Does anyone know when the ability to sing in tune kicks in. My DS is joining in with words to his favourite songs, but there's not much tunefulness.
i'm a little paranoid, as my Dad is tone deaf - he's not allowed to sing in public - but my Mum did a lot of music stuff, as did I, and DH can sing in tune, and I'd really like DS to be exposed to more than just football. DS loves music, is always asking for it (when he's not nagging about bl**dy Thomas), so he definitely connects, but he has me a bit worried....
how old is he?
my DS1 is very musical (I think) which makes sense as DH and I are both musical...
He can sing in tune for some songs but many he is off... and he is rarely in the same key as the rest of us...
At this stage i think having the timing right and showing a real interest is pretty damn good!
I don't know if he's " in tune" but he can sing his version of twinkle twinkle
, bob and roary theme to the music. If he used the right words, you'd thinkit was just the song on tv, iykwim. He's two.
Well I could pick Darcy's tunes before I could pick the actual words she was singing, so not really sure.
Though she's been learning piano for a bit and has amazed everyone at her ability to pick notes She's 3.5 and has been singing since 14months? or so.
My 2 year old can pretty much hum a tune correctly - (I know when she is singing Katy Perry's 'Hot n Cold' song.) When I forget to put my seat belt on in the car, she can match the beeps perfectly.
Perhaps you could play some games - singing high and low. Walking on tippy toes for high notes and crouching down for low notes. .
I think exposing kids to music from a young age can only help! My Dad was tone deaf but he wasn't brought up in a musical household at all. My Mum on the other hand is a music teacher so my siblings and I were brought up in a musical household and I'd say we're somewhere in between mum and dad! I reckon it has more to do with what you're exposed to than natural ability.
When can toddlers sing "in tune"
- but my Mum did a lot of music stuff, as did I, and DH can sing in tune, and I'd really like DS to be exposed to more than just football
. DS loves music, is always asking for it (when he's not nagging about bl**dy Thomas), so he definitely connects, but he has me a bit worried....
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She's 3.5 and has been singing since 14months? or so.
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