"I had a hole in my voice. It's an area in the voice where it's air. It's just - there's no - it's just very airy. And my classical teachers were just so frustrated with me because I would have these deep, low notes that were really strong, and the higher register was strong, but right in that middle area, it was really hard. It was like a passage. And many singers go through this and work it out. But I realized in jazz, I could just take advantage of that and take advantage of having a voice that was very different in different areas."

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Source : Source: www.npr.org

Cecile McLorin Salvant

#Teacher Quotes #Strong Quotes #Voice Quotes

“Don't accept the excuse of complexity.”
“The renowned seventh-century Zen master Seng-tsan taught that true freedom is being "without anxiety about imperfection.”

Source : Tara Brach (2012). “Radical Acceptance: Awakening the Love that Heals Fear and Shame”, p.21, Random House
“As for complicating the black metal aesthetic, I don't care about that since it was never a goal of mine to lay out any particular preconceived aesthetic, let alone one of traditional black metal where pseudonyms are adopted.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com
“People pleasing doesn't allow you to receive.”

Source : Abiola Abrams (2014). “The Sacred Bombshell Handbook of Self-Love: The 11 Secrets of Feminine Power”, p.254, El Dorado Publishing
“Language is the mother of thought, not its handmaiden.”
“I am a teacher born and bred, and I believe in the advocacy of teachers. It's a calling. We want our students to feel impassioned and empowered.”
“A computer is a wonderful and friendly machine, because it's always just a little better than you are. You're always a little bit behind, but it stays right there with you anyway. It allows you to make the mistakes, and then to try to find out what the mistakes are, and then to repair the mistakes. It's always your friend. It quits on you, but it doesn't leave the apartment.”
“What falls away is always. And is near.”

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