Re: Voice Teachers--what to look for?

mstee
Fri, 14 Oct 2005 12:48:40 +0000

Angst–my 12 year old sings in an excellent children’s choir here, and she loves it. She is developing good breathing habits, and has developed a really good sense of pitch. (has gotten kind of picky and critical even about people singing sharp or flat . . .) Yes, it is a big time commitment! Even though she doesn’t want to take serious voice lessons on an ongoing basis, I know she wants to develop her voice more so that she will get picked for solos, and she also loves theatre, so she could use some sort of help to use her voice to its best, even if she isn’t ready quite yet for ongoing weekly individual lessons. She is at a funny age, too. Handle with care . . . I want to help her, but I can’t push . . .

Just out of curiousity, my girls have both been on swim team, and that has seemed to me to help a lot with breath control. Has anyone else noticed that swimming helps with singing, or am I way off base here?