<p>Although I am not adding much, I found it slightly amusing that after I read this thread, I checked my e-mail and had a new message from my private voice instructor. It was a nice enough “Have a good holiday break!” Then he added: “…and be safe.” with the aforementioned Adele article listed below the message. Steering us away from any high-powered beltathons on long roadtrips, I suppose. :)</p>
<p>I love reading this topic, though. This career is a high risk to an extent, and every time something new pops up it makes me want to drink some tea and pay more attention when we get into pedagogy in my voice lessons. Thanks to everyone for posting their own stories, they hit a lot closer to home than even hearing about “superstars” in pop music like Adele.</p>