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As a teacher in Australia, I am always very big on encouraging kids to speak and sing in their own mother tongue language. Emma and Amy are my two students who can actually read Chinese regardless they still only speak English to me. Beautiful song, sensitive interpretation by my two gorgeous little girls.  Out of all my year 12 singers Lucy is the most diligent one (although she doesn’t look like a nerd she is a very organized hard working kid).
I said to her there is simply nothing more I can teach to make that song better. And there is no other way for her to work harder on the preparation. She does her best. I am very happy that Monte recognized her excellent work. “I knew you will”. That’s all I said We have students sitting for ANZCA exam. This is my first time sending part of the students in the middle of the year for video/zoom exam! I think we are all ready to go.
Julia is doing 5th grade modern singing exam. She always changes the song version to “very Julia” style and at the same time showing very solid technique and interpretation. Good luck to all the June exam kids! This is why I use “nay” “nah” “Di-Di” and “May” all the time to get the ringing mixed voice through the bridge.
You can hear Monica’s sound changes. Straight away it sounds more open and free. Louisa’s “My mind” by Yebba. If this one doesn’t get into the school’s festival I would really love to see who else will and what’s the matter with the school.
My 4 winning tips of public speaking on zoom. I have talked about this on many occasions to toastmasters and students so I thought I might do a 5 mins youtube video.
Hope you will find it useful in some way.  Lots of drama happened today. Wasn’t a good day originally. But seeing my darling Lucie makes the whole day awesome again. Thank you for the flower sweetheart!! Loves that boyfriend update about everyone....  (Emma with her trophy)
Emma is the lead singer of their band which won Redland’s Battle of the band! (PS: If you forget to turn up these days we have zoom. You can never get away from me! ) 1/3 of my students are bilingual. Chinese, Japanese, Taiwanese, French and German. 100% of them are born in Australia. When parents speak their mother tongue to them, they all answer in English. None of them can sing anything in their mother tongue and frankly no one likes it. This is where I come in. My life has been benefit hugely being multi lingual. I am very big on multiculturalism and if you can speak in another language you are singing it too. Being bilingual you see the world broadly. The world is your oyster. It’s never too late to learn. This is Nanaha singing Homura in Japanese. Well done darling. I call students either honey, darling or sweetheart (depends on its level). If I call you by name you shall pay attention cause it won’t be too good. If I call your full name You should be scared. I don’t compliment kids much and when kids say I love you or I miss you I always just say thank you. That’s just Susie. I talk like I am yelling and my technique doesn’t make sense in English when parents heard it but every kid gets it. It’s a profession that’s very addictive cause it’s fun , lots of laughters and our love for music and each other never ends. |
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