6 ‘Super Easy’ Exercises To Train Your Child’s Voice

Most of us are able to sing simple songs like nursery rhymes in tune, however, as the songs become more complex, it becomes harder to stay in tune. 

It is no different for kids, either. 

So, when they are unable to accurately hold a tune, especially when singing really complex melodies, don’t simply think that your child is tone deaf, or is not musical or is unable to sing. 

Rather, remember that like everything else, our voices need training as well. 

Also, training alone isn’t enough. 

Practice is also essential. In one of my previous posts (Help! My Child Is Tone Deaf), I discussed how we all blame it on our child’s musical ear, and how inaccurate that assumption is and what to do to train your child’s ear. 

Now, in this post I will share six ‘super simple’ exercises to train your child’s voice. 

Let’s get started

Make A Siren Sound

Ask your child to make a siren sound. If she is unable to do it, find something on the net (a sound clip) and play it for her, then ask her to imitate it as best as she can. 

A siren sound moves between two high sounds, and this exercise will help her to modulate her voice rapidly.

Practice it until she is able to do it to near perfection. 

Just make sure not to let her hurt her throat, so make sure that she pitches at a level that is comfortable for her. 

While it is important to imitate the inflection, it is not important to imitate the exact pitch, as that which is heard in the sound clip. 

Rather, it is important that she only pitches at a level that is comfortable for her. 

As time goes by and she is able to pitch better, her range will improve as well. So take it slow and don’t try to be perfect on day one. 

Chirp Like A Bird

This high pitched tweet, tweet and chirping sound will again help her to control her breath, as well as the sound and thus, enable her to sing and pitch more accurately over time. 

Squeak Like A Mouse

Again, this is similar to the previous exercise and will help with modulating her voice in unison with the different sounds that she hears.

Make A Low Thunderous Sound

From the high sounds now we move on to the low sounds. Ask her to go as low as she can without hurting her throat. 

Always remember, whether it is high sounds, or low sounds, it is important to stay safe and not hurt yourself. 

Ghost Sounds

Now try a spooky ghostly sound, just like sounds that you hear around halloween time. Be ready to play some sound clips for your child, if she can’t remember how to do it. Imitating the sounds she hears will be much easier that way. 

Lowest To The Highest

Finally, once she’s able to make high and low sounds and can do so without hurting her throat in anyway, ask her to start making the lowest sound she can and then to work herself up to the highest sound she can make. 

That’s it.

Easy enough?

Try these exercises and let me know how it goes.