The teacher

Education polishes good natures and corrects bad ones. I would like to tell about my voice teacher. I choose this topic because teacher gives knowledge, saves our time and money, cares about us, and takes a big responsibility, disciplines and controllers their students, created a beautiful atmosphere for connecting, conversation and studying.
First of all let me introduce my voice educator, her name is Elina. Elina teaches in the New-York University. I took private classes at her house 5 years ago. When I first came to her house she met me at her door. Elina looked like Hollywood star.
-Hi, Vladimir, - she said, - I am waiting for you,-her voice was soft almost like a whisper.
-Hello! - I answered. My eyes have begun to shine. My voice was trembling and hesitating. I don’t know why?
- Come in, everything is ready for the beginning class, - the beautiful lady has told on a half-smile. She inspired trust.
Elina was serious and relaxed with me. She was friendly, she moved easy and freely like a white swan. We came to her study room. Candles were burning. I felt a good flavor and smell of roses.
In those days, I just received inviting from Rick Parson, who was owner of huge modern night club-catering “Orion palace”, for a good new job in on singer position, but the administrator stated one condition to me. I will have to take classes of vocal. Rick gave me recommendation for voice tutor. Elina already knew about me. I was a new person in old structure of show industry. I was a new immigrant in old New York City. If I didn’t start to study I lost my job and I spent a lot of time for searching good job.
In my little opinion, my voice teacher chose right strategy and tactic, short long terms. She decided to be honest with me and really I appreciated it. We considered psychology, anatomy of people, art, biomechanical’ action of body, music, history… In formation and expression of voice device participates anatomical organs: oral and nose of a cavity with additional cavities, a drink, a throat with vocal chords, a trachea, a bronchitis, lungs, a thorax with respiratory muscles and a diaphragm, muscles of a belly cavity also nervous system. The mood is an emotional adjustment that influences on activity of nervous system on the general tone of our organism. It is very important psychological aspect for people of art. Elina recommended me to take classes of yoga because yoga plays significant role for making psychological balance and to be out of stress before singing. Step by step, day after day I received power which called knowledge. Elina told me often: Don’t ask me permission, find note, pronounce it, and after add the air from lungs. In other words, my voice teacher built up inside of me unique musical instrument and learned how to use it.
In addition, she explained to me what is important, what is less important. She saw everything and understood me without words and didn’t judge me. Elina influenced, disciplined, controlled me, I respected her and tried to be just perfect student, but once, when I came to her without preparation for class. She told me about one occasion when one of her students performed musical program and broke his voice. Because Elina took responsibility for him he blamed Elina. The police investigated this problem and recognized her innocent. This story has served me, as a great lesson about teacher’s responsibility. Studying and teaching is very particular, intimate process, like a love between two people. We must trust our teachers and do exactly what they say if we want to achieve goals otherwise, knowledge will never turn out.
Finally, let me thank my voice teacher because she opened my eyes for real professional vocal, gained level and quality of my personality. After Elina’s classes I became stronger as a musician. I started to distinguish right location and formation of voice; I began to keep balance my emotion and to suppress them. Eventually, I have learned to express myself and to give people pleasure the singing, to do people happy to cure singing because a sound is a high energy of reason.