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"Karaoke: Music Lessons On Tape" by Kara Woollatt

Tapes That Help A Child Learn Music

Believe it or not, your child is learning valuable music lessons every time they sing along with a karaoke tape. To top that off, your little darling is also improving their memory, reading skills, and intra-personal skills. Some special educational karaoke tapes also expose your child to lessons in science, health and environment. All that from a CD or tape that holds a few loved songs and their lyrics!

When I was young one of my favorite pastimes was singing along to my preferred songs on the radio. I would also tape them in order that I could listen to them as much as I wanted, make believing I was the famous singer. I also persuaded my mother to buy me records that came with the song sheets contained inside the record covers. I spent many happy hours listening to the songs and learning their lyrics. Although my family did not have the resources to send me for private singing tuition, my practice at home was useful when it came to castings for plays or concerts put on at school. I was lucky enough to get some good parts due to the fact that I knew the songs off by heart.

Today's karaoke tapes and CDs for children can offer the same opportunity for many young singers. Even if the child has no ambition of trying out for solos or parts in community plays, the confidence that a child gains when he or she performs these songs can carry over to other areas of the child's life. For instance, practicing an oral report for a class is much easier to approach when you first rely on the steady flow of background music to guide you through a series of lyrics. Some karaoke tapes even offer feedback about your vocal talents and expression. These low cost lessons are great for any highly motivated child who so desperately wants to develop his or her singing voice. Even without karaoke singing lessons, a child is naturally developing and strengthening his or her vocal muscles and upper body strength.

Sing along tapes for kids and Kids Karaoke are not quite the same. If you buy a sing along you tend to get the music on tape and a sheet with the words. This means that you need to know how the vocal deliver goes before you sing along. Karaoke for kids does not require a good prior knowledge of the song because you usually have options that include having singers in the background leading you in the tune. Karaoke usually shows the lyrics on the screen and demonstrates when to sing each word and how long to hold it for. The clearly helps get the all important timing right.

Some of the more popular karaoke music for children on today's market comes from Disney Karaoke. Several online karaoke warehouses sell tons of children's karaoke. For instance, AceKaraoke.com and Amazon.com carry a large selection of popular karaoke for children such as nursery rhymes to American Idol hits, as well as easy to use karaoke machines that are well-loved by kids.

Copyright 2005 Kara Woollatt. All rights reserved.

About the Author

Kara Woollatt is the manager of Festa Karaoke, which is a great online resource about karaoke. For further details please visit her archive of articles: http://www.festakaraoke.com/.

Emily Sigers
emily@thepianopages.com