge to throw tantrums because (per Cesar Millan) I need to stay "calm-assertive" around my chihuahuas, but give me a pie and a fork and I can stave off all kinds of problems. . .for a while, anyhow.<br /><br />Ah yes, that in-between place where you've cast aside an old technique that wasn't working and the new technique hasn't fully arrived yet. It can take a lot of courage and persistence to get through these phases. Having a teacher or other trusted advisor to help you while you are between techniques can be a great help. All alone, it can be too scary to abandon what's working (at least badly) without knowing what will come in to take its place.<br /><br />So you noticed the nearly 3-month gap since my last new post?Michael Hankohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00578621509967600184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923813891001957012.post-90282176956940248272010-10-14T13:08:02.436-04:002010-10-14T13:08:02.436-04:00I find tantrums, cursing, and overeating to be eff...I find tantrums, cursing, and overeating to be effective ways to deal with these issues.<br /><br />OK, maybe not. I've been around enough to know that it's a process and progress is not always--in fact, rarely--linear, and all the other things we tell ourselves, but it still gets frustrating. I still forget those things and have to remind myself, and I'm not always successful in reminding myself of them in the moment.<br /><br />An even greater frustration is being in the place where the old technique, which might never have really worked well, works even less well, and the new technique isn't fully functional yet. I've been in that place for a while and it makes me want to throw tantrums and curse and overeat! (OK, everything in life makes me want to overeat.)<br /><br />Glad to see a new post from you! It's been a while.Taminophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07398791534949522900noreply@blogger.com