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How to help students who are REALLY struggling with tuning? (Singing Teachers)
I know this is something that has been mentioned a bit in the facebook, but I’d be interested to know if any of you have tips or tricks in helping these students along. Often they’re very nervous and sometimes it’s a challenging situation for teachers too. Here are some of my ideas, but I’d be really keen to hear yours…
– Figure out what works well with the student. I’ve been fortunate enough to have students who struggle with tuning but with VERY different experiences. For example some students need to go super slowly and take the time to listen to each note first and correct as they go, before they can move onto the next note. Other students struggle more with tuning when they’re feeling self conscious and will be amazingly more accurate on fast exercises when they don’t have the time to overthink things. Any other similar things you’ve noticed?
– Have a repertoire of super easy, limited-range songs to start building confidence. I find tuning often develops first in the notes near where the speaking voice lies, and starts to get more challenging in higher or lower notes. So having a good list of easy songs would help with this. Any ideas?
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