Learning to Cross the Canyon

Often, when one is in the novice phase of any new endeavor, the overall idea seems straightforward and simple: all we need is a guide or teacher to help us get going and we’ll be on our way, right? It is challenging when a student first jumps into voice lessons assuming that a couple of tricks is all it takes to get them going on their dream. As someone who has spent decades of dedicated study, rigorous practice, iteration, and overhauls, it is almost offensive when someone expects to master those coordinations with some magical voice lesson. I was teaching a lesson of this nature when the image of a canyon came to mind and I love it as a metaphor for building patience in our learning process.