| First, children as young as five years old can take | | | | overcome their shyness. |
| voice lessons, but you must obtain a clear goal in | | | | 4) Is your child an overachiever? Will this be one |
| order to have a fulfilling experience. | | | | of many after school activities your child will have, |
| 1) Determine your outlook. Is this a long term, | | | | or will this and other performing arts activities be |
| longer than one school year, commitment? | | | | your main focus? Often, children that are great at |
| 2) Is this for extra-curricular musical enrichment, | | | | everything tend to be in shock when they receive |
| high school solo and college preparation, or artist | | | | voice lessons. Because it's a totally new discipline |
| development? All of these goals require a slightly | | | | that they may not be good at right away. Also, it |
| different approach and level of discipline on the | | | | can be hard to pinpoint an overachiever's passion. |
| part of the student and teacher. | | | | Because they do everything and do it so well it's |
| 3) Does your child already demonstrate a strong | | | | hard to tell how much passion -- not work -- they |
| desire to be a good singer or soloist, and be a | | | | will put into voice lessons. |
| part of performing arts, or is he/ she intimidated | | | | Once you've had a good talk with your child; the |
| and shy? Shyness is not a disqualifier to taking | | | | potential student, hopefully you will have a clearer |
| private lessons; in fact learning strong singing | | | | outlook that both of you can work toward. |
| technique, and performance skills can help children | | | | |