Help! Hayley School Project!

[Libby]

Vanessa, you don't have to go to Ebay, you can buy the book at this NZ online store:

www.newzealandbooks.co.nz/

Just search for Hayley Westenra, and it's the only thing that appears.

[dutchjoyce]

Hi,Vanessa.

If you're in Australia, i suggest you should have the book from New Zealand, there are several options.
When i said Ebay before, i didn't realize you're from Australia.
I think delivery from NZ to Australia is possible within one week.

Greetz JOYCE

[Richard]

Hello Vanessa, and a belated welcome to the forum!

You might find this interview helpful with your project. Hayley mentions bullying, and I don't think she says much more about it in her autobiography.

Good luck!

Richard

[martindn]

Hi Libby,

I get the impression that she had a bit of a struggle with the low notes in "We'll Meet Again". It sounded that way at the Poppy Appeal launch last year, but by the time she got to the Albert Hall, she had nailed it. She still didn't use huge power, compared to say Vera Lynn, but there was enough.

Martin D

[Libby]

I liked the Alan T. (forgot how it's spelled) show better, because you can hear her better, and shse sings the whole thing. I guess she's still not all that strong on really low notes, but then she is still considered a soprano. I like the "don't know WHEN" part best.

[Richard]

Hello Libby!

You mean Alan Titchmarsh. This is the performance you're thinking of:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=k39h_W0xv8s

Richard

[vanessa]

Hi guyz

Thanx for the msgs! I can't shop on ebay might have to ask my parents :/ . I have looked at all of the links you guys sent - thank you SO SO SO much. Info about bullying is so hard to find though.

I have a q about my PowerPoint. Should I have scenery of New Zealand or angels/clouds in the background? Or anything else u can suggest??

[vanessa]

Oh btw so many of u have actually met Hayley!!! That's really cool

[grant]

Hi Vanessa

Hayley is very patriotic and loves her homeland very much - so I suspect she might choose images of New Zealand if she were doing it herself. The film "100% Pure New Zealand" on Hayley's DVD is superb and would, I'm sure, fit the bill.

Best wishes
Grant

[Libby]

In Google images, I always come across a photo of Hayley at some fundraising event for the Act Against Bullying. The link to the website doesn't seem to work anymore; you can't even enlarge the photo anymore. However, I found this article advertising the event, which was a polo tournament: www.localberkshire.co.uk/articles/1/1444
Again, it's not all that informative as far as Hayley, other than just mentioning her support and attendance, but that's all I could find.

[Richard]

Hello again Vanessa!

I don't think bullying was ever a major issue for Hayley, so she's never gone into details about it. Her response in the interview I gave you the link for probably covers the subject adequately:

Have you ever been bullied?

I was actually when I growing up. I think growing up a lot of the kids were just jealous of the fact that I getting the teacher’s attention because of my singing and so they tried to knock me down and give me a hard time about it. I think it made me stronger though – I think it’s really helped me to develop a thick skin and just be confident within my self.

Source: www.femalefirst.co.uk/entertainment/Hayley+Westenra-31112.html

Richard

[Libby]

I think she explained the part about the teachers in just a little more detail in her book, In Her Own Voice. I'll look up that part. The teachers themselves would be sarcastic with her about how long she was planning to stay, or something. I'll find it.

[vanessa]

Oh wow thanx guys!

New Zealand background it is! It looks great
Thanks so much for looking things up for me. Please don't feel u have to it's like I've given YOU the homework!!! I've put them in my notes they are really helpful.

Hayley rox my soxxxxxxx

[postscript]

Apr 30, 2010 19:28:52 GMT Libby said:

I think she explained the part about the teachers in just a little more detail in her book, In Her Own Voice. I'll look up that part. The teachers themselves would be sarcastic with her about how long she was planning to stay, or something. I'll find it.

Purely out of the top of my head I think it went something like this.

"Oh, you're here, Hayley. How nice of you to drop in on us. Do you intend staying with us long?"

Peter S.

[Libby]

Yes, Peter, I think that's about right. I still haven't found the time to look for it, but I will sometime. I was forced off-line for a couple days, too, due to a trojan.

Vanessa, "homework" on Hayley is what I do so often, anyway. Hayley is my main reason for using a computer!

And I just told Grant he was obsessed.