Enabling Success for our Young Singers - Stephanie Acraman

"My study across recent years has been in regards to how we teach our singers of today, what our culture of singing teaching is, and how we can enable young artists to be the very best young people they can be, and as a result, the very best performers, communicators and often teachers of singing. Too often we see the culture of the performing arts as strongly competitive, in a highly negative way, which hinders our talented young artists from finding a deeper confidence in themselves, and their abilities.

When singers find a deeper assurance in who they are, how to support their colleagues, travel the long journey of learning and discovery growing a hunger for knowledge and development, they learn how to ‘fail’ and gain from these experiences. They learn about healthy competition, and constructive criticism, rather than negative and defensive approaches to their colleagues. They learn, and we as their teachers learn…