Countertenors and Texas All State
Ok.....new controversy, and I'm interested to hear your thoughts on this.
TMEA has opted not to accept an audition from a young man, a countertenor, for the Texas All State Youth Choir. Their rationale is that they do not accept auditions from female tenors on the basis that it isn't healthy singing.
The text of one of the articles can be found at http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/news/local/states/texas/northeast/11919013.htm
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TMEA has opted not to accept an audition from a young man, a countertenor, for the Texas All State Youth Choir. Their rationale is that they do not accept auditions from female tenors on the basis that it isn't healthy singing.
The text of one of the articles can be found at http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/news/local/states/texas/northeast/11919013.htm
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posted by Jaques Cartier at 11:39 PM
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I think this is merely another example of educators standing in the way of education and individual achievement. I suppose, in order to not hurt anyone else's feelings, we can't have anyone do anything that's extraordinary or stands out!
I think there were a few countries that had this "no one should stand out" attitude toward the arts in the middle of the last century. I'm not sure, though, because I've never been able to speak or understand Russian!
The kid should be allowed to sing. It's that simple.
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It also occurs to me that we should try a different situation. If this were a girl wanting to play football with the boys in Texas, as long as she was skilled, there would be a huge public outcry about this. But because it's a boy singing "unnaturally" then it's no big deal.
Now, since it's become painfully obvious in the last five years that your average Texan isn't terribly bright (read: POTUS) your average "educator" would claim that the two are completely different situations when, in fact, they are one and the same.
Can I get a witness???
Fuck Texas.
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