I have a 10 year old daughter who loves to sing and do community theater. She has a lovely voice, and I would like to have her take voice lessons to learn proper technique. I have heard, though, that it is not advisable to take lessons before a voice matures. Is this true, and if so, when is it okay to begin.
I am a professional singer and teacher. Personally, I began my formal training at around 18. Prior to that I was singing in choirs and in shows. I guess I was lucky as I had wonderful choir directors and musical directors who passed on their knowledge well, and I came through with no bad habits. Whilst doing all of this I was progressing through the grades on the piano which gave me a wonderful grounding in music.
Your daughter is of the age where she could have some lessons, but as mentioned above, I would be making sure that the teacher has some very good credentials and experience. I would also suggest that if she isn’t already, your daughter should learn to play the piano. If she is at all serious about a career in singing, she will need to be able to read music well and play a little.
Again, on a personal note, I have two daughters (nearly 13 and 10), both of whom love singing. They are both learning the piano, and the elder one is also learning the clarinet. The 13 year old is particularly interested in singing and has a lovely true voice. I feel that there is still plenty of time for her to learn to sing and while she is involved in school choirs and shows and the odd competition, I will give her some pointers but not get too serious about technique. I just want her to enjoy singing and I feel that because she is doing a lot of singing anyway her voice will grow.
The female voice doesn’t mature until around 24 – 26. It is hard to answer your question as it also depends on the individual. I am of the opinion that formal lessons at too young an age can take the fun out of it, but again that can depend on the person.
Hope this helps.
What you heard is not true. My son is 26 and a professional vocalist. He has taken voice lessons for many years. For a male, his tenor’s singing voice won’t mature until he’s about 32. My daughter started voice lessons at the age of 10; she’s now 21, has suffered no damage and has a beautiful soprano voice. They are not "unsafe". Training should start young. Once a voice matures, it’s harder to learn the proper techniques to become a good vocalist. Have your daughter take voice lessons and don’t worry that it will harm her voice in any way. Make sure you find a good voice teacher with excellent credentials.
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let her, do it. manage carefully though. I’m fourteen and i started to sing at age 8. at age ten i learned to play the guitar, piano, and drums. at age 12 i began to write me own songs and record them in my room which is like a mini recording studio. and guess what i signed i contract at age 13 and now i am on tour! i cant say what my real name is just that my friends call me sky. So ask your daughter, if that’s what she she wants to do and do as much as possibly to get her there, just don’t work her too hard, she just a kid.
fly on.
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i told you, I’m on tour. I’m actually on my bus writing on my laptop.
I’ve been singing since I was years-old (choirs and such), but I didn’t take private lessons until I was 19 and in college. I wish I had taken lessons much sooner because, once I started my private lessons, I had to break myself of every single bad singing habit I’d developed over the previous 11 years.
I say look around your area for a good, trained, and qualified voice teacher who has experience in teaching young children. You want someone your child will like, as well as someone who will teach her well. A good teacher won’t give your daughter anything that she can’t handle and would never dream of pushing her too far.
Edit: I agree with the person below me. You should definitely try to get your daughter enrolled in piano class. I started playing piano the same year I started singing, and, thanks to an excellent piano teacher and a choir leader who made sure we learned to read music, I learned so much that has helped me in so many ways. Just make sure find a good piano teacher who will not just give her songs to play but will also help teach her basic theory.
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I am a professional singer and teacher. Personally, I began my formal training at around 18. Prior to that I was singing in choirs and in shows. I guess I was lucky as I had wonderful choir directors and musical directors who passed on their knowledge well, and I came through with no bad habits. Whilst doing all of this I was progressing through the grades on the piano which gave me a wonderful grounding in music.
Your daughter is of the age where she could have some lessons, but as mentioned above, I would be making sure that the teacher has some very good credentials and experience. I would also suggest that if she isn’t already, your daughter should learn to play the piano. If she is at all serious about a career in singing, she will need to be able to read music well and play a little.
Again, on a personal note, I have two daughters (nearly 13 and 10), both of whom love singing. They are both learning the piano, and the elder one is also learning the clarinet. The 13 year old is particularly interested in singing and has a lovely true voice. I feel that there is still plenty of time for her to learn to sing and while she is involved in school choirs and shows and the odd competition, I will give her some pointers but not get too serious about technique. I just want her to enjoy singing and I feel that because she is doing a lot of singing anyway her voice will grow.
The female voice doesn’t mature until around 24 – 26. It is hard to answer your question as it also depends on the individual. I am of the opinion that formal lessons at too young an age can take the fun out of it, but again that can depend on the person.
Hope this helps.
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I think she should take lessons, the voice won’t mature but she’ll make singing habits now and whehn she grows older she’ll know what to do. Personally, I began my first performance when i was 3 without lessons and joined many choirs. Now I am in my town’s choir. Your daughter should learn to sing, I mean she loves it, she can probably learn to sing in real concerts if she starts earlier.
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