Wednesday, May 9, 2012

“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.” Oscar Wilde.


 

Scott  Dennis had been sinigng most of his adult life when he found his way to my studio over a year ago where I began intensive study with him. A year later this sight challenged  highly gifted man has transformed into a first rate jazz singer. Id like to share his thank you note with you. It is humbling and at the same time a reason for great celebration.

"How do you thank someone who has not only changed your life, but enriched it beyond your wildest dreams? How do you thank a person who has made you embrace what you already have, and like it enough to want to make it even better? Who inspires you to not only do your best, but see your best? How do you thank a person who shares their music, their gift, their soul so openly with you, and teaches you that the best way to show your appreciation for such a gift is to share it? Who's voice can stop you from looking down at the ground and stare into the stars? How do you thank someone who has become an inspiring teacher, gentle philosopher, part-time psychologist, and treasured friend? ...I guess you just say "thank you". Scott Dennis, Jazz singer