Guest guest Posted January 22, 2002 Report Share Posted January 22, 2002 Hi Mel! At 09:03 AM 01/22/2002 -0800, Marsha Cole wrote: >Mel - could you elaborate on being a retired musician/entertainer? For I >do this also -- but I wouldn't call myself " professional " ...?? Marsha For me, too -- I was an opera singer for 10 years, always love connecting with other musicians (no matter what kind of music!). I didn't really mean to stop; my anxiety got so bad, and then FM stepped in to add spice to the mix, and, well, I sang High Holy Days this year but that is all the singing I've done in some time. No one seems to understand why I stopped -- I was so gung-ho for so long. But people change.... Welcome to the group! *hugs* Em ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. (Gandhi) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2002 Report Share Posted January 22, 2002 > At 09:03 AM 01/22/2002 -0800, Marsha Cole wrote: > >Mel - could you elaborate on being a retired musician/entertainer? For I > >do this also -- but I wouldn't call myself " professional " ...?? Marsha WOWOWOWOW!!! A professional opera singer! I find this sooo exciting. I have to admit that I don't really know much about " the opera. " I do know that you need to " study it " to appreciate it. Since I have rarely lived where I could even attend one? I haven't had the pleasure of seeing an opera - getting caught up on the musical " story " that's playing out thru' song. I think - because I play and ENJOY all types of music? I'd just adore seeing operas. The discipline and practice to become an opera singer is rigourous - or so I've read when I've researched it. It was not doubt a huge commitment on your part - and it just can't happen for you currently. I haven't had this kind of difficult flare up - ever. I did have a 4 mo. siege of fibro/chronic fatigue in the late 90's that knocked me out w/flu-like symptoms. But this fibro episode that's involving my neck; my irritable bowel is much worse but I try to take pain killer as little as possible because then I can get constipated! My bladder is a bother. I awakened to a headache and a lot of body pain this morning. I'm trying to continue to practice music to get my " head " off how I feel. Sometimes I can - and sometimes I cannot. I'm an ad lib pianist but I've made it my winter project to READ MUSIC. Not because I can ever be a great reader - but because by reading, it will enhance the ear gift. I was taught how to play ad lib piano by a remarkable teacher who saw I was just " memorizing songs " and not reading them when I played. I have a good sense of sophisticated chords - and play ad lib piano well. Professional musicians usually say to me, " Oh it's too bad with your gift you didn't become a fluent reader. " They are RIGHT. But it didn't turn out that way - however I do play well. And with my heart and emotions - and it's enough for me. I've come to the conclusion that as long as I was " walking " even tho' it was like Quasimodo - my friends and children didn't see I had agony in a knee that eventually had to be replaced. And as long as people see us on our feet and doing a few things, " why do we give up some of the things we love? is a natural question for them - but it's rather insensitive also. I have no frustration in people who don't know about fibro and really don't care to know about it. I do get frustrated by people who claim they want to know more about it to be supportive -- but then don't " see it " in me when I'm struggling. I feel like " Why bother studying fibro? You're not HEARING what you read? So don't even bother reading about it. " Yea - it's an angry response. ....never stop singing. I hope you never so...Marsha > > For me, too -- I was an opera singer for 10 years, always love connecting > with other musicians (no matter what kind of music!). I didn't really mean > to stop; my anxiety got so bad, and then FM stepped in to add spice to the > mix, and, well, I sang High Holy Days this year but that is all the singing > I've done in some time. No one seems to understand why I stopped -- I was > so gung-ho for so long. But people change.... > > Welcome to the group! > > *hugs* > Em > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Live as if you were to die tomorrow. > Learn as if you were to live forever. > (Gandhi) > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > SEND POST TO: fibromyalgia-cfs > > HOME PAGE:http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Oaks/7127/fibromyalgia-cfs.html > LIST OWNER: " Missy " Parrot004@...> > UNSUBSCRIBE:fibromyalgia-cfs-unsubscribe > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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