Every Student Is A Teacher

I give voice lessons a few times a week. I find teaching extremely rewarding, I get to help others become confident singers/performers, encourage them to be creative and to embrace their own unique sound and style.
Inspiring and motivating others gives me great pleasure, seeing them excel and having fun while they're learning is what it's all about! Plus, I get to remind myself to follow my own advice!
I have this new student, she's 5 years old, adorable and smart. She told me that she writes her own songs. So I asked if she would like to sing one of her songs for me. She replied "sure, but I need the piano", so we switched seats.
Her eyes started to search for ideas while tapping her pointy finger on her cheek..."let me think" she said...than she hit the highest note on the piano (twice) followed by the lowest (twice), she repeated it a few more times and finished off with a random note; a little above the middle C.
She looked at me with a big smile and said "that's it". I said, wow, that's a very short song...and with confidence she affirmed..."yes, that's it"
I thought it was adorable. She didn't question her ability to make up a song, she just went for it. I didn't correct her by saying, well that's not a real song. Who am I to judge? I wanted her to be creative and express herself and she did the best she could. And that is what really matters, to start wherever we are, to just go for it.
As creative people we tend to get a little too serious, trying to be perfect at all times, overthink and over ananlyze. It sucks the creative juice and fun right out of us. Of course we need to be great at what we do in order to be successful but we shall not forget that it's ok to suck sometimes, to write or create something that may never be recognized, seen or heard.
We can only get better by doing, learning, listening and keeping an open mind.
Cheers to more fun!
PS: If you are interested in finding out more about my teaching, visit thevocalgym.com ;)