My 2 1/2yr old daughter loves music. She can hear a song 2 or 3 times and can memorize the words. I think she's brilliant but don't we all think our kids are perfect?..lol! Anyway, does anyone know of any places that offer singing lessons? Thanks in advance*****EDIT: I would never force my kids to do anything and this would be more of a fun thing for her to do.
Maybe singing lessons was the wrong choice of words..I was just looking for some fun activities that involve singing. I will definately check out kindermusik or something similar
Many park districts offer them, but 2 1/2 might be too young. Try a musikgarten or kindermusik type class to continue her music learning and then, when she's a little older, give her lessons. It's more a matter of attention span than anything else.
why would you put at 2.5 yr old in singing lessons? i would wait until she asks to be put in them like around 1st grade or something
I would say that she might be too young for singing lessons. Music class, on the other hand, is a perfect thing for her. I would look into Music Together. They have an excellent curriculum with dynamic music that isn't just toddler songs, they are songs that will help her build a strong repertoire and expose her to different types of music as well as musical patterns and early music theory.
Nurture her love of music, allow it to grow organically. Music lessons are so structured they might take the fun out of it.
My daughter is the same way. We bought her a microphone for Christmas and we have fun videotaping her singing familiar tunes as well as her own original songs. She loves to watch the videos later on the computer. Have fun with it, and maybe save the lessons for later when you're sure that she's really interested.
Jessica's suggestion of Music Together is a good one. This program is of high quality and is serious about providing a rounded musical experience which is appropriate and relevant to young children. Their group activities feature music and movement, teaching basic rhythms and more.
Also, library storytimes often have some neat little songs and fingerplays too. Ask around to find which libraries have the best librarians or volunteers for this activity... some are great and some aren't as good at managing the experience for the little ones.
Have fun! Don't forget, too, that you can share songs you like with her as well as poetry and nursery rhymes. This provides a foundation of language for her to draw on and opportunities to practice rhythm and inflection (by your modeling this for her). This sort of a language foundation helps to create good writers, too!
My son is almost 2 1/2 and he's also a really great singer and really enjoys singing. I want to get him into something too but it's all so expensive. I think I will wait until he's a little older to put him in a class, maybe the summer before he turns four. He can speak really well, but I just don't think he has the attention span yet. Good luck finding a class!
I used to give voice lessons when I was a vocal major in college. I taught people of different ages (youngest was 6), but I think 2.5 years is much too young. Her voice is not ready to be finely tuned yet, and to be honest, voice lessons are not cheap, so she probably won't get much out of it until she's older. Private lessons focus on the individual voice, vocal techniques, and breathing. She would be better off doing something in a group. A children's choir would be a fantastic way to start.
