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Okay, so, I'm 21 f. I'm a voice teacher. I was born Jewish, but my beliefs have melded into Agnosticism with a touch of Hindu over the years. One of my best students keeps gravitating towards all these "god-songs" (Think David Archuletta, Angels) as I call them, things that talk about believing in "the father" or "my Jesus," and it's really, REALLY getting on my nerves. This student is 23, by the way, so he's not a little kid. His parents are major Catholics (and they hate me).
I suppose I might also include that this guy is my ex-boyfriend-turned-best-friend. So I can't just drop him as a student. Besides, he's fantastic. He has nearly a four octave range full voice, and I enjoy listening to him sing. (Which actually says quite a bit, because I'm one of the harshest critics out there. I'm hard pressed to find any singers I actually enjoy listening to. I can always find something completely off-putting about their singing or their song choice.)
Anyway, my issue is this:
He wants to work on religious songs, and I feel like I can't condone it because I don't believe in "god", I don't feel comfortable with the term, and I just...I don't know. Those songs bother me quite a bit.
On the other hand, I feel I'm being a bit hypocritical because - and I hate to admit this - I sing for a church choir. BUT, I'm getting paid big bucks to do it, and the director has some crazy connections in the music world.
I'm not the most religious girl (obviously) but the one firm issue I have with the three big ones (Christianity, Muslim, and Judaism) are that they believe in this "Almighty God," and I just HATE it for some reason.
I'm not even sure why, but the idea of one of my students/friends singing something like that upsets me.
Anyone have any insight or suggestions? (link)
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first of all
by telling him to not sing relegious songs and you are in a church choir then you are a hypacrite.
i know i am not the best speller in the world so dont even judge be for that, i know my flaws and now its time for you to see yours.
if he enjoys sining this then let him. he is not hurting anyone. he has freedom of relegion and you need to step back and relieze this.
you are not paid to judge his songs but to judge how he sings them. if you have a serious problem with him then you back down, dont make him. he is doing nothing wrong but trying to voice his opinion.
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Rating: 5
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As always, blunt advice appreciated. I'm actually teaching him as a favor and he doesn't pay me, but you do have a point. If he were paying me I think I'd look past it, so I will. Thank you.
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