8 to 12 Years Old: Singing Workshop

Service Description

Join our small-group singing workshop for ages 8–12, where students continue building vocal technique, musical fluency, and creative confidence in a trauma-informed, neurodiversity-affirming environment. These live sessions are capped at six students per group to ensure personalized guidance within a collaborative, community-based space. Each week, students strengthen their understanding of intermediate music theory, sight-singing, and ear training. They build fluency with scales, intervals, rhythm, and pattern recognition while applying these concepts through guided vocal warmups and in-class performance exercises. Students with an established chest voice begin developing their head voice and learning how to navigate between registers using healthy, supported technique. Song interpretation becomes a central focus, helping students explore the emotional meaning behind lyrics and build stage presence in a way that feels safe, expressive, and affirming. Breath management, pitch accuracy, tone shaping, and diction are woven into each session through practical activities tailored to meet students where they are. Piano remains a core tool for pitch support, music theory, and early self-accompaniment. Students also use their own BandLab accounts and MIDI keyboards to explore music production as a tool for vocal development. Building on the foundational digital sound experiences introduced in earlier years, students now begin recording their own vocals, listening back, and making expressive adjustments to phrasing, dynamics, and layering—developing early editing and interpretation skills in a guided, non-songwriting context. Each session includes structured instruction, targeted feedback, and meaningful peer interaction. Families receive monthly progress updates and access to session recordings to support continued growth between classes. Students also join Marcelland, our private online support group, where they can engage with peers, share reflections, and enjoy weekly enrichment activities in a welcoming, inclusive setting.