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I am writing to inquire as to how to enter a musically gifted teen-ager into the music world. She is fifteen and extremely talented in voice and dance. Specifically we need information on how to set up a very basic recording studio in-order to record some Cds. I have a Mac and a PC. I know nothing. Even the beginners section is overwhelming to me.
The high school she attends feels that she has out grown all the dance and music programs they have to offer and that Leigha needs some guidance with her career. She plays music by ear and has performed in theater and dance since she was five. She is co-captain of her dance team. She blew everyone away at the talent show last year. At fourteen she composed the music, wrote the lyrics and performed her song. She is trained in many different forms of dance, but is extremely talented in hip hop and street hip hop. She also took street tap in Massachusetts. She has ten years experience in ballet as well. She is very committed. I have to force her to do her studies as she is up all night writing music, singing and dancing. When she loves something she is lost in it and it consumes her life. Leigha has the whole package, she is beautiful, talented in music, as well as dance, and since she has been performing for years—has great stage presence. Music is her life.
She wants to make some CDS and send some out.
Can you help? Is there anything I need to be doing? I can not find any contacts for children that are gifted in the area of dance and music. Sites for children gifted in academics are abundant, but dance and voice are very minimal.
How would I go about contacting record companies and getting someone to listen? She spent quite a bit of time at a local studio last summer and the studio manager said I should invest all my time and energy into my daughter. Also I would like to know are there grants for this sort of thing? And if so, who do I contact? How can I move things to the next level on a very limited budget? We are not a wealthy family. I myself am in my last year in college and my husband is a disabled vet. The school counselors want to help but do not have many resources for someone in my position.
Thank you for your time.
The high school she attends feels that she has out grown all the dance and music programs they have to offer and that Leigha needs some guidance with her career. She plays music by ear and has performed in theater and dance since she was five. She is co-captain of her dance team. She blew everyone away at the talent show last year. At fourteen she composed the music, wrote the lyrics and performed her song. She is trained in many different forms of dance, but is extremely talented in hip hop and street hip hop. She also took street tap in Massachusetts. She has ten years experience in ballet as well. She is very committed. I have to force her to do her studies as she is up all night writing music, singing and dancing. When she loves something she is lost in it and it consumes her life. Leigha has the whole package, she is beautiful, talented in music, as well as dance, and since she has been performing for years—has great stage presence. Music is her life.
She wants to make some CDS and send some out.
Can you help? Is there anything I need to be doing? I can not find any contacts for children that are gifted in the area of dance and music. Sites for children gifted in academics are abundant, but dance and voice are very minimal.
How would I go about contacting record companies and getting someone to listen? She spent quite a bit of time at a local studio last summer and the studio manager said I should invest all my time and energy into my daughter. Also I would like to know are there grants for this sort of thing? And if so, who do I contact? How can I move things to the next level on a very limited budget? We are not a wealthy family. I myself am in my last year in college and my husband is a disabled vet. The school counselors want to help but do not have many resources for someone in my position.
Thank you for your time.
