Hi Molly:
I've read the other posts and all the advice is sound.
I, also, have had students under 10 years old and have approached it with
this one thought:
It's better that they are under the guidance of a professional if they're
going to sing anyway so that you can help them with the basics of proper
breathing and singing appropriate rep. for their range and age.
I use:
folk song arrangements
RCM repertoire books
Broadway solos for Kids
Popular songs for Kids (these aren't ":pop" songs, they're songs from Disney
and movies that kids have sung.)
Movie songs for Kids
Choral repertoire (ie Kitty of Coleraine, folk songs arr. etc. that are
arranged with the smaller ranges - usually no more than an octave).
Also, I have a keyboard with a transpose button so if any piece of music
pushes the range, I can change it by a semitone or tone to make it fit the
student better. Often, years later, we'll come back to these pieces and see
how our range has increased and how much our voice has changed.
Have had (and still do) our share of stage mothers. The worst part is when
they tell you their child is "gifted". It's rarely the case. But, there's
so many wonderful parents who are realistic about their children and just
want to offer them the benefits of studying voice that it's still all
worthwhile.
Jacqueline
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