Singing with children

Singing with Children. Vocal Pedagogical Perspectives is helpful for music educators, vocal coaches, and anyone devoted to developing children's singing skills and supporting young voices. This volume examines the diverse ways singing impacts children's lives, offering new insights from an international roster of authors.
The book highlights the essential role of singing in addressing educational disparities, particularly in the wake of global educational challenges. It encourages educators, researchers, composers, and conductors to engage in meaningful dialogue and contribute to a collaborative community recognising singing's transformative potential.
Organised into three parts, the volume comprehensively explores singing's influence on children's growth. Part 1 delves into theoretical perspectives on singing with children. Part 2 focuses on practical strategies, presenting examples of successful singing programs across various contexts. Part 3 features case studies demonstrating how singing fosters cultural understanding, promotes social cohesion and supports nation-building efforts.
This book serves as a professional development tool and a powerful reminder of the enduring importance of singing in shaping future generations.

Johann van der Sandt completed his formal education at the University of Pretoria in South Africa and further refined his expertise in choral conducting at the Institute for Choral Conductor Training in Gorinchem, Netherlands. Throughout his career, he has excelled as a composer, conductor, arranger, and adjudicator at national and international levels. Johann has conducted various choirs, from children's and youth ensembles to student and adult choirs. Currently, he serves as a full professor of musicology at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano in Italy. Before this, he was a Professor of Choral Conducting at the University of Pretoria and worked as the conductor and music director at the renowned Drakensberg Boys Choir School in South Africa. In addition to his academic and professional work, Johann conducts several ensembles, including the Brummnet Male Choir, the South Tyrolean Provincial Youth Choir, and unibzVoices, the official choir of the University of Bolzano. He also serves as the director of Lasido, an organisation dedicated to promoting musical education for children through singing.