It’s composition time at Music for Young Children! We are learning about techniques that make writing a song easy! Children love being creative. Whether it’s drawing a picture, pretending to be a character in a story, or writing a piece of music, children love to explore their creativity. The Music for Young Children program presents … Read more
Singers beware…..or should I say parents beware for your child. Check out this scenerio. You daughter is 13 years old, has a beautiful voice and loves to sing. You have started to take her to singing lessons every week to the lady across town. She is the teacher everyone takes their children to. She has been … Read more
Here are two scenerios to consider: 1. A student starts taking singing lessons at age 8 from a voice teacher who has had his/her training from a university. (This teacher also started his/her singing journey with a teacher who got his/her training from a university). The student accomplishes many singing exams, then goes on to university … Read more
First, let’s start with singing. Children should be encouraged to match pitch as soon as they start to talk. For instance, matching low sounds like a frog, or high sounds like a fire siren…..these are important first steps in ear training and learning to match pitch. It helps them recognize their high voice (the fire … Read more
The dreaded laryngitis. It’s not uncommon among singers, especially during the winter season. You’ve just got over that cold virus, and you sang too “hard” and talked “too loud” at the party last night, and now you are paying for it. The problem is you need to sing again tonight! Unfortunately, there is no easy or fast fix. … Read more
When someone wants to learn how to sing better, there are quite a few angles that can help. Technique is obviously very important, and a huge part of the puzzle is being able to sing and show “emotion” in your voice. How do you know if you are singing with emotion? Well, for me as a … Read more
There are many reasons why the voice may not do what you want it to. Today lets talk about vocal strain! This is probably the most common reason singers have trouble. Quite often the strain is caused by the muscles in the throat tightening up when the singer goes for higher notes. How do you know if these … Read more