I used to work with the children’s choir when I was still a Methodist (Catholic convert here). The great difficulty with children is getting them to sing in key. Their ability to control their vocal chords is very iffy at that age, which is why good children’s choirs are so admired. And also why so few children make it IN to a children’s choir.
Most children think the key to great music is VOLUME! LOL! I will bet if you work with her on matching vocal tone to piiano note she will come along quite nicely.
You know MM, for my tongue-in-cheeky tone, I think you're right. She does quite love to sing and that ghost thing she does is how she seems to THINK a soprano would belt out a tune. I've heard her sing when she doesn't think anyone's paying attention and she can carry a tune. I doubt she'll be on The X Factor any time soon but me and her mother do sing though we are more choral singers than solo types.
I think she'll end up being a quite capable singer that can carry a tune maybe with the help of a bucket.
She sang every single hymn we sang in church and she was, insert smile here, as loud as the adults all around her. And these were songs she didn't know but she turned the hymnal to the song as the Cantor indicated, she read the words and she roughly followed the notes.
I'm proud of her but she needs to get over this trying to sound like Beyonce.