The Wedding Song par Excellence
One of my youngsters is going to sing at a wedding in August. She has made such fantastic progress in the last 6 month, in the face of teenaged angst and obligatory rebellion, but her singing has not taken so much as a tiny knock!
She is singing the inevitable Bach/Gounod Ave Maria, much maligned, much loved, and used as a tear jerker in so many old Hollywood films. It does, however always stand the test of time and overuse. To sing well it is tricky. To sing badly or even averagely it is still quite tricky, as not only does it have very long phrases, it also has a very wide range. My young lady is just to say finding her low notes, and playing around with both high and low extremities in her growing voice is one the most exciting moments in a singers life.
I am so impressed how, given the challenge, she rises to it each time. Presented with trickier music, her tenacity and teenaged 'devil may care'' attitude, she tackles these harder songs with real gusto.
Teenagers are so exciting to teach. I can truthfully say that I (almost!) love the fight and grapple with these newly emerging people more than any other teaching.
Now, that said, I have learnt over the last 10 years that late learners are a joy to teach ! No fight, no grapple and much intelligent conversation. Ladies you came, you saw and you conquered !
So the teenagers are now given a run for their money!
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