The Badgett Studio

Teaching Excellence and Success to Every Student

Yes, absolutely!  I love to teach kids, and have done so both in choral and private settings.  Children are natural singers and actors, being often less inhibited than a teen or adult would be.  They are energetic, enthusiastic, and fully capable of understanding their voices and better ways of using them.  I teach children who are both natural belters and those who sing predominately in their head voices.  We study age-appropriate literature, and they work toward auditions they may want to sing, and studio recitals. I encourage many of my young singers to work through piano books concurrent with their voice study, resulting in a combination voice/piano lesson.  The American Academy of Teachers of Singing recently released the following statement on voice lessons for children, and I function in accordance with this document.  Check it out here.

If you fail to appear for a scheduled lesson and have not given me one day’s notice, you will be charged for the lesson.  You must consider that you are not paying me for my expertise or to learn to sing or play the piano, but for my time.  I, like everyone else, value my time highly, and not being able to teach when I was scheduled to teach is a waste of my time.  Legitimate excuses will be taken into consideration.

The answer to this question depends (again) largely on the student.  What type of music do you enjoy singing?  What type of music do you desire to pursue?  This is where we start.  I encourage students to bring pieces to their lessons that they feel they would sing well, and to try pieces that I select for them.  I am most comfortable teaching classical, Broadway, and Contemporary Christian/pop styles of music.

Frequently Asked Questions

The answer to this question is really up to you, the student.  My purpose as a teacher is to help you fulfill your goals as a singer.  How we accomplish this will vary by student.  However, generally lessons consist of three things: 1) vocalizing—or exercising the voice, 2) singing/interpreting songs, and 3) discussing whether our goals are being met, and if so, establishing new goals for next time.  Students are also often exposed to new musical styles, language, terms, and concepts during lessons. 

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