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Question: How can I help my little girl to sing well!?
Now, I am not a good singer! Not a dying cat, but I wouldn't audition for X-factor! lol!.
okay, my daughter is 8 and a half and next week her Brownie group are doing auditions for their big Christmas musical play!.!.!.it involves about 8 packs of brownies/guides and scouts/cubs from 7-15 years altogether and is quite a 'big deal'!. They are holding the auditions and my daughter insists she is going to be Joseph!.!.!.!.(me doubtful of course, bless her, and i gently explained this role may well go to one of the older ones- but hey I admire her confidence - and confident she is!)
I asked what she was going to sing and she said a song from high school musical- breaking free!. She sang it for me, and whilst she wasn't terrible, (to me it was perfect and beautiful) in the harsh world of drama and older people, they probably will be picking 'the best'!. Thing is, i suggested she be an angel but she was not happy with that!.!.!.she came down to accepting she may be Inkeeper number 3 (that role gets to sing & speak)
I would like to offer advice to help her sing better!.!.!.but as I am not a good singer I really don't know where to begin!. She is not awful and carries an okay tune and has some strength to her voice!.!.!.any tips!? Is she still very young to be able to sing properly, or do you think she should be able to sing at her age (no leona lewis but you know, nicely etc)
thanks for any advice for her!Www@QuestionHome@Com
Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
probably the best thing for you to do to help her is to get her a voice coach!. But if that is out of your price range, then teach her solfeggio syllables (do-re-mi, etc!.) and maybe get he listening to some showtunes to help her on her ear (listening to pitch, staying on key and what not) Have her warm her voice up every day and drinking a warm tea or hot water honey and lemon will help soote her voice to produce a better sound!. i hope that helps and all the best luck to you and your daughter!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
If she enjoys it that much, she may fit in well at a local drama group such as CODYs of Stagecoach!. Not only would that provide her with the right voice training but also let her take part in lots of other small productions!. There is no magic way to becoming a better singer apart from training and lots of practice! Www@QuestionHome@Com
I was in honors chorus, and our director had us sing going up scales and octaves!. It really helps reach a certain pitch when your singing in a baby voice, it sounds weird, but it REALLY does help!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
Teach her Do Re Mi from the Sound of Music!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
This is still very young- I wouldn't worry about this yet!. At this stage of childhood kids voices are still developing and your singing voice changes rapidly through your teen years ( I have more of a strong vibrato then I did before!. ) But if it really does concern you then you have a few options!. There are many children's choirs out there that I'm sure would be more then happy to have your daughter, and there are also school choirs!. Being in a choir is a great way to practice singing and learn to read music!. You could also get a voice coach to help work with her on a more individual basis!. Voice coaches are a great way to work on tone, pitch, volume etc!. of your singing!.Www@QuestionHome@Com