Well, 1988-9 was junior year of high school, so a few years older, yes,...and yes, I'm a fan of folk music...but my parents are also Pete Seeger fans. (It has not escaped my attention that there may be a causal connection or two in there somewhere. :) )
As for "renting out" Carnegie Hall--that's what everyone does that performs there, I presume, so I'm not sure that disqualifies you.
I usually get put in the back row (or on one end) simply because I'm tall, but my sense of pitch is generally quite good.
Interesting about your experience with Chinese. I studied Mandarin for a year or so when I was about 12, so I can read a page of Pinyin (with tones marked) with decent pronunciation while having (sadly) at this point hardly any idea what I'm saying. It's an interesting language: the grammar is trivial but learning to read (or, worse, write) is a major pain.
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Re: a capella, etc.
Date: 2009-03-26 04:35 am (UTC)As for "renting out" Carnegie Hall--that's what everyone does that performs there, I presume, so I'm not sure that disqualifies you.
I usually get put in the back row (or on one end) simply because I'm tall, but my sense of pitch is generally quite good.
Interesting about your experience with Chinese. I studied Mandarin for a year or so when I was about 12, so I can read a page of Pinyin (with tones marked) with decent pronunciation while having (sadly) at this point hardly any idea what I'm saying. It's an interesting language: the grammar is trivial but learning to read (or, worse, write) is a major pain.