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So I'm taking voice lessons now. I guess they are not tax deductible. My teacher seems really good, but then again I've only had 2 teachers in the past to compare to. Also I read somewhere it's really important to have a well-connected teacher who can get you jobs. And I really don't know how connected mine is. The thing is, she knows I am interested in paid choruses, and she thinks that's lame, as she thinks I can do opera. I know I should discuss this with her, but seriously, Who's gonna hire me when I have no resume? I haven't been in a stage production since 3rd grade.

I already went into my voice lessons professing zero knowledge and sophistication: I don't have a repertoire, I don't listen to classical singers and don't know who they are, I don't have a music degree, I didn't even know what kind of soprano I was, I suck at sight singing... my dream job was just to sing in a paying chorus. There are two here I think that are full-time and unionized, but the competition is murder. But if I can do opera, no one would opt for chorus instead. However, being an opera singer sounds like a nightmare to me. Auditions all the time, lots of travel, need connections, need to be famous to get jobs, lots of anxiety.