This week Alexa is joined by an author, educator, presenter, and vocal coach who specialises in teaching the child singer. She is the founder of Born 2 Sing Kids and mentors other voice teachers in working with this particular demographic. Dana Lentini joins us from New York to tell you all you need to know about teaching children to sing. 

KEY MOMENTS

I always want to grow and become a better version of myself
I use lots of props in my lessons to make it fun
Think about teaching as a life skill

RELEVANT LINKS & MENTIONS

• Zoltán Kodály Method/John Spencer Curwen Solfege Hand Signs 
• Teaching the Child Singer: Pediatric Pedagogy for Ages 5-13 by Dana Lentini
• Kids’ Singing Song Book Series - Level 1 by Dana Lentini
• Teaching Singing to Children and Young Adults by Dr Jenevora Williams
• Teaching Children to Sing by Kenneth Phillips 
• Full Voice Music (Nikki Loney)
• Voice Teachers for Young Singers Facebook Forum
• The Full Voice Podcast with Nikki Loney 

ABOUT THE GUEST

Dana Lentini is a US-based mentor, author, presenter, and educator specialising in working with the child singer. After cultivating techniques as a singer, performer, and music educator, Dana Lentini created Born 2 Sing Kids to nurture the development of young singers through a systematic, yet customised approach. Through various forms of mentorship, she helps teachers learn about the unique differences in teaching singing to children and how to build their own successful studios. 

Dana has been sought after as a presenter for universities and professional music organisations as well as for the National Association of Teachers of Singing, for whom she has also served on various panels and committees. Her consulting and courses on teaching children in the private studio are offered through her website at danalentini.com. Dana holds a Bachelor of Music degree in vocal performance from The University of Southern California, Thornton School of Music and a Master of Music degree in Vocal Pedagogy from Oakland University. Her book, Teaching the Child Singer: Pediatric Pedagogy for Ages 5-13, is available from Hal Leonard Publishing. Dana's new and unique spiral approach to repertoire development can be found in her Kids' Singing Songbook series, to be released by Hal Leonard in fall 2022.

EPISODE RESOURCES 

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Guest Website
danalentini.com
born2singkids.com

Social Media
Instagram: @lentinidana
Facebook: @Born2SingKids

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