Saturday, January 23, 2016

She Sings Like A Princess

Claire looking like a pro in the recording studio.
There's a little songbird who lives in Utah with her family. Claire Ryann Crosby, only 3 years old, has been going through her young life with a song in her heart and on her lips. Her favorites come from the Disney princess movies and proud dad, Dave Crosby, said that she regularly entertains both family and friends with her vocal stylings.

Mr. Crosby recounted, "A few months ago, I was paying for an oil change, and when I turned around [Claire] was singing Little Mermaid in the lobby while everyone had their phones out recording her." And that gave dad an idea.


The idea became a father-daughter project, complete with recording studio equipment. He recorded daughter Claire singing Part Of Your World, as a music video. Within the video are scenes of both working with the editing equipment. Her dad said she loved the time spent together, "She would ask me if she did a good job; of course, I would always tell her she did amazing, and then she would run around the room celebrating."

What is really impressive in the video is Claire's sense of timing and her confidence. She has the proper inflection, the right amount of pauses in the right places, almost like she could place herself as the mermaid who was singing the part. That's quite a lot of detail, she knows all of the words and sings them in all of the right places. 

How did that happen? Did Claire need any prompts? According to Mr. Crosby, "Somehow, she learned to speak and enunciate really well at such a young age, and I think that has made it easier for her to hear and understand the words so that she could memorize them. She has an amazing memory." I just have to add that she also has a whole lot of stage presence, as well.

I was curious about how Mr. Crosby got access to the studio equipment. So, it wasn't much of a surprise when I found out that he writes music for both commercials and movies. He also does freelance work with a movie company. That's in addition to his day job with Amazon.

Claire in her mermaid jammies.
He's probably going to need his experience with the studio equipment yet again. Apparently, young Claire has in mind doing some more videos, and really likes the idea of singing Let It Go. Sing on, young Claire. We'll all be waiting for your next video.



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