Re: After school activities - am I over doing it?

Rosalie B. wrote:
Rosalie B. <gmbeasley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Ericka Kammerer <eek@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

AM wrote:
My first grader is doing ballet (45 mins/wk), tap (45 mins/wk),
classical vocal music (1 hr/wk), girls scout brownies (45 mins/wk),
swimming (2 hrs/wk), violin (45 mins/wk), soccer (1 hr/wk), kumon math
and reading (4 hrs/wk), painting (30 mins/wk) and bible school (2 hrs/
wk).

PS - I wonder about whether a child of this age should be doing
classical vocal music at all.

How age appropriate is that?.

This caught my eye as well. From my background in classical singing through high school and college and a bit beyond, I would say that this is not really appropriate at this age. Singing in a choir of some sort is one thing, but private lessons at this age seems suspect. The voice doesn't really become much of anything in the way of "classical" singing until the teen years at the earliest. And there is always, no matter the age or experience, a personal limit on the amount of singing (including practice time, rehearsals, etc.) that any one voice should be doing in a day.

Karen
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