This week in Women in Music we discussed the pros and cons of being a nun vs. a courtesan in the 15-1600's...both had viable options, however being a nun would be much safer! Thankfully most of us are not faced with such decisions today. You could choose to be an educated courtesan with you own life, and the ability to have sex (WITH ADDED RISK OF DISEASE!!!) or choose solitude away from civilization but with all necessities provided and limited risk of disease ;-) At least today we can sort of have our cake and eat it too. I was glad to discover the greater ability of women to perform (especially in opera etc.) I don't particularly care for counter tenor voices, or boy choirs for that matter...
I also was pleased to read that women were now able to become music teachers! To this day, I usually prefer women teachers...I also prefer women pastors...(cough cough, catholic church)...
Cameron, you only have 158 words here--your posts need to be longer.
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