Schools also do terrible things to voices. My daughter (7) has a lovely deep voice, and sings in tune beautifully when she is in her own range. But the school seems to demand that all children sing in a high pitch, and then she sounds AWFUL. It has taken me a while to educate her into using her own voice - but it is paying off nicely. To be fair, I suppose there is no other way than to go for what suits most kids - but its a shame that there must be loads of kids with great voices who may take ages to find out.

Kris