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Thread #110945   Message #2332519
Posted By: Barry Finn
04-May-08 - 07:19 AM
Thread Name: Sing or play what's hardest for kids/why
Subject: Sing or play what's hardest for kids/why
From what I see & hear & from what I read about it seems that it's alot more common to find kids that are HOT musicians than it is to find real good singers.
I don't know if it's just in my area (New England) or if others find this tto be true.
I go to different sessions & there's almost always teens & even pre-teens that are good & often very, very good good but I'll only hear one sing seldom, not much at all.
Is it more embrassing for a kid to try & sing in front of a group? When hey play it's usually along with others so when they sing is it because they'll be out there by themselves & that's more of a risk?
When I do hear them which isn't often they're usually knock out's but why so seldom?
Does it take a longer time to develop voice technique than playing ability so there's a lag in the comfort zone?

Barry