A Look at the Songs, Vocal Exercises, Activities, and Lessons for Developing Singers Finding repertoire for a developing singer involves more than choosing songs with the right notes and range. Young singers are developing vocal technique, musicianship, artistry, independence, confidence, and performance skills at the same time. And the repertoire they sing can become an opportunity to develop all those skills. That idea is at the heart of my book, Songs and Lessons for the P

There is an interesting stage in teaching young singers when they are clearly no longer beginners, but they are not yet ready for the kinds of vocal demands we associate with more mature singers. They know how a voice lesson works. They have learned some basic concepts about breath, posture, registration, diction, and expression. They can learn songs more quickly than they once did. They may be eager for something “harder.” So what comes next? This is where I think it is espe

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For those of you who have been following my blog this past year, I have been tracing out the 5 stages of the Born 2 Sing Kids Sequence....

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In her book “Teaching Singing to Children and Young Adults,” Jenevora Williams has expert advice on the topic of children studying the...