Need advice about recording my daughter singing- what do I need to know?

Thanks folks for listening.
Have a brilliant wee singer who has her own amp/karaoke machine but the equipment is hooked into our TV and that only gives out as good as the home system's abilities.
Besides which- now that she is so good I'd like a permanent record.
I have a 1.5GHz PB with 1GB of RAM. What can I get to help me record her by way of hardware (mikes) and software (would Soundtrack Pro be the answer?).
Note that I happened upon this part of the "discussion" by accident and really do not know if I am right here.
Any help you wonderful people can give me would be gratefully appreciated as this young lady is 14 and is seeking to go into music once she finishes school here in Scotland in four years time. Anything I can do to help her follow her ambition (not pushing here- heaven forbid!) is good by me so your help will be invaluable!

Thanks for the reply- and sorry for the delay in replying.
OK- she has been using GB herself so I guess we need to look at the hardware...
As I am definately not "grown up" in this department am I right in saying that the mike ought to go through the pre-amp first and THEN into the Mac running GB?
I shall look at the things you recommend- erm...
AM looking at what you recommend... What am I looking at in terms of which is better? I mean- one is 60 cheaper and littler. Is all I can say between the two as the technical specs are too much for me to understand.
A preference anyone? This links to the Firebox but has the recommendation for the other below: http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/page/shop/flypage/product_id/5031

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