I suppose I never imagined that I would get into an issue like this, but it seems that the 10 year old is having some difficulties with her school choir teacher.

You see, the gel has quite a low voice and, at least in my humble opinion, is one of Nature’s born altos.  However, it seems that she keeps getting scolded by said choir teacher for singing an octave low all the time.  The gel is becoming quite frustrated, as she wants to do the right thing, but claims that trying to sing an octave up – at least for the higher notes – is impossible.

We’ve decided to step in and appeal to the teacher to try and figure out what’s going on and what the gel can or ought to do.  Frankly, I don’t understand why there would be an issue.  Indeed, I know for a fact that the youth choir director at RFEC would love to get her hooks on the gel and put her naturally deep timbre to use.  I have an extremely vague recollection of Mom – who also is one of Nature’s altos – having run into the same sort of thing back in the day, but I can’t recall the reason why she was compelled to expand her upper register.