Stand Up Straight and Sing! (40 page)

Dixon, Dean,
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Dobbs, Mattiwilda

fame,
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in
Lucia di Lammermoor
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performance at the Met,
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doctorates, honorary,
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“Done Made My Vow,”
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Don Giovanni
(Mozart),
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Dorsey, Tommy,
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Dresden, Germany,
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dressing up, mother’s emphasis on,
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The Duke, the Diva, and the Dance
program,
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Duke of Edinburgh, lunch with at Cambridge University,
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Duparc, Henri (“Phidylé”),
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Durham, NC, German studies,
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Duschak, Alice,
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Dylan, Bob,
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East Berlin, Germany

experience of, lessons from,
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helping a young singer defect,
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thriving art scene,
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visiting,
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education

parents’ emphasis on,
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quality of, in segregated schools,
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See also
specific schools

Einstein, Albert,
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Eisenhower, President Dwight D.,
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Elisabeth, in
Tannhäuser
(Wagner), operatic debut as,
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Ellington, Edward Kennedy “Duke”

accidental meeting with,
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The Duke and the Diva
programs,
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exposure to through radio,
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quote about music,
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Sacred Ellington
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sacred music, performance of,
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emotions

communicating clearly to audience,
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and music as spirit,
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empathy,
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endurance, building,
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energy

amount of needed to perform,
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exchanging with audience during performances,
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Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, New York Botanical Garden,
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enjoyment, joy

from children, nephews,
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as component of Hinduism,
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enjoying the moment,
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from flowers/orchids,
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from instrumental music, jazz,
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from pleasing parents,
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from singing, performing,
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from watching the impact of music on audiences,
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tears of joy,
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ensemble singing,
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“Erlkönig” (“Erl-King”) (Schubert),
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Erwartung
(Schoenberg)

correspondence between composer and librettist,
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as operatic treasure,
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Pappenheim’s libretto for,
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performances in Tokyo,
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recording with James Levine,
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singing together with
La voix humaine,
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Estés, Clarissa Pinkola,
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Esther (aunt), visits with,
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Europe

acceptance of diversity in the arts,
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European opera houses,
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performing in, cash payments,
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Evans, Viola,
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Evers, Medgar,
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“Ev’ry Time I Feel the Spirit,”
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Expressionism, German,
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faith

and compassion,
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continuous development of,
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early lessons and beliefs,
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importance of,
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and Judeo-Christian doctrine,
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Marian Anderson’s,
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and participation in civil rights movement,
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and the presence of grace,
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churches; spirituality

Falmouth, MA,
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farm, maternal grandparents’,
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Fax, Mark,
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Felsenstein, Walter,
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Festival of Aix-en-Provence,
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Fidelio
(Beethoven)

concert performance while at Howard,
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“O namenlose Freude” (“Oh Joy Beyond Naming”),
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recording in Dresden,
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fioritura/coloratura singing,
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The Firestone Hour
(television show),
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First Baptist Church, Augusta, GA,
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Fischer, President Heinz,
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Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich,
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fishing,
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Fitzgerald, Ella,
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Fitzgerald, Geraldine,
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flowers, love for,
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See also
orchids

Floyd (uncle), visits with,
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French language,
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French music,
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French National Museum of Natural Sciences,
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French Revolution, bicentennial celebration,
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Freud, Sigmund,
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Friedlander, Rabbi,
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Friedrich, Caspar David,
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friendships

with cousins,
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importance of keeping private,
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men friends, marriage proposals,
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parents’ high expectations for,
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and sense of community and belonging,
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through Sunday school,
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“Frühling” (“Spring”) (Hesse), in
The Four Last Songs
(Strauss),
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Gabriel, Charles H. (“His Eye Is on the Sparrow”),
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Gage, Irwin,
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Gandhi, Mahatma,
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George (Carnegie Hall houseman), kindness shown by,
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Georgia Public Television, televising of Christmas concert in Augusta,
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Germany

beauty of countryside,
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reunification,
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USIA Amerika Häuser concerts,
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Berlin, Germany

Gillespie, Dizzy,
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Gillinson, Clive

as artistic and executive director of Carnegie Hall,
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Honor! A Celebration of the African American Cultural Legacy
,
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Gillis, Margie,
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girls

assertive, negative responses to,
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dressing properly,
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expectations for, in rural GA,
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middle school age,
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restrictions experienced by,
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Girl Scouts,
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Glover, Jane,
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“Glow of the Evening” (“Im Abendrot”) (von Eichendorff), in Strauss’s
The Four Last Songs
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Gluck, Christoph (
Alceste
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“God Save the Queen,”
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Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von (“Harzreise im Winter”),
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Golden, Elizabeth,
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Goodman, Andrew,
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“good music,” diversity of,
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The Goodyear Television Playhouse
(television show),
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gospel fest (Apollo Theater),
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gospel songs,
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Goude, Jean-Paul,
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Gounod, Charles,
St. Cecilia Mass
, “Sanctus” (“Holy”),
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government, women in,
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grandfather, maternal, pride and aspirations,
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Grandma Mamie.
See
Mamie (grandmother)

Grant, Carolyn V.

breathing practice,
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dedication to teaching,
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“Dich, teure Halle” (
Tannhäuser
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as Francophile,
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and introduction to hatha yoga,
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invitation to study with,
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joy of learning from,
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recognition of each singer’s uniqueness,
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on singing as natural, enjoyable,
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gratitude,
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“Great Day,”
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Great Day in the Morning
(Wilson),
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great-grandmother,
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Grümmer, Elisabeth,
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Grynszpan, Herschel,
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Hamilton, C. S.,
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hard work, diligence

commitment to, as key to success as singer,
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and high expectations and standards,
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as key to successful professional singing,
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See also
rehearsals

Haring, Keith, memorial for,
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harmonium (pedal organ),
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Harris, Julie,
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Hart, Kitty Carlisle,
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Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, performance for Mandela at,
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“Harzreise im Winter” (“A Winter Journey in the Harz”) (Goethe),
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hatha yoga practice,
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Hayes, Patrick,
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Hayes, Roland,
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health

as personal issue,
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and respecting the body,
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vocal, working to maintain,
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Hebrew language

difficulties to learn,
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singing in,
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Height, Dorothy,
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Hendrix, Jimi,
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Hercules Hall, Munich, competition finals,
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“He’s Got the Whole World in His Hand,”
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“He Shall Feed His Flock Like a Shepherd,”
Messiah
(Handel),
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Hesse, Hermann, poems by, in
Four Last Songs
(Strauss),
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Hesse, Ruth,
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Heston, Charlton,
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high school.
See
Lucy C. Laney High School, Augusta, GA