Here are a couple of stereotypes which I have heard from instrumentalists whom I have known:
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Some university students have noticed that instrumental students do better in sight-singing class than vocal students.
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Since instrumentalists always accompany vocalists and never the other way around, they get the idea that they are superior to instrumentalists. If they make an error in rhythm, they expect the instrumentalist to accommodate that error.
Here are a couple of jokes which I got off the Internet:
How many sopranos does it take to change a light bulb?
One. She stands still while the world revolves around her.
How many sopranos does it take to change a light bulb?
Two. One stands on a chair and the other pulls the chair out from under her.
I plead guilty to holding these stereotypes myself.
Billie Holiday is not only the best jazz singer ever… She was the first singer who made the singing equivalent to the instruments in the band. Before Billie Holiday, singing in jazz music was just a short refrain. It was considered as a “necessary evil” by jazz musicians who wanted to sell their records because with the refrain people who were supposed to buy a record could keep the song in their mind. What I mean by that is that the consumer knew the name of the song by the refrain. Billie Holiday changed this in a way. She was with her singing on the same level like the musicians. It’s said that she “thought” like a saxophone player.
Warriors beat the Jazz 118-108.
C.J. Watson 10-16, 16-16 FT 38 Pts
And Rob Kurz 8-14, 4-7 3PT 21 Pts Both players undrafted.
Good game for the Warriors against a playoff team. We really came out to play. Meanwhile, the Jazz have lost 3 in a row, and 5 of their last 6. They’re most likely going to be playing the Lakers in the 1st round.
Discuss.