Summer Camp- The begining

This summer I landed a part time job teaching vocal music and music theory to children at a summer camp. I love it! Not only am I having tons of fun, the children are very talented. Dare I say they are the most talented I've ever worked with? Camp started on Monday and I conducted auditions so I can hear the children sing as well as place them in vocal sections. That means I had to figure out who was a Soprano (high singers) Alto (middle singers) Tenors (low singers) so that I can start forming my choir. While I was listening to the auditions, I smiled the entire time and I had a thought. These children have great vocal roll models like Beyonce, Brittany Spears, Christina Aguilara to name a few. Every one wants to be the next Brittany or Beyonce but no body wants to be themself. Kids study the artists songs and practice their moves and in the end, they end up sounding like them. I realized that when the children were auditioning, my job would be to help them find their own voice. My job is to help them realize that Brittany is Brittany and no one else can be her. They need to find their own voice and be thier own person. It's not as if they don't have the talent. I wish there was a way to upload videos or sound bites on this website. You all would lose your breath and perhaps tear up if you heard them. These kids are truly amazing. I feel lucky to be the one to help mold their talent and help them to be performers.