Tag Archives: Time

Time, Time, Time and Roses

Evan Bortnick       http://musa-vocalis.de/ Gesangsunterricht Wiesbaden I went to buy some bare root roses this morning. Some of my favorites– filled, fragrant, spectacular. It’s always strangely thrilling for me to hold those scrawny, brown, bare roots in my hand and to … Continue reading

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Jumping the Track

I can remember the first time I noticed that my thoughts always seemed to run along the same track. I remember too not liking that AT ALL! Here’s the thing though; when I notice that my thoughts are running in … Continue reading

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Slower is Faster

Evan Bortnick           http://musa-vocalis.de/ Gesangsunterricht Wiesbaden Funny thing about time. It is relative. When I was in my 20s, I wanted to ‘get it together’ as a performer and as a singer as fast as possible. My time-frame for preparing a … Continue reading

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Seeing love everywhere; a dangerous occupation

Evan Bortnick   http://musa-vocalis.de/ Gesangsunterricht Wiesbaden See. Love. Everywhere. Noone knows how ridiculous this sounds more than I do. First time I heard anything similar, I started laughing and couldn’t stop. After all, let’s face it, life’s dangerous. There are a … Continue reading

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The Forest for the Trees…

Evan Bortnick   http://musa-vocalis.de/ Gesangsunterricht Wiesbaden One of my very favorite subjects AND NOT ONLY IN SINGING is the play between Simplicity and Complexity!!!!!  These are both relative terms, of course. Saying something is complex or to keep something simple is … Continue reading

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