is this a racist Competition?

Question

I am a black teacher who teaches singing lessons but I have a white competitor who teaches the same but he uses cds and not proper teaching method, nor is he trained, or play an instrument, yet he gets more students that myself. He boasted through a third party that most white people want to be taught by white and not blacks is this true and is that the reason why he is successful even though he is a con man?

Answer 1

This is too simple a question to answer and i can't believe you didn't sit down and analise it before asking it and subjecting yourself to some of the negative answers your going to get.

My views are that of a UK black male (mine alone)

Who runs the music industry ?

Who runs all the the music programs on TV ?

The airwaves that carry radio stations ?

And so on and so on.

The hand of a black man cannot guide you through this complex setup without it getting slammed in a few doors first.

If anyone wants to get anywhere in music and not be a one hit wounder, best be guided by a white person who (when faced with a folk in the road) knows which path to take.

Yes ok you had to work twice as hard to get to where you got in life today, but it is the way it is, so get on with yours and stop stopping to look behind you at what that man is doing, that's how comes your loosing the race,, by not looking forward.

Answer 2

He is not being jealous by calling him a con-man, thats what he is, not only is bad teaching methods for singers a good way to screw your vocal cords by the time your 35 and your not getting what you pay for.



On the other hand these students might be younger and want a "quick" fix..they don't know what actually goes into singing, they probably want to be the next "pop star" and he gives them what they want, they don't want to learn how to properly warm up or sing correctly they just want to sing.



You probably teach correctly and if your a good vocal coach your also an accompanist (sp) and good vocal coaches can be quite boring.. I don't think it has anything to do with being black or white in this situation, I think its the people getting trained, ignorant to music.



It can also be the person, can you give them what they want without being boring.



I have 2 vocal coaches, they both have degrees in music and teach for a living, it wouldnt matter if they were black or white to me what matters is, can they hold my attention, do they make me feel comfortable, do they teach me so I can learn, do I sound better when I go home.



Also not being trained he might be cheaper, what are your rates? What are his?



I pay 50$ for an hour lesson with one coach and 35$ an Hour with the other, they are both just as good.. of course I go with the cheaper more often because its singing lessons and I don't want to spend to much money on something I do for the joy of it.



I think hes just bringing something to the table your not, and its not his skin color..Good luck to you.

Answer 3

Students may prefer the other teachers methods over yours. Also, he may simply be more likeable as a person.



You sound to me like you are jealous of him as you are calling him a conman and saying that he doesn't use "proper teaching methods". The proper teaching method is the one which gives the students the best results, not necessarily the one which follows the teaching textbook.



Also, he may charge less than you do. Money tends to be a far bigger factor in these matters than racial issues.

Answer 4

Question within a question:

Who would black students prefer teach them: black or white?



I bet you 99% of them would say black, no matter what the qualifications of each were. Therefore, your statement about the teacher boasting about whites wanting a white teacher is null & void.

Answer 5

I think to the white teacher it is a race between color, but for me I would choose you because you are more thorough with your lessons aand are trained and play an instument(s). Really I don't care what the skin color is and most of my friends don't either. That (might) be the reason but maybe he pribes them or pays them money to join with him instead of you, but I'm sure you are so much more fun!!!! KrisL

Answer 6

His boast through the third party was probably correct. This is why he has more students. Unfortunately that's how life works.

Answer 7

Im assuming his methods of teaching are a lot easier to connect with then your methods. As he's using CD's.

Answer 8

Sounds like he is talking out of his anus to me. I can't imagine why people would prefer either if you see what I mean. As long as the teaching is good then who cares.

What's his catchment area and results? Is the fact he has more students simply down to where he is rather than who he is?

Answer 9

yeah I concur, it is more than likely your teaching method, you metioned that he uses CD's so that could be it his techniques may be more up to date, not necessarily better because of his race, but if he makes comments like that aloud I would have to question his common sense.

Answer 10

probably his methods are better than yours & students find it easier to master music using his methods than yours

Answer 11

its not true. Charisma is probably what he has over you.

Answer 12

i bet his lessons are cheaper than yours. myth busted.