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| | I have started working with our children for our Christmas program and I was wondering if anyone had some ideas on how to get children to sing out. Some children will really sing out, others just move their lips and some barely sing. During our VBS we had a lot more kids singing on stage and they sung with the vocals as well as the background music, but for Christmas their will be a small group of children and they will just be singing to the music. I was told that the lady that worked with the kids before me could get them to sing out. I wonder how she did that. I was thinking about discussing with the children why we sing and telling them how happy it makes Jesus. And maybe even sharing with them how to breathe by blowing up their bellies like balloons when they sing. I think some children just don't have much self-confidence. Any thoughts? THANKS! Shay www.ministeringtochildren.com |
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| | I teach the childrens choir in my church. Hand motions works great for getting them more involved in the music. Allot of the time I take some of the hand motions from them. We also talk about how We are showing others how to worship. So if we sing with a frown we aren't showing a worshipful heart. If we have a bad attitude it can cause us not to sing our best for the Lord . We say leave the attitute outside and bring a smile to the worship time. We talk about how we stand effects our singing too. We make a game out of it . standing up tall is the final part but you try standing in different ways that you know will cause the voice not to sound good. Then you do the correct way they eat that up. Be willing to be silly and do everything you are having them do. Have them watch you carefully. I tend to make a game and have them turn and do different things to learn to follow my directions. If you want email me I have all kinds of ideas .From many years working with a childrens choir . We are also the praise team for VBS each year. God bless Doreen
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| | Yea! What Doreen said. All true, if we're willing to whole-heartedly praise God, then the kids will see it's cool to get into the music and worship. I think the biggest problem I've had with getting kids to enjoy singing is that we show them how to praise openly in VBS, but then we expect them to "perform" for an audience in children's choir. A good balance is hard to come by, but learning the disciplines of singing well has its perks too, like choir trips! Let us know how things go. We rely on each other for hearing what succeeds, AND what doesn't. Blessings! 
Vision Ministries Mom, aka Shawn Parker
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