Yep, she learned it ALL from me!
Nah, not really. She was very bright and motivated, and though she was
a jazz voice student, it was fairly obvious that her interests lay
elsewhere. I honestly had no idea that she was so talented a songwriter
at the time.
Part of what I hope is a hallmark of a good program is that the
students can graduate and use what they have learned to succeed in just
about anything they choose. I think the idea is not to make a square
peg to fit into a square hole somewhere, but to make a plasticene peg
that can mold itself to fit a lot of different places, but with enough
stiffness to have an opinion without making it inflexible, with enough
substance so that it doesn't get spread too thinly, but can be baked
into firmness by experience... OK the analogy is falling apart now. We
don't perform miracles at school, we only throw some stuff at them,
hope enough of it sticks, and the rest is up to them.
Christopher
On Apr 12, 2006, at 2:13 PM, Darcy James Argue wrote:
How was she as an arranging student? I think she (and her husband, Win
Butler) are really gifted songwriters.
- Darcy
On 12 Apr 2006, at 2:06 PM, Christopher Smith wrote:
Lead singer of Arcade Fire, Régine Chassagne, was my arranging
student at McGill a couple of years ago. Hey, maybe a university
education DOESN'T condemn you to obscurity, after all!
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