Songbirds: Introductory

Key Concepts

Warm-ups
Technical Exercises
Sol-fa/Solfège Exercises
Ear Training
Rhythm Reading
Sight Singing
Theory
Repertoire

Warm-ups and Technical Exercises

Solfège activities
tongue twisters
scales, triads, and arpeggios
minor triads and scales
chromatic exercises
seasonal singing activities

Solfège Studies

Introductory vocal studies for fun warm-ups and vocal discovery and sight singing development

These short singing exercises incorporate both solfège and lyrics.

Solfège Studies are best learned and performed without piano accompaniment.

Song Adventures

Engaging, easy-to-learn songs crafted for young singers to enjoy while developing independent singing skills and pitch accuracy.

Repertoire

Age and skill level appropriate songs
Lyric and vocal exploration pages for engaging, productive lessons
Professional backing tracks with and without melody guides (as required, not all repertoire)
Downloadable PDF’s
Repertoire Workshopping and Assessments

Overview

Our beginner class for students ages 6+

This program is specially designed with young singers in mind. This level is developed for students ages six and up who are new to music lessons and are developing pitch accuracy. Students will learn foundational singing concepts such as pitch, breath energy, diction, and rhythm as well as vocal exploration and musicianship in a fun and inclusive environment. Classes include carefully selected songs with age-appropriate lyrics that children can relate to for expressive singing.

Backing tracks for their songs and exercises are also provided on an as-needed basis for practice at home so they are guided all the way! This class is a great introduction to voice for children at an affordable expense for parents.

Our classes introduce and foster a love of music first and foremost. We aim to have fun engaging lessons while always learning something new 🎶

Little Songbirds is an introductory singing class for children ages 5 - 6 who love to sing!

Students will learn foundational singing concepts such as pitch, breath energy, diction, and rhythm as well as vocal exploration and musicianship in a fun and inclusive environment. Classes include carefully selected songs with age-appropriate lyrics that children can relate to for expressive singing.

Our classes introduce and foster a love of music first and foremost. We aim to have fun engaging lessons while always learning something new 🎶

Pre-readers

Little songbirds is designed for children who are not yet at reading level but will still explore lyrics, sight words and expressive words enhancing their literacy and lyric knowledge

Technique

Little Songbirds teaches foundational singing concepts, vocal exploration, and musicianship in a FUN and inclusive environment

Building directly from our Introductory level Songbirds: Level One covers the following concepts:

Sight Singing

DO to High DO'; Middle C to High C

Note Identification on Treble Staff (Letters; Fixed DO; DO - TI)

Steps and Skips

Scales, Triads and Arpeggios

Technique

Breath Technique

Speech Sounds; Primary Vowels

Articulation: Staccato and Legato; Fermata (Sustained notes)

Dynamics: Crescendo and Decrescendo; pp, p, mp, mf, f, ff

Performance Technique

Song Introductions

Microphone Technique

Scales

Major Scale

Chromatic Scale

Rhythm & Time

Crotchet, Minim, Semibreve, Quavers Notes & Rests; Dotted Notes

2/4, 3/4, 4/4

Music Theory

Writing Music

Musical Alphabet

Keyboard Geography

Accidentals

Semitones

Aural

Melodic Sing-Back / Call and Response

Interval Identification and Singing

Ascending: major 2nd, major 3rd, perfect 4th, perfect 5th, Octave

Descending: minor 3rd, Perfect 4th, Octave