It's probably obvious, but both of you must excercise patience and not
expect quick fixes. You might trie cues other than pitches to get the right
sort of sound, such as reducing the number of beats between two notes, or
singing fifths rather than unisons. just my thoughts. john
At 04:53 PM 5/16/00 -0400, you wrote:
>Does anyone have any suggestions for helping a "tone deaf" student. The
>young lady in question has speach problems due to brain damage in an
>accident and she deperately wants to sing. Unfortunately, she really
>struggles to match pitch. I thought about using the Kodaly principles
>with her, starting with yoo-hoo--so-mi and some simple children's songs
>but I also don't want to insult her. Any suggestions would be gratefully
>considered. I've tried using a long tube from her mouth to her ear. Has
>any one had results with this? Anne Cronvich
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