Do biological parents guarantee their beliefs?
In biological families, clearly, a child’s parentage does not guarantee his beliefs or talents. Likewise, an intelligent singer will not assume that a teacher’s lineage guarantees either a sound pedagogy or any teaching ability. However, in some families, children also clearly benefit from their parents’ wisdom, and pass down lessons learned to their own offspring, sometimes repeating the exact words that parents spoke to them, and sometimes simply capturing their essence. In the same way, a singer can benefit greatly from the accumulated wisdom of generations, passed down through a line of conscientious teachers who honor their mentors and often quote them explicitly.
Who is David Jones?
My current teacher and mentor, David Jones, also has a teaching lineage that links him directly with Manuel Garcia. (For more information, please read the History of the Swedish/Italian School of Singing .) Maestro Jones has spent over 30 years conducting ongoing research, documenting and disseminating the teachings and specific vocal exercises of one of his master teachers, Alan Lindquest. Through these efforts, his students have a direct link with pedagogic traditions that originated in Italy and were disseminated in Sweden in the early 20th Century.
What’s in A Lineage?
David Jones, Alan Lindquest, and The Swedish-Italian School of Singing
- My current teacher and mentor, David Jones, also has a teaching lineage that links him directly with Manuel Garcia. (For more information, please read the History of the Swedish/Italian School of Singing.) Maestro Jones has spent over 30 years conducting ongoing research, documenting and disseminating the teachings and specific vocal exercises of o...
The Limits—And Treasures—Of A Lineage
- In biological families, clearly, a child’s parentage does not guarantee his beliefs or talents. Likewise, an intelligent singer will not assume that a teacher’s lineage guarantees either a sound pedagogy or any teaching ability. However, in some families, children also clearly benefit from their parents’ wisdom, and pass down lessons learned to their own offspring, sometimes repeati…