Question about sight singing for singing exams

[2019change]

My daughter is preparing for Grade 6 Singing exam (Trinity). This contains compulsory sight singing for the first time. How can she improve this as she has never done this before? When I asked previously the only suggestion was joining a choir but of the three she looked to join, none did sight singing at all so there was no benefit. Are there any apps specifically for sight singing (not general instrument ones that will not help)? Is there anything else someone can suggest? Thank you.

Her teacher should be working on this with her. Failing that, and failing finding a choir (you'd be looking for an auditioned, possibly chamber type choir) then there are some pretty good youtube videos explaining how to do it.

You can, if you have a keyboard, fairly easily teach yourself but it takes dedication. Take a piece of music, look at the key signature, play the root chord and the first note. Try to sing the piece (or the first bar), play it back to yourself on the piano and see if you got it right.

Practice makes perfect!

If no piano - then there are apps available but I would have no idea about recommending them as I have had no experience.

Find a Kodaly teacher who will teach her relative pitch and intervals and in time sight reading will become very obvious. National Youth Choir of Scotland have excellent resources for a slightly more DIY approach. British Kodaly Academy will have a list of teachers by area. Not a quick fix but it addresses the fundamentals of pitch in a way that will support her musicianship for the rest of her life.

Thank you for this advice - so helpful. Many thanks.

I would also recommend Kodaly. I always struggled with the aural part of exams when I was a teenager, and sight-singing was a mystery. Now 20 years later I'm going back to basics with Kodaly and it is helping immensely. After 2 lessons I could sight-sing pentatonic tunes. The do re mi and hand-signs might seem a bit odd / childish at first but I have found it very powerful.

it is a major requirement for a singer hence why it is necessary.
The only way to get good marks is to practice.
get her to read lots of music and practice getting used to the sound the note makes.
it can be any music, it doesn't have to be vocal, if you can get your hands on lots of old music, charity shops are good, or ebay.
The only other way is to join choirs.
You really need to practice sight singing as much as pieces, scales, studies etc.