My Lesson Teacher...

Today was a super trying day. Everything was going pretty well going up to arts block. I had a test in AP chemistry, and I did pretty well. All my other classes went pretty well, considering. Then I got to arts block.

Now I go to a pretty amazing school, New World School of the Arts if any local people wanted to know. It gives all of its classical vocal students free private voice lessons. The private voice teachers become an integral part of the New World experience. The whole choir program becomes like a second family with your voice teacher being the cool uncle/aunt that you are super close to and helps you grow as a musician and as a person. You would think that is an over-romanticized relationship that doesn't really mean anything in the long term, but it most definitely does.

Today I have found out that I will be switched to one of the college teachers against my will and without my consultation. Now I promised not to complain about school and life in general, so I decided to make a blog post dedicated to my amazing private lesson teacher and our awesome relationship.

I have been with my voice teacher, Ms J, for two years. I have had her since freshman year, and she has seen me grow, and transition between bass and tenor and come out of the closet and truly accept myself as a person.

Several years ago, one of the private teachers that mentored a couple of the kids that go to my school died, and they were completely grief stricken. At that time I didn't fully understand. This was mainly because I had only had my private lesson teacher for a couple of months. But now I completely understand the bond that you develop with someone who teaches you music one on one. Of course I am not losing Ms J forever, and I can still fight to get back with her, but it definitely a reality check for me, and it makes me notice the relationships I have with the people I meet through music. I just hope I can make the best of this situation.

This most definitely isn't the end to this, I know it isn't. Three of my friends lost their private teachers to this college teacher, and I know they will not sit by and let this happen. Granted this isn't a abhorrent injustice, but we will try our best to fix it. We are not simply voices you can move around at your pleasure.