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Date Posted: 15:06:54 04/23/05 Sat
Author: Brigid
Subject: Changing voices

I'm currently avoiding teaching and lessons to my fifth grade general music class that involve singing. There is one boy who's voice has started to change and the rest of the class remains singing in their soprano voice. What is the best way to teach a lesson that involves singing with this class?

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[> Re: Changing voices -- Lindsay, 07:41:54 04/26/05 Tue [1]

I would say give the students an option to sing an octave lower if it's more comfortable for them. Remind students that singing high is highly preferable and easier (the boys with unchanged voices will usually try to sing low because it's "cool"), but if their voices are changing, the lower octave might be more comfortable.

Also, if he's having trouble staying on pitch because of the change, encourage him, and help him to understand that it's no fault of his own, that's just how growing up works, and that it will settle in a few weeks. Personal attention in this case is probably best, since fifth grade is a little early, so he's likely to be the only changed voice until 6th.


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[> Re: Changing voices -- Kevin, 08:18:38 02/14/06 Tue [1]

I would actually tell the kids that want to sing down an octave to do it. Like lindsay said it has to be comfortable for them. The other thing is is that you want to make sure that the kids aren't taking this chance to possibly hurt their voice. If the kids at such a young age are pushing the low end of their voice it could damage their singing voice. It must be stressed to the kids that to use only the lower part of their voice when needed.


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[> Re: Changing voices -- Cory Ridge, 13:25:26 02/22/06 Wed [1]

I would tend to agree with the others but you also need to make sure that it does not get out of hand. If all of the guys start trying to sing in their low voice it could really end up destroying the sound of the group. In which case you should remove the option of singing low and just be really encouraging to the boy whose voice is changing


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