Youth singers transform lives by teaching others

At the Sirenaica Foundation, it has been proven over the years that the vocation for teaching music and accompanying collective processes does not appear only in adolescence. The experience in the seed choirs demonstrated that choral monitoring, that sensitivity to guide, support, and lead others, is born in childhood and manifests almost from the first day children enter the choir.

Throughout these 24 years, we have observed how, naturally, many of our youngest participants begin to imitate the dynamics of their directors: they propose doing the vocal warm-up, lead breathing exercises, suggest movement dynamics and choreographies, and even offer to direct sections of the rehearsal. These spontaneous actions reveal an early vocation for music education and a genuine need to care for their peers through singing.

In some cases, this inclination appears very prominently. The children and young people show greater confidence, initiative, and leadership. Their ability to guide activities, read the group's needs, and set an example for others becomes the first indicator that they are ready to begin a formative path toward the School of Monitors (Youth singers transform lives by teaching others), our choral leadership program that provides continuity and structure to that innate desire to serve through music.

During this year, we have supported this process by observing, strengthening, and guiding those who show this interest. Sirenaica's objective is for every child to discover their potential not only as a singer but also as an educator and future musical leader. Thanks to the support of GlobalGiving, we continue to consolidate a space where children can explore their vocation, develop pedagogical skills, and build life projects through music.

Furthermore, during this last period of the year, our monitors with the most experience developed interactive videos in which they teach active break activities, vocal warm-up exercises, and rhythmic-melodic games. These resources not only strengthen the training of new monitors but also expand the pedagogical reach of the program, allowing more children to learn, practice, and enjoy from their own spaces.

The School of Monitors continues to become a bridge between musical learning and human development. We are happy to see how, from an early age, our choristers find in collective singing an opportunity to find their purpose.

Thank you for supporting this process that transforms lives through music.

Links:

• Warm up

• Practising (PDF)
  
• She proposes to do lead breathing exercises (PDF)