Young Performers
Your son or daughter has talent. You know it’s not just the “parent” thing in you…
They really ARE good and others have confirmed that for you. But, maybe they’ve only been on stage occasionally (or never!) and don’t really know what to do up there in front of an audience.
Now is the time to make sure your child gets the right direction and tools. It’s important to give them these techniques before they have a chance to develop the bad habits that many adult performers have. We’ll work with your child to give them confidence on stage.
Overall, we’ll work to develop your child personally and professionally so they can succeed both on and off stage. We’ll give them the technical skills – how to listen to their audience, speaking and movement. And we’ll give them the personal skills they need – self confidence and how to “own” the stage.
They need to feel comfortable and relaxed onstage so that they can sing their best and have fun doing it! Read what the Pierres had to say about their 13-year-old son Robert’s experience working with Tom Jackson Productions:
“Robert was a blank slate – with raw talent, ready to begin the fine-tuning process. However, as the parent of a 13-year-old Christian recording artist who was preparing to take the stage for a year of touring, I was concerned that my only option for his stage training would produce a cookie-cutter, over-rehearsed, smiling child robot who had simply memorized every movement he should make onstage. Then we met Tom Jackson. Tom’s approach to training isn’t about performance, but about communication and message. He was able to teach Robert how to use his body, his movements, his tempo to read the audience and react to it…to bring his audience to the point where they could receive his message.
But more importantly, Tom taught Robert how to define his message and communicate it effectively. It didn’t take long for Robert to understand this approach, and for me to realize that the skills Tom was teaching Robert will extend far beyond the performance stage and into the stage he lives on everyday…life’s stage! These same skills are those he’ll draw on as he works with people the rest of his life, from classroom to boardroom. This was an investment in our son, not just an investment in his gig. It has impacted Robert’s stage presence, his authority in interviews, and his public speaking in general. Tom’s patience and wit endeared him to us and we are forever grateful for his willingness to work tirelessly with us. He has been an encouragement and a joy.” — (Karla Van Kampen Pierre, mother of recording artist Robert Pierre)
