My Beautiful Voice

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This bright, uplifting book is full of things that really matter – stories to fire the heart, quiet moments of empathy and perception, the power of poetry to express our feelings and the joy of finding one’s own voice. ‘We all have songs to sing and we will sing them when we choose…’ Move your tongue down towards your bottom teeth, opening up your mouth and making the biggest space you can. Learn to hone your “resonators". At the core of beautiful singing is the ability to create resonance, which is when your notes take on a rich, full sound. Listen to any opera singer to hear resonance at its best. Your voice echoes in your chest, mouth, and throat to gain depth. When you are singing with resonance, you feel a slight buzzing or vibrating feeling. To develop resonance, think about your voice's “placement.” Where do you feel the sound coming from? How does it move as you open your lips or move your tongue? Everyone is different, but there are some tips to keep in mind: Although the love comes shining through, the text often confuses in straining for patterned simplicity.

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Mrs Foster was the teacher that first made me want to be a teacher myself and it was the way she read to us that did it. For years when reading I Am David, The Silver Sword and Children of the Oregon Trail I would see Mrs Foster’s lips when reading. I used to love watching her and listening to her read. These three books are still my three all time favourites and ones that I always share with classes of my own, books I chose to write about at University too. I owe much to Mrs Foster and feel sad that I do not know where she is in the world anymore as I would love to see her again and thank her for setting me on my way. This is a special book. Joseph Coelho's narrative poem captures the positive effect that a brilliant, caring teacher can have on each pupil. Miss Flotsam is a force of nature, inspiring her pupils with her stories and poetry. It is written in the first person, describing the experience of a young child, possibly an elective mute, gently encouraged to face their anxiety, become emboldened and find their beautiful voice. From the team which brought you the critically acclaimed If All the World Were… we have an inspirational story about finding your voice, both literally and metaphorically. The lyrical text and expressive images capture the intense anxiety of the shy protagonist who never speaks in school and also the transformative power of a good teacher. The illustrations show us the colour, vivacity and joy which Miss Flotsam brings to the classroom and the creativity which she inspires. Watch your pitches. Depending on where your natural pitch and pitch variety are right now, you may need to work on this a lot, or just a little. Work on your overall pitch by consciously trying to speak in a lower tone, as often as you can remember. It's important to do this gradually though, just around a half-tone lower at a time. Work on your pitch variety by injecting different pitches in your sentences to add interest and emotion. Two ways to practice this are the following exercises: [7] X Trustworthy Source HelpGuide Nonprofit organization dedicated to providing free, evidence-based mental health and wellness resources. Go to source Through poetic storytelling and stunning illustrations we feel every emotion the child feels as they make their way to the front of the class, overcoming every obstacle, clearing every hurdle to use their beautiful voice and share their wonderful words for the very first time.Author Luke Palmer introduces his new book, Play (Firefly Press) about four boys growing up together, the challenges, the friendships, and what hap... Like other artforms, poetry has the power to reach children whose voices are rarely (or never) heard, and this book captures something of that excitement. The challenge of speaking out in public for the first time is given the space it needs – from an image of the child realising that her voice is getting ready to be heard, through spreads showing her battling against winds and up mountains until she’s standing on a cliff-edge, to the triumphant image where she finally speaks out. With the encouragement on an enchanting and magical teacher, she writes a poem. But a poem is meant to be read aloud! She musters all her courage, stands at the front of the class and shows her classmates that she does have a voice. And her voice is BEAUTIFUL! Learn exercises to relax your voice. If your voice isn't relaxed, you're going to be speaking from your throat instead of your diaphragm, and your voice will come out tense, harsh, and forced. Follow this method several times a day to relax your voice: [8] X Trustworthy Source HelpGuide Nonprofit organization dedicated to providing free, evidence-based mental health and wellness resources. Go to source

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Anyway, I was excited about this book, because it is *about* poetry and about finding your voice through poetry. Quite literally! A young androgynous child is made fun of because they don't speak. it seems a kind of voluntary mutism. But the new fabulous and vibrant teacher doesn't seem to mind and knows just how to handle this shy child. They are working on poetry, writing their own and the child is swept away. They feel something growing inside them. It's an empowering book. Although the child is anxious and apprehensive and the challenges they face in walking to the front of the class and read their poetry seem like walking in strong headwinds or climbing a mountain, but they persevere and their words ride out "tinkling at the windows, [and] jangling on the desks, whizzing around [their] smiling classmates" and they realize something very important. The physical and emotional struggle to get from their seat to the front of the class to read their poem is conveyed by the use of weather and landscape similes. The child's struggle is felt in each complementing picture. The sense of growing resilience is evident in the repetition of 'but I keep going'. Eventually, the orange paint stroke carries the words read from a school notebook, out to all the class. Joyous. The winners of The Farshore Reading for Pleasure Teacher Awards 2023, highlighting the work schools are doing to encourage a love of reading, have... Author Guy Bass introduces SCRAP, about one robot who tried to protect the humans on his planet against an army of robots. Now the humans need his... All in all, I think this is a beautiful, important book, especially for timid or shy children and anyone who is apprehensive about their own poetry.

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Start by placing your hands on your throat and talking normally, noting any tightness in your throat and jaw. It's never clear whether the little girl is just very shy or perhaps has selective mutism, but it’s clear that she hasn’t said much for quite a while, and her confidence in speaking is very low. Either way, this is a gentle story that pays homage to the people that sometimes come into our lives to guide us through difficult times, and the power of a fantastic teacher. My Beautiful Voice is a stunning picture book about a shy, nervous girl who discovers her voice through the power of poetry. The young girl in this story is petrified at the thought of a poetry performance taking place at her school and her having to speak out loud. The girl meets her new Teacher, Miss Flotsam, who is full of worldly knowledge, bright with passion and a colourful character with lots of wonderful stories to tell. Miss Flotsam is a special teacher that gently motivates and encourages the little girl to write, to be brave and have the confidence to discover her beautiful voice. The girl writes her own poem, adding to it over time, another line, another verse, rhyming words until finally it is complete. At first, she whispers it in her teacher's ear and eventually she has the courage to be able to recite her poem out loud for all the class to hear. Say the words "hang," "harm," "lane," "main," "lone," "loom." Exaggerate your facial movements as you do so. Yawn again whenever your throat gets a little tired.