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Jul 26, 2022 · 47 min
Ep.70 Coaching Contemporary Commercial Music With Kim Chandler
This week's guest is Kim Chandler, a renowned contemporary vocal coach and session singer who teaches professional singers from her studio in Marbella. Her career as a performer has seen her provide vocals for TV and film and she often presents workshops for teachers of voice. Kim has also created the Funky'n'Fun vocal exercise series and a curriculum poster used by fellow contemporary voice teachers in their studios. Kim joins Alexa on Singing Teachers Talk all the way from sunny Spain. KEY MOMENTS ‘The more you do it, the better you get, the more exposure you get’ ‘I like the challenge of not knowing what I need to do next’ ‘We’re like the decathletes of the singing world as session singers’ RELEVANT LINKS & MENTIONS Michael McDonald Top of the Pops: YouTube.com/watch?v=DapM2CSVdUg Humidiflyer Curriculum Poster The Ultimate Vocal Voyage by Daniel Zangger Borch Funky Fundamentals Online Course Training Contemporary Commercial Singers by Elizabeth Ann Benson (YouTube) Breaking Down the Riffs by Natalie Weiss. Fun Vocal Exercises for Improvisation by John Fluker ABOUT THE GUEST Kim Chandler is a renowned contemporary vocal coach/session singer. She runs a busy studio in Marbella, Spain, coaching arena-level band singers, charting artists & professional vocalists. Kim also helps singers rebuild their voices after surgery & rehabilitation and has worked with HMUK for years in this capacity. Kim has decades of high-end performing experience. Her voice is heard on TV series, films, albums, cruise ship shows, thousands of jingles worldwide and has backed & supported many international artists. Kim has performed at some of London's most iconic locations such as the Royal Albert Hall and Buckingham Palace. Kim is regularly invited to lead workshops, teacher training events and present at voice conferences. She spent more than a decade in leadership positions for the British Voice Association, as President & Director and Head of Communications, and as a Principal/Senior Lecturer at Leeds Conservatoire & London College of Music. Her pedagogical output features in academic compendiums such as "Training Contemporary Commercial Singers" and "Teaching Singing in the 21st Century". Kim is the creator of the popular "Funky 'n Fun" vocal exercise series used by singers, teachers and institutions alike and a new curriculum poster for CCM teaching studios. EPISODE RESOURCES BAST Training Guest Website: kimchandler.com virtualvocals.com funkynfun.com Social Media: (Twitter) @KimChandlerVox (Instagram) @KimChandlerSinger 🎁 Free Resource: Get your copy of How to Assess the Singer’s Voice with Confidence — a practical guide to help you understand what’s going on in any singer’s voice. >>> DOWNLOAD HERE At BAST Training, we help singers turn their experience into a meaningful teaching career. Building the confidence, knowledge, and real-world skills to teach with confidence, clarity, and compassion. “The BAST Advanced Foundation has given me more than the tools I need to teach — it’s given me confidence, a community, and a future.” Jess McGlinchey, UK Start with the foundations >>> ENROL NOW basttraining.com | Stay Updated
Jul 19, 2022 · 45 min
Ep.69 Understanding Pregnancy For The Singer And The Self-Employed With Sarah Joyce & Cat Ogden
Something a bit different this week as Alexa is joined by two guests. Cat Ogden is a singer and vocal coach who specialises in singing for mental health and wellbeing, and she is alongside founder of Sing Now, Sarah Joyce. As you’ll see from the episode title, congratulations are in order as both guests on Singing Teachers Talk are expecting, so the topic of conversation today is all around understanding pregnancy for the singer and the self-employed. KEY MOMENTS ‘I was literally vomiting either side of lessons’ ‘Acid reflux through trimesters 1, 2, and 3 was a really big one for me’ ‘When it comes to performing I’m more relaxed than I ever have been’ RELEVANT LINKS & MENTIONS Singing Teachers Talk Podcast: Ep.55 - Teaching Singing for Mental Health and Wellbeing with Cat Ogden Dr Catherine Gardner Vocal Health Education Pregnancy Sickness Support: https://www.pregnancysicknesssupport.org.uk/; @pregnancysicknesssupport Medication List Happy Mum Happy Baby Podcast ABOUT THE GUEST Sarah Joyce On graduating from Guildford School of Acting in 2008, Sarah made her West End debut in Zorro at the Garrick Theatre, covering and playing the lead female role, Luisa. This was followed by a world tour as principal singer on board Cunard’s renowned Queen Victoria. Sarah then toured the UK with the 25th anniversary production of Phantom of the Opera, covering and playing Madame Giry, and appeared in the London Palladium production of Scrooge starring Tommy Steele, where she played Mrs Cratchit. As well as running her own choir in Surbiton, Sarah gigs with the London Contemporary Voices and is lead singer for the Soultanas, funk & soul band. In addition, Sarah enjoys working as a vocal coach at her studio in Guildford as well as teaching at Italia Conti and the University of Creative Arts. She holds a certificate in vocal health first aid from Vocal Health Education, and is now a Vocal Habilitation Professional. Cat Ogden Cat Ogden trained at UCLan in Music Theatre and is currently studying for a Master’s in Voice Pedagogy with the Voice Study Centre. She specialises in teaching children and young adults, and in singing for mental health and wellbeing. Cat has a certificate in mental health first aid, vocal health first aid and has completed the BAST 20 hour course. She lives in Cheshire. EPISODE RESOURCES BAST Training Guest Website: sarah-joyce.co.uk sing-now.co.uk catogdensinging.com Social Media: @sarahjoycesing @catogdensinging 🎁 Free Resource: Get your copy of How to Assess the Singer’s Voice with Confidence — a practical guide to help you understand what’s going on in any singer’s voice. >>> DOWNLOAD HERE At BAST Training, we help singers turn their experience into a meaningful teaching career. Building the confidence, knowledge, and real-world skills to teach with confidence, clarity, and compassion. “The BAST Advanced Foundation has given me more than the tools I need to teach — it’s given me confidence, a community, and a future.” Jess McGlinchey, UK Start with the foundations >>> ENROL NOW basttraining.com | Stay Updated
Jul 12, 2022 · 1 hr
Ep.68 Training Transgender Voices With Dr Felix Graham
Dr Felix Graham is a New York based performer, teacher, conductor and author, who has presented globally on the subject of gender, trans voice, and inclusion. He is also the musical director for New York’s first transgender singing ensemble. Felix joins Alexa this week to talk all about training transgender voices. KEY MOMENTS ‘It’s a warm safe environment where we can be creative’ ‘Inclusive is not a noun, it’s a verb’ ‘There is no singular language, just singular people’ ‘A label is just a way of conveying information and if it doesn’t then there’s no need for it’ RELEVANT LINKS & MENTIONS Vocology in Practice: vocologyinpractice.org TRANScend Vocal Ensemble: www.transcendsings.org The Voice and Speech Review (To T or Not to T): https://www.vasta.org/voiceandspeechreview Peacock Pedagogy Series: https://medium.com/@dr.felix/coming-out-again-272ae7e12290 ABOUT THE GUEST Dr. Felix Graham is a New York-based performer, teacher, conductor and author. Felix found his musical 'home' by way of the operatic and concert stage where started life as a 'pants' mezzo - his primary repertoire consisting primarily of pants roles, or operatic drag – women singing young male characters...or sometimes, the more complicated version: a woman playing a young man, disguised as young woman. As he explored gender transition in his personal life, he was inspired by the recursive nature of these pants roles, bringing that gender fluidity and characterisation to cabaret as well as his concert repertoire. As an academic, Dr. Graham has presented research and workshops at home and abroad on vocal habilitation, gender, trans voice and inclusive choral methods. His private teaching practices focuses on vocal health and retraining, as well as guiding clients in reconciling their voice and personal identity. Additionally, he taught choral methods and applied voice at Teachers College, Columbia University and the City University of New York, served as musical director for the off-Broadway production Love is a Many-Splintered Thing, and currently serves as music director of the TRANScend Vocal Ensemble in New York City. EPISODE RESOURCES BAST Training Guest Website: singwithdrfelix.com Social Media: @singwithdrfelix 🎁 Free Resource: Get your copy of How to Assess the Singer’s Voice with Confidence — a practical guide to help you understand what’s going on in any singer’s voice. >>> DOWNLOAD HERE At BAST Training, we help singers turn their experience into a meaningful teaching career. Building the confidence, knowledge, and real-world skills to teach with confidence, clarity, and compassion. “The BAST Advanced Foundation has given me more than the tools I need to teach — it’s given me confidence, a community, and a future.” Jess McGlinchey, UK Start with the foundations >>> ENROL NOW basttraining.com | Stay Updated
Jul 5, 2022 · 53 min
Ep.67 Protecting The Singer’s Ears For Performance Longevity With Carrie Birmingham
Founder of Pro Vox in Liverpool, Senior Popular Vocals Lecturer at Leeds Conservatoire, volunteer at the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen Hospital Voice Clinic, researcher and PHD student specialising in singers experiences in using in-ear technology. Carrie Birmingham joins Alexa this week on Singing Teachers Talk to talk us through her speciality, in-ear technology. KEY MOMENTS ‘There are many performers who have tinnitus and some to a level where they can’t perform anymore’ ‘Is your in-ear mix safe?’ ‘Singers respond to what they’re hearing as well as what they’re feeling’ RELEVANT LINKS & MENTIONS Soundbrenner Watch Artists mentioned: Plan B, Chris Martin, Mariah Carey, Sigrid Help Musicians UK: helpmusicians.org.uk Psycho-Acoustics: David Howard & Ian Howell ABOUT THE GUEST Carrie Birmingham is vocal teacher and researcher based across Liverpool and Leeds. Alongside running her own private studio, Pro Vox based in Liverpool, she is also a Senior Popular Vocals Lecturer at Leeds Conservatoire, a Vocal Health Education First Aid Assessor, a Singing Specialist Volunteer (VRC) at the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen Hospital voice clinic, alongside current study as a PhD candidate at the School of Music, University of Leeds; specialising in 'Singers' experiences of working with in-ear technology'. As a hearing-impaired alt-rock singer currently wearing one hearing aid, her recent years of research have taken a specific focus as to 'how we hear' and more specifically 'how singers hear', alongside 'the impact of hearing devices/protection during live performance', which is a field lacking in research. Carrie hopes to bring new theories to light within this subject matter across coming years. Carrie recently completed her MA in Applied Practice of Vocal Pedagogy with Voice Workshop Ltd. alongside recent years' worth of CPD in Vocal Anatomy, Vocal Health, Teaching Young and Changing Voices, Auditory Processing, Vocal Rehab, and The Exploration of Tinnitus, to name a few. Prior to recent studies she holds a Teaching Diploma in Popular Vocals from the London College of Music, and a Ba (Hons) Popular Music & Drama and Theatre Studies from Liverpool Hope University. Her performance experience spans over 20 years as a dancer, musical theatre performer, actor, flautist, saxophonist, singer-songwriter performing in a variety of venues and performance settings across the UK, most notably fronting alternative-rock band, F I G U R E S since 2015 and now a new duo project, Charlie's Girl launched in late 2021. Alongside her teaching, researching, volunteering and performing roles, Carrie is also the north area representative to the Association of Teachers of Singing (AOTOS) where she is involved in bringing together a community of singing teachers, choral directors, and professional voice users across the north of the UK. She hosts annual CPD events and is available to offer advice to new and growing teachers through many events and networking opportunities with the charity. EPISODE RESOURCES BAST Training Guest Website: http://www.facebook.com/ProVox1 @ProVoxLiverpool Contact Email: mccsb@leeds.ac.uk cbirmingham@lcm.ac.uk 🎁 Free Resource: Get your copy of How to Assess the Singer’s Voice with Confidence — a practical guide to help you understand what’s going on in any singer’s voice. >>> DOWNLOAD HERE At BAST Training, we help singers turn their experience into a meaningful teaching career. Building the confidence, knowledge, and real-world skills to teach with confidence, clarity, and compassion. “The BAST Advanced Foundation has given me more than the tools I need to teach — it’s given me confidence, a community, and a future.” Jess McGlinchey, UK Start with the foundations >>> ENROL NOW basttraining.com | Stay Updated
Jun 28, 2022 · 32 min
Ep.66 How to Market Your Teaching Business on Instagram With Katya Willems
Take a deep dive into the world of Instagram with social media expert Katya Willems. Katya is an Instagram specialist who provides courses, workshops and one to one training to small businesses. She joins Bronwyn on Singing Teachers Talk to explain the often confusing and ever changing social media trends. KEY MOMENTS ‘They’re squeezing their brand into a format without thinking about what they need to get across’ ‘The reason reels are popular is because Instagram pushes them to try and compete with Tik Tok’ ‘View it as a blank canvas to fill with your content’ ABOUT THE GUEST Katya Willems is an Instagram Coach and 'cheerleader'. After a long career with the BBC, she set up Easyinstamcr in 2017, which delivers Instagram workshops, retreats and one-to-one training. Katya has worked with the likes of The Lake District National Park and Victoria Baths and smaller businesses ranging from PR consultants, marketers, yoga teachers, photographers and coaches. She says: “I believe that behind every business is a fascinating story. I love digging in and helping the people I work with understand why their story is interesting and how to translate that into content.” EPISODE RESOURCES BAST Training Guest Website: https://easyinstamcr.com/ Social Media: Instagram @easyinstamcr Twitter @easyinstamcr 🎁 Free Resource: Get your copy of How to Assess the Singer’s Voice with Confidence — a practical guide to help you understand what’s going on in any singer’s voice. >>> DOWNLOAD HERE At BAST Training, we help singers turn their experience into a meaningful teaching career. Building the confidence, knowledge, and real-world skills to teach with confidence, clarity, and compassion. “The BAST Advanced Foundation has given me more than the tools I need to teach — it’s given me confidence, a community, and a future.” Jess McGlinchey, UK Start with the foundations >>> ENROL NOW basttraining.com | Stay Updated
Jun 21, 2022 · 37 min
Ep.65 The Top Benefits of Vocal Massage with Lydia Flock
Vocal manual therapist, vocal coach and published researcher Lydia Flock joins Alexa on Singing Teachers Talk to discuss all things massage. Lydia works at the Voice Care Centre in London and from her clinic in Oxford. Find out how Lydia’s vocal injury as a teenager influenced her career path and inspires her work with clients. KEY MOMENTS ‘I was so nervous to touch another person’s larynx, I didn’t want to hurt them’ ‘Quite gentle things can be really effective and have long lasting effects’ RELEVANT LINKS & MENTIONS Voice Care Centre & Stephen King Jing Massage Modern Vocal Training: com Charles Ward Craniosacral Therapy with Caroline Laurence Journal of Singing Vocal Health Education & The Thinking Voice Podcast The Singing Athlete by Andrew Byrne ABOUT THE GUEST Lydia Flock (flock@voicecarecentre.co.uk) is an exceptional vocal manual therapist, vocal coach, and published researcher, with a particular interest in exploring vocal identity in relation to vocal manual therapy. One of Lydia’s favourite aspects about being a therapist is the journey of working with each client individually to discover what is most useful for them from a practical and professional perspective. As someone who experienced vocal injury herself, Lydia understands that vocal challenges go beyond the physical, and so Lydia leans into the psychological vocal empowerment that is possible through her work in manual therapy. Lydia was endorsed for the prestigious Global Talent Visa (under Exceptional Promise Criteria) by Arts Council England. You may find Lydia’s research in the peer-reviewed academic journals Voice and Speech Review and Journal of Singing (in press). Lydia trained as a massage therapist with Jing Advanced Massage Training in Brighton, UK and specialised in vocal massage after training in Vocal Massage and Advanced Laryngeal Manipulation with Stephen King/Vocal Massage Training. She is currently furthering her manual therapy skills and understanding of pain science through the Advanced Clinical Massage Training certification at Jing Advanced Massage Training (expected completion September 2022). Lydia holds an MA in Music Theatre from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and a BA from the University of Virginia (BA in Drama, with honours). She also trained at Ithaca College’s BFA Musical Theatre programme. When not working at the Voice Care Centre, Lydia is working at her Oxford clinic, Oxford Vocal Massage and coaching through her holistic voice company, Flockstars Coaching. EPISODE RESOURCES BAST Training Guest Website @oxfordvocalmassage @flockstarscoaching Contact Email lydia@oxfordvocalmassage.co.uk 🎁 Free Resource: Get your copy of How to Assess the Singer’s Voice with Confidence — a practical guide to help you understand what’s going on in any singer’s voice. >>> DOWNLOAD HERE At BAST Training, we help singers turn their experience into a meaningful teaching career. Building the confidence, knowledge, and real-world skills to teach with confidence, clarity, and compassion. “The BAST Advanced Foundation has given me more than the tools I need to teach — it’s given me confidence, a community, and a future.” Jess McGlinchey, UK Start with the foundations >>> ENROL NOW basttraining.com | Stay Updated
Jun 14, 2022 · 40 min
Ep.64 What Singing Teachers Need to Know About the British Voice Association With President Louise Gibbs
Today Alexa is joined by the President of the British Voice Association, who is also a jazz singer, composer, and educator teaching at Chester, Leeds, and York Universities, Louise Gibbs. Join in the chat from all things from gardening to jazz to improvisation and all you need to know about the British Voice Association. KEY MOMENTS ‘I was always taken by the rhythm’ ‘Jazz is the ability to make something new every time and be creative with that’ ‘The idea of not knowing what you’re going all the time can put a lot of fear into people’ ‘You have to be able to embody rhythm and if you’re not familiar with it, it’s very tricky to do’ RELEVANT LINKS & MENTIONS Jazz Artists Mentioned: Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Mahalia Jackson, Miles Davis iSing Magazine - Vocal Style: A beginners guide to singing jazz by Louise Gibbs: https://www.isingmag.com/vocal-style-a-beginners-guide-to-singing-jazz/ BVA Event: Breakthroughs & Boundaries Forum (Sunday 17th July 2022) Louise Gibbs’ Email: louise@jazzmine.co.uk ABOUT THE GUEST Louise Gibbs is a jazz singer, composer and educator, and graduate in both music and education from Columbia University, New York. She is Visiting Professor at the University of Chester, and teaches jazz and popular voice and musicianship for the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield, and York. She has held academic and teaching positions at Leeds College of Music (Course Leader for the Postgraduate Programme and the Jazz Programmes), Goldsmiths, University of London, Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and Royal College of Music, and given workshops for major conservatoires and international institutions in the US and New Zealand. She maintains active research and writing interests in voice, improvisation, education and musical aesthetics. Louise is currently President of the multidisciplinary British Voice Association. Louise continues to perform her own music, and the jazz repertory. Described in Jazzwise as “meeting all musical challenges with creativity and charisma” she has recorded with top UK and US artists and has five acclaimed albums as leader. Her performance of self-penned song suite, Seven Deadly Sings for voice and septet earned a 4-star review: “Both in its conception and execution, …is an unqualified triumph”. Louise is a keen gardener, allotment-holder, and sourdough bread baker. EPISODE RESOURCES BAST Training Guest Website: louisegibbs.co.uk britishvoiceassociation.org.uk 🎁 Free Resource: Get your copy of How to Assess the Singer’s Voice with Confidence — a practical guide to help you understand what’s going on in any singer’s voice. >>> DOWNLOAD HERE At BAST Training, we help singers turn their experience into a meaningful teaching career. Building the confidence, knowledge, and real-world skills to teach with confidence, clarity, and compassion. “The BAST Advanced Foundation has given me more than the tools I need to teach — it’s given me confidence, a community, and a future.” Jess McGlinchey, UK Start with the foundations >>> ENROL NOW basttraining.com | Stay Updated
Jun 7, 2022 · 50 min
Ep.63 Developing a Singer’s Self Awareness And Clarifying Intention With Robert Sussuma
Featured teacher for Vocal Health Education and co-host of the Thinking Voice podcast, Robert Sussuma joins Alexa this week on Singing Teachers Talk. He’s here to discuss how you can develop a singer’s self awareness and clarifying intention. Robert will also be presenting at BAST’s Focus On: The Body and the Singer event on the 27th of June. KEY MOMENTS I have a student who calls it updating the motherboard Working with novelty is really effective but strange compared to what most people do The lesson isn’t what we do, it’s what we’re learning having done it We can all do the same lesson and learn something different RELEVANT LINKS & MENTIONS BAST Focus On The Body & The Singer Event Vocal Health Education The Feldenkrais Method of Somatic Education Thinking Voice Podcast - The Endings Conversation Vocology in Practice Singing Teachers Talk Podcast - Ep.32 - The Bio-Psycho-Social Model with Stephen King The Joys of Singing and Sex?!? - A Somatic Approach (Blog) Sense and Sensuality Event ABOUT THE GUEST Robert Sussuma, a native New Yorker, is an explorer and a connoisseur of connections: movement, speaking and singing, voice science, emotions, music history, motor learning, existentialism, neurology-in-action, consciousness and deep personal development, to name a few. His formal education is in vocal performance (Bachelor of Music in Voice Performance and Master of Music in Early Music Voice Performance). He discovered the Feldenkrais® Method of Somatic Education and has seen the two fields as inseparable ever since. He is a Guild Certified Feldenkrais® Practitioner. Robert has taught Private Voice Lessons and Voice and Movement Classes at Naropa University (Boulder, Colorado), Haverford College (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) and PACE University (New York) and has maintained an active private studio for over 20 years, working with with well-known and successful actors and singers in NYC. Robert has also been a guest teacher at Harvard University, the University of Michigan and Barcelona University. Robert now teaches mostly online working with singers of all kinds and training voice teachers to work somatically. He has created two extensive online courses THE SINGING SELF PROGRAM and THE SINGING SELF PROGRAM: TEACHER TRACK EPISODE RESOURCES BAST Training Guest Website @robert_sussuma 🎁 Free Resource: Get your copy of How to Assess the Singer’s Voice with Confidence — a practical guide to help you understand what’s going on in any singer’s voice. >>> DOWNLOAD HERE At BAST Training, we help singers turn their experience into a meaningful teaching career. Building the confidence, knowledge, and real-world skills to teach with confidence, clarity, and compassion. “The BAST Advanced Foundation has given me more than the tools I need to teach — it’s given me confidence, a community, and a future.” Jess McGlinchey, UK Start with the foundations >>> ENROL NOW basttraining.com | Stay Updated
May 31, 2022 · 46 min
Ep.62 How to Choose the Best Vocal Exercises With Line Hilton
Joining Alexa this week on Singing Teachers Talk, all the way from Perth, Western Australia, is BAST trainer and founder, Line Hilton. The topic of conversation in this episode is one that many voice teachers will come up against when working with their clients, and that is selecting or designing the best vocal exercises in response to what they perceive as a vocal fault. KEY MOMENTS ‘The problem is that with singing there’s usually more than one thing going on at a time’ ‘I don’t want to set their exercises up in a what where they’re constantly failing’ ‘I’ll move the voice in that direction depending on what I want to achieve’ RELEVANT LINKS & MENTIONS Dr Ingo Titze (On SOVTs) Singing Teachers Talk Podcast: Ep.47 Finding The Best Air Pressures and Straw Configurations For Your Voice with Oren Boder Kim Chandler’s “Funky ’n Fun” vocal exercises: funkynfun.com FUTURE PODCAST SUGGESTIONS Do you have a burning question on the voice or being a singing teacher? Maybe you have a topic you want us to explore or a guest you’d like to hear from? Let us know by completing the Podcast Suggestion Form: https://forms.gle/naUum9N3unzNMPLN8 EPISODE RESOURCES BAST Training Guest Website: www.basttraining.com Social Media: @basttraining 🎁 Free Resource: Get your copy of How to Assess the Singer’s Voice with Confidence — a practical guide to help you understand what’s going on in any singer’s voice. >>> DOWNLOAD HERE At BAST Training, we help singers turn their experience into a meaningful teaching career. Building the confidence, knowledge, and real-world skills to teach with confidence, clarity, and compassion. “The BAST Advanced Foundation has given me more than the tools I need to teach — it’s given me confidence, a community, and a future.” Jess McGlinchey, UK Start with the foundations >>> ENROL NOW basttraining.com | Stay Updated
May 24, 2022 · 40 min
Ep.61 Measuring Vocal Load in Contemporary Musical Theatre with Ana Flavia Zuim
Ana Flavia Zuim is a multi-award winning musical director and conductor, musician and associate director of vocal performance at NYU. Her credits include the likes of associate conductor and vocal coach for Billy Elliot tours in the USA and the rehearsal pianist for Hamilton on Broadway. Anna joins Alexa this week on Singing Teachers Talk to discuss her work as a researcher in the field of forensic voice analysis. KEY MOMENTS It was fascinating because it gave us an idea on the demands on the voice of preparing for a show I don’t know if educating will change critics The stimaga about voice and voice injury is real RELEVANT LINKS & MENTIONS Journal of Voice Vocal Dose and Vocal Demands in Contemporary Musical Theatre by Ana Flavia Zuim, Celia F Stewart & Ingo R Titze Studied Productions: The Magic Flute by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Wonderland by Frank Wildhorn & Jack Murphy Maurice E Goodwin SLP Vocal Health Education Example: Astonishing from Little Women by Sutton Foster Ben Platt and Dear Evan Hansen Matt Edwards and the Asbury Park Press (Jon Bon Jovi vocal issues: What is going on and how can it be fixed?) ABOUT THE GUEST Ana Flavia Zuim is a multi award-winner musical director/conductor and an accomplished pianist, vocologist, electric bassist and expert witness. She serves as Associate Director of Vocal Performance at NYU, Steinhardt. Dr. Zuim holds a bachelor's degree in music from State University of Londrina (UEL), a master's in piano performance (Lynn University, 2006), a doctorate - Ph.D. in Fine and Performing Arts (Florida Atlantic University, 2012) and a Vocology certification (University of Utah, 2015). Prior to joining the NYU faculty, Dr. Zuim served as Director of Contemporary Voice at the Frost School of Music with a secondary appointment as Lecturer of Otolaryngology at the Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami. She is an active researcher and has worked in several productions including the Broadway musical Hamilton (Rehearsal Pianist - since 2016), the Broadway Across America tours of Billy Elliot (Associate Conductor/Vocal Coach, 2012), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat (Keys, 2013), among others. The knowledge of voice science and acoustics. She has served as an expert witness for cases involving both singing and speech, including a death threat case, contributing within her scope of practice to furthering a more just legal system in which evidence is evaluated through evidence-based, data-driven science. EPISODE RESOURCES BAST Training Guest Website anaflaviazuim.com Social Media @anaflaviazuim 🎁 Free Resource: Get your copy of How to Assess the Singer’s Voice with Confidence — a practical guide to help you understand what’s going on in any singer’s voice. >>> DOWNLOAD HERE At BAST Training, we help singers turn their experience into a meaningful teaching career. Building the confidence, knowledge, and real-world skills to teach with confidence, clarity, and compassion. “The BAST Advanced Foundation has given me more than the tools I need to teach — it’s given me confidence, a community, and a future.” Jess McGlinchey, UK Start with the foundations >>> ENROL NOW basttraining.com | Stay Updated
May 17, 2022 · 46 min
Ep.60 The Best Nutritional Do’s and Don’ts For Singers With Stephanie Moore
Stephanie is a self-employed natural health therapist, clinical nutritionist, author and health coach. With degrees in Performing Arts and nutritional medicine, and a Masters degree in counselling and psychotherapy, plus a long history as a multi-disciplinary physical therapist, she combines all 3 skill sets to help people with many kinds of health issues, both physical and psychological. Stephanie joins Alexa this week to discuss the do’s and don’ts for singers. KEY MOMENTS ‘Muscles, aches and pains, it’s all affected by nutrition’ ‘We think about the brain being a separate bit of the body, but they do connect’ ‘There are good fats and there are bad fats’ ‘Microbes are the programmers of our health, they feed on fibre’ RELEVANT LINKS & MENTIONS Focus On The Body & The Singer Event Singing Teacher’s Talk Podcast; Ep.32 - The Bio-Psycho-Social Model with Stephen King BAST Membership: https://www.basttraining.com/membership-levels/ The Laryngeal Nerves Blog (for the Vagus Nerve) Why Eating Less & Exercising More Makes You Fat! by Stephanie Moore Contact Stephanie Moore directly: stephanie@healthinhand.co.uk ABOUT THE GUEST Stephanie is a self-employed natural health therapist, clinical nutritionist, author and health coach. With degrees in Performing Arts and nutritional medicine, and a Masters degree in counselling and psychotherapy, plus a long history as a multi-disciplinary physical therapist, she combines all 3 skill sets to help people with many kinds of health issues, both physical and psychological. Stephanie has worked in the natural health field for over 30 years offering a comprehensive assessment of my patients’ health issues to then provide detailed, personalised health programmes addressing the individual’s health concerns. For 9 years Stephanie was head of nutrition at Grayshott Medical Spa and clinical lead for the 7-day digestive health regime that she co-developed in 2012. Her gut health protocol is the inspiration behind GutGastronomy, a cookbook based on her gut healing philosophy. Since the closing of Grayshott Medical Spa in November 2020, Stephanie has relocated the health programme to Goodwood, where it is now run as a 5 day, fully immersive experience at the Goodwood hotel and spa. Stephanie also holds nutritional therapy clinics in Surrey and Online. Stephanie is often featured in the media as a health expert; she published her first, best-selling book in 2017 called ‘Why Eating Less & Exercising More Makes You Fat!’, which explains why conventional weight loss advice fails and what to do instead to achieve permanent health and weight loss goals. She has also co-authored a new book on Super Foods with doctor of biochemistry and health campaigner, Dr James DiNicolantonio, to be published in 2022 and is now working on a new book, ‘Eat Your Brain Happy’ following her recent training in Nutritional Neuroscience, focusing on the critical role of food, sleep, exercise and other factors known to directly influence the health of the brain. EPISODE RESOURCES BAST Training Guest Website: health-in-hand.co.uk Social Media: @healthinhanduk 🎁 Free Resource: Get your copy of How to Assess the Singer’s Voice with Confidence — a practical guide to help you understand what’s going on in any singer’s voice. >>> DOWNLOAD HERE At BAST Training, we help singers turn their experience into a meaningful teaching career. Building the confidence, knowledge, and real-world skills to teach with confidence, clarity, and compassion. “The BAST Advanced Foundation has given me more than the tools I need to teach — it’s given me confidence, a community, and a future.” Jess McGlinchey, UK Start with the foundations >>> ENROL NOW basttraining.com | Stay Updated
May 10, 2022 · 38 min
Ep.59 Top Tongue Tips For Boosting High Frequency Energy With Kerrie Obert
Speech and language pathologist and singing voice specialist Kerrie Obert has conducted thousands of endoscopies to diagnose and help patients with laryngeal disorders. She is an author of four books, has presented globally at many events and is also the executive principle of getvocal-now.com. Kerrie joins Alexa as this week's guest on Singing Teachers Talk. KEY MOMENTS ‘The more I learn about the tongue and the pharynx, the more I think this cause needs to be championed’ ‘I like to think about the tongue being like a game of tug of war’ ‘We think an emotion then our body feels it’ RELEVANT LINKS & MENTIONS getvocal-now.com BAST Membership: https://www.basttraining.com/membership-levels/ Singing With Your Whole Self by Samuel H Nelson & Elizabeth L Blades BAST Book Review - Singing With Your Whole Self by Samuel H Nelson & Elizabeth L Blades: https://www.basttraining.com/singing-with-your-whole-self-a-guide-to-feldenkrais-and-singing/ ABOUT THE GUEST Kerrie Obert is a speech language pathologist and singing voice specialist from Columbus Ohio. Ms. Obert holds degrees in both musical theatre performance and speech language pathology. She spent nearly 20 years working at The Ohio State University JamesCare Voice & Swallowing Disorders Clinic where she performed thousands of endoscopies as part of a diagnostic team and provided therapy to patients with a wide variety of laryngeal disorders. Ms. Obert was instrumental in setting up the Singing Health Specialization at OSU and served as the Director of Medical Arts for that program. Although she stepped away from her clinical duties at OSU, she remains on the faculty for research purposes. Ms. Obert has written four books on voice and has conducted clinical research using acoustics, MRI and EGG. She has presented on several continents and is passionate about bridging science and art. Ms. Obert is the executive principal of Getvocal-now.com, an online continuing education platform for singers, speech language pathologists and voice teachers. Her current research interests are in pharyngeal and tongue positions as they relate to boosting high frequency energy. EPISODE RESOURCES BAST Training Guest Website: www.ObertVoiceStudios.com 🎁 Free Resource: Get your copy of How to Assess the Singer’s Voice with Confidence — a practical guide to help you understand what’s going on in any singer’s voice. >>> DOWNLOAD HERE At BAST Training, we help singers turn their experience into a meaningful teaching career. Building the confidence, knowledge, and real-world skills to teach with confidence, clarity, and compassion. “The BAST Advanced Foundation has given me more than the tools I need to teach — it’s given me confidence, a community, and a future.” Jess McGlinchey, UK Start with the foundations >>> ENROL NOW basttraining.com | Stay Updated
May 3, 2022 · 48 min
Ep.58 Understanding the Speaking Voice with Lydia Hart SLT
This week's guest is specialist Speech and Language Therapist, Lydia Hart. Lydia specialises in the field of Voice and Upper Airway and also works for the NHS and in the Joint Voice Clinic at Wexham Park Hospital. She joins Alexa on Singing Teacher’s Talk to talk about the work she does as an SLT and how that can help you as a singing teacher. KEY MOMENTS ‘The longer I’ve worked in this field… I’m realising that we overpathologize so much’ ‘If I hear a voice that sounds a bit unusual then I might do a mental GRBAS of it’ ‘If you know your own body then you’ll know if you’re getting reflux’ RELEVANT LINKS & MENTIONS Voice Care Centre: voicecarecentre.co.uk Vocal Health Education: vocalhealtlh.co.uk Declan Costello: www.voicedoctor.co.uk University of Reading: http://www.reading.ac.uk/ GRBAS Scale PPI = Proton Pump Inhibitor Stephen King Singing Teacher’s Talk Podcast; Episode 32 - The Bio-Psycho-Social Model with Stephen King NeilMed Saline Nasal Rinse Tor Spence: voicefituk.co.uk; @voicefituk ABOUT THE GUEST Lydia Hart is a specialist Speech and Language Therapist, working in the field of Voice and Upper Airway. This means she can help people who are experiencing difficulties with their speaking or singing voice, or other throat symptoms. Lydia is known for being vibrant, caring and sensitive, taking time to create and hold a space for clients to work on their voice in a holistic way. Alongside her work at Voice Care Centre, Lydia works for the NHS and works in the Joint Voice Clinic at Wexham Park Hospital, with leading laryngologist Declan Costello. This involves assessment and management of a range of voice disorders, from muscle tension dysphonia to vocal cord paralysis, and her clinical expertise is constantly expanding. Lydia is passionate about health and wellbeing, in both her personal and professional life. She enjoys yoga and breath work, as well as weightlifting and rock climbing. Lydia is a singer herself, and voice therapy – which ultimately means working with a person, not a diagnosis – is a true vocation for her. EPISODE RESOURCES BAST Training Guest Website: www.lydiahartvoice.com Social Media: @lydiahartvoice 🎁 Free Resource: Get your copy of How to Assess the Singer’s Voice with Confidence — a practical guide to help you understand what’s going on in any singer’s voice. >>> DOWNLOAD HERE At BAST Training, we help singers turn their experience into a meaningful teaching career. Building the confidence, knowledge, and real-world skills to teach with confidence, clarity, and compassion. “The BAST Advanced Foundation has given me more than the tools I need to teach — it’s given me confidence, a community, and a future.” Jess McGlinchey, UK Start with the foundations >>> ENROL NOW basttraining.com | Stay Updated
Apr 26, 2022 · 30 min
Ep.57 The Top Benefits of Yoga For The Singer With Rosie Secker
Vox Yoga is a holistic approach to voice training, considering the voice as a whole instrument. Rosie Secker works in exploring the connection between body, breath, mind and voice, allowing a singer to embody their performance and sing in a healthy and expressive way. She joins Alexa on Singing Teachers Talk to discuss the connection between voice and body. Rosie will also be a guest speaker at the next Focus On event, The Body and The Singer, on June 27, 2022 KEY MOMENTS It can change you having a regular practice Just getting moving is fantastic Connecting to the breath helps us move more efficiency You don’t need anything to become a beginner RELEVANT LINKS & MENTIONS Focus On The Body & The Singer Event Yoga for Singers by Linda Lister Vocal Yoga Teacher Certification with Heather Lyle Vocal Yoga: The Joy of Breathing, Singing and Sounding by Heather Lyle Yoga and Singing by Judith E Carman Vocal Health Education BAST Training Thomas Myers: Myofascial Release Vox Yoga Youtube Channel ABOUT THE GUEST Rosie trained with the vocal department at The Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, graduating with a First Class BMus (Hons). She went on to pursue a Master of Arts at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts and since graduating has led a successful portfolio career as a singing teacher, holistic voice teacher and performer. As a singing teacher, Rosie has worked in a variety of contexts with different colleges, ensembles, age groups and abilities. She currently teaches at Bird College (Conservatoire of Dance & Musical Theatre) on the Degree and Diploma courses, and teaches singing at Lewes Old Grammar School, also running three choirs. Rosie has completed Estill Levels 1&2, is a Certified Vocal Health First Aider and is hoping to become a Vocal Rehabilitation Professional. Rosie is also a Certified 500hr Yoga Teacher, Certified Vocal Yoga Teacher and runs her own Vox Yoga workshops for organisations and individuals. Rosie works with singers to find their own unique voice, and sing with ease and confidence. Vox Yoga is a holistic approach to voice training, considering the voice as a whole instrument. Exploring the connection between body, breath, mind and voice, allows a singer to embody their performance and sing in a healthy and expressive way. EPISODE RESOURCES BAST Training Guest Website voxyoga.co.uk www.rosiesecker.co.uk Social Media @voxyogawithrosie 🎁 Free Resource: Get your copy of How to Assess the Singer’s Voice with Confidence — a practical guide to help you understand what’s going on in any singer’s voice. >>> DOWNLOAD HERE At BAST Training, we help singers turn their experience into a meaningful teaching career. Building the confidence, knowledge, and real-world skills to teach with confidence, clarity, and compassion. “The BAST Advanced Foundation has given me more than the tools I need to teach — it’s given me confidence, a community, and a future.” Jess McGlinchey, UK Start with the foundations >>> ENROL NOW basttraining.com | Stay Updated
Apr 19, 2022 · 41 min
Ep.56 Taking the Academic Route with Debbie Winter
Debbie Winter is the director of the Voice Study Centre and creator of popular Facebook group Voice Geek. Debbie has three published peer reviewed articles and she’s partnered with the University of Wales Trinity Saint David to form a training pathway in vocal pedagogy. Hear her discussion with Alexa on taking the academic route on this week's Singing Teachers Talk. KEY MOMENTS ‘A lot of foundation students go on to do some publishable work’ ‘We give 5 times more support than your average academic degree’ ‘You can’t be a lone wolf in the academic field’ EPISODE RESOURCES BAST Training Guest Website: voicestudycentre.com Social Media: @voicestudycentre RELEVANT LINKS & MENTIONS Voice Geek Facebook Group Cardiff Metropolitan University University of Wales Trinity St David Estill Juliet Russell Emily Foulkes Dr David Juncos Sophie Garner Chadley Ballantyne Jeanie LoVetri Somatic Voicework Dr Trineice Robinson-Martin Line Hilton:com Respiratory Function in Speech & Song by Thomas J Hixon Voice and Speech Trainers Association (VASTA) The Voice and Speech Review (VASTA) Rockford Sansom Journal of Voice Journal of Interdisciplinary Voice Studies National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) Journal of Singing (NATS) Christian Herbst (Vocal Registers Research) British Voice Association Association of Teachers of Singing (AOTOS) British Association for Performing Arts Medicine (BAPAM) Debbie Winter: debbie@voicestudycentre.com ABOUT THE GUEST Debbie Winter (LLB Hons, MA) lectured in Law and sang professionally on the jazz scene before deciding to change careers and become a vocal coach. Debbie worked in partnership with the University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) and leading pedagogues to develop a unique training MA pathway in Vocal Pedagogy. She is the Director of The Voice Study Centre and is responsible for all aspects of provision ranging from academic content, staffing, recruitment, pastoral care, business development and innovation. Debbie was nominated for the Student-Led Teaching Fellowship awards for her outstanding work on the previous programme at Cardiff Metropolitan University and is the only external provider to receive such recognition. The programme was also shortlisted for the Music Teacher Awards for Excellence ‘Outstanding Music Educational Product’ in 2019 and UWTSD has recognised the Voice Study Centre to be a Centre of Excellence. Debbie has also established the popular Facebook group Voice Geek, which consists of 5.3k members. She has also published three peer-reviewed articles on practitioner research and 🎁 Free Resource: Get your copy of How to Assess the Singer’s Voice with Confidence — a practical guide to help you understand what’s going on in any singer’s voice. >>> DOWNLOAD HERE At BAST Training, we help singers turn their experience into a meaningful teaching career. Building the confidence, knowledge, and real-world skills to teach with confidence, clarity, and compassion. “The BAST Advanced Foundation has given me more than the tools I need to teach — it’s given me confidence, a community, and a future.” Jess McGlinchey, UK Start with the foundations >>> ENROL NOW basttraining.com | Stay Updated
Apr 12, 2022 · 34 min
Ep.55 Teaching Singing For Mental Health And Wellbeing With Cat Ogden
Vocal coach and mental health first aider, Cat Ogden joins Bronwyn this week on Singing Teachers Talk to discuss the topics of well being and mental health. Cat’s studio specialises in singing for mental health and wellbeing and she is also studying for a masters where her research work focuses on adolescent mental health. KEY MOMENTS ‘Absolutely everyone should practice self care’ ‘I can’t ever imagine a point in my life where I’m not learning about the voice’ ‘The BAST course is the best thing I’ve ever done, it’s given me so many opportunities’ RELEVANT LINKS & MENTIONS Adverse Childhood Experiences ABOUT THE GUEST Cat Ogden trained at UCLan in Music Theatre and is currently studying for a Master’s in Voice Pedagogy with the Voice Study Centre. She specialises in teaching children and young adults, and in singing for mental health and well-being. Cat has a certificate in mental health first aid, vocal health first aid and has completed the BAST 20 hour course. She lives in Cheshire. EPISODE RESOURCES BAST Training Guest Website: https://catogdensinging.com/ Social Media: @catogdensinging 🎁 Free Resource: Get your copy of How to Assess the Singer’s Voice with Confidence — a practical guide to help you understand what’s going on in any singer’s voice. >>> DOWNLOAD HERE At BAST Training, we help singers turn their experience into a meaningful teaching career. Building the confidence, knowledge, and real-world skills to teach with confidence, clarity, and compassion. “The BAST Advanced Foundation has given me more than the tools I need to teach — it’s given me confidence, a community, and a future.” Jess McGlinchey, UK Start with the foundations >>> ENROL NOW basttraining.com | Stay Updated
Apr 5, 2022 · 51 min
Ep.54 Exploring Extreme Vocals With Aliki Katriou
Aliki Katriou is a metal singer and vocal coach who teaches across many different styles. She studied with New York Vocal Coaching and is now involved in helping train their coaches in extreme vocals, as well as delivering masterclasses on distortion for music schools across the US and UK. She joins Alexa on this week's Singing Teachers Talk to discuss exploring extreme vocals. KEY MOMENTS ‘I felt like the higher I went in my range, the more comfortable and effortless everything was’ ‘I like students to have examples’ ‘The fear of extreme vocals is only enforced by authority figures’ EPISODE RESOURCES BAST Training Guest Website: aliki.katriou.com Social Media: @aliki.katriou_vocals RELEVANT LINKS & MENTIONS New York Vocal Coaching Artist Examples: Earth Song by Michael Jackson; Fit For An Autopsy; Cattle Decapitation; Opeth; Bring Me The Horizon; Slipknot; Bryan Adams; Britney Spears; In This Moment; Leave a Light On by Tom Walker; Arch Enemy; Beetlejuice the Musical; Kurt Cobain; Beyonce; Kristen Chenoweth; Nirvana; Soundgarden Mongolian Throat Singing research (for death metal growling) Vocal Health Education Descartes' Error by Antonio Damasio Aliki Katriou Youtube Channel ABOUT THE GUEST Aliki loves singing in all its varieties, especially extreme vocals. A soprano, she started classical singing lessons at age 16, which she continues to this day. Realising early on that classical technique couldn't produce some tones that interested her, Aliki took contemporary singing lessons in a variety of styles and eventually trained as a singing teacher. She has an extensive knowledge of classical technique, contemporary styles and extreme vocals. Since 2013, she has been teaching voice to students from around the globe in many different genres. Aliki is known as the vocalist in the critically acclaimed Greek metal project Desolate Plains, the lyricist and female voice for Tattered Pages - an international project hailing from Birmingham - and the lyricist and vocalist for her own band; Eight Lives Down. As a graduate from one of the world's leading vocal studios, New York Vocal Coaching, Aliki continues on as a consultant by training their vocal coaches on vocal distortions, and is also the guest speaker Distortion Specialist at their Teacher Training courses. She continues to study as an advanced voice teacher with world-renowned authors Dr. Gillyanne Kayes and Jeremy Fisher of Vocal Process and has been asked to teach Master Classes on distortion at music schools in the US and the UK. Constantly expanding her knowledge on voice, Aliki has completed the first two tiers of the vocal health course with Dr Jenevora Williams and the team from Vocal Health Education. She is in the process of completing the full three tiers. 🎁 Free Resource: Get your copy of How to Assess the Singer’s Voice with Confidence — a practical guide to help you understand what’s going on in any singer’s voice. >>> DOWNLOAD HERE At BAST Training, we help singers turn their experience into a meaningful teaching career. Building the confidence, knowledge, and real-world skills to teach with confidence, clarity, and compassion. “The BAST Advanced Foundation has given me more than the tools I need to teach — it’s given me confidence, a community, and a future.” Jess McGlinchey, UK Start with the foundations >>> ENROL NOW basttraining.com | Stay Updated
Mar 29, 2022 · 29 min
Ep.53 How I Started A Singing Teaching Business With David Valks
What’s it like to turn your back on the corporate world and become your own boss? 18 months ago David Valks quit his career in recruitment and started his own vocal coaching business. David joins Bronwyn this week on Singing Teachers Talk to chat about how he got into singing teaching and what BAST has done for him. KEY MOMENTS ‘You always remember the singing teachers you had when you were younger and that inspires you’ ‘It gave me a foundation and all the fundamentals I needed to start as a singing teacher’ ‘Some people want a strict formal teacher, that’s not me, I want to have fun’ ‘You learn from the student too’ RELEVANT LINKS & MENTIONS ArtsEd School D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ABOUT THE GUEST David is a singing teacher, podcaster, and founder of the David Valks Singing School on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. He started singing at a young age and was lucky to be trained by an amazing singing teacher in Scotland. He still uses the tools and techniques that he learned back then to this day. The impact that this teacher was one of the reasons he went on to become a teacher himself. David studied Musical Theatre for three years at Arts Educational in London. After graduating, he performed in the West End, with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, toured the UK many times (Joseph, Pirates of Penzance, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and A Christmas Carol) and travelled the world as a lead vocalist for a cruise line. He completed the BAST programme for singing teachers before starting his singing studio. EPISODE RESOURCES BAST Training Guest Website www.dvss.com.au Social Media: Facebook: DavidValksSingingSchool 🎁 Free Resource: Get your copy of How to Assess the Singer’s Voice with Confidence — a practical guide to help you understand what’s going on in any singer’s voice. >>> DOWNLOAD HERE At BAST Training, we help singers turn their experience into a meaningful teaching career. Building the confidence, knowledge, and real-world skills to teach with confidence, clarity, and compassion. “The BAST Advanced Foundation has given me more than the tools I need to teach — it’s given me confidence, a community, and a future.” Jess McGlinchey, UK Start with the foundations >>> ENROL NOW basttraining.com | Stay Updated
Mar 23, 2022 · 1 hr 13 min
Ep.52 Getting to Grips With Vocal Acoustics With Chadley Ballantyne
Bass-baritone Chadley Ballantyne is Assistant Professor of Music, Voice at Stetson University. Dr Ballantyne is a frequent guest speaker on the topic of applying vocal acoustic pedagogy for both classical and CCM techniques. He joins Alexa this week on Singing Teachers Talk to discuss acoustics, formants, and resonances. Think of this episode as your guide to getting to grips with vocal acoustics. KEY MOMENTS ‘If I can move a formant I can do something with it and get better at it’ ‘You use language everyday so you use formants all day long’ ‘We don’t even realise our body is reacting to that oncoming change’ ‘This R that I’ve been given so much grief about in my classical singing is actually so cool’ RELEVANT LINKS & MENTIONS Pan-American Vocology Association Symposium NATs (National Association of Teachers of Singing) Vocology in Practice The Evolving Singing Voice: Changes Across the Lifespan by Karen Brunssen Ken Bozeman Justin Stoney & New York Vocal Coaching Singing Teachers Talk Podcast: Ep. 48 Getting Started as A Teacher, Creating Content & Vocal Versatility with Justin Stoney Overtone Singing Ian Howell Voce Vista & Bodo Maas Practical Vocal Acoustics & Kinesthetic Vocal Pedagogy by Ken Bozeman The work of Donald Gray Miller ABOUT THE GUEST Bass-baritone Chadley Ballantyne is Assistant Professor of Music, Voice at Stetson University. Dr. Ballantyne is a frequent guest speaker on the topic of applying vocal acoustic pedagogy for both classical and CCM techniques. He has presented his work at the 2017 Pan-American Vocology Association Symposium in Toronto, Canada, the 2017 West Central and Central Regional NATS Conferences, the 55th NATS National Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, the VASTA/PAVA 2018 Joint Conference in Seattle, Washington, the 2020 National Opera Association Southeastern Regional Conference, and at the 56th NATS National Virtual Conference. He is a co-instructor at the Acoustic Vocal Pedagogy Summer Workshop held at the New England Conservatory of Music. Chadley is a contributing author to The Evolving Singing Voice: Changes Across the Lifespan, by Prof. Karen Brunssen. EPISODE RESOURCES BAST Training Guest Website https://www.chadleyballantyne.com/ https://www.stetson.edu/other/faculty/chadley-ballantyne.php 🎁 Free Resource: Get your copy of How to Assess the Singer’s Voice with Confidence — a practical guide to help you understand what’s going on in any singer’s voice. >>> DOWNLOAD HERE At BAST Training, we help singers turn their experience into a meaningful teaching career. Building the confidence, knowledge, and real-world skills to teach with confidence, clarity, and compassion. “The BAST Advanced Foundation has given me more than the tools I need to teach — it’s given me confidence, a community, and a future.” Jess McGlinchey, UK Start with the foundations >>> ENROL NOW basttraining.com | Stay Updated
Mar 16, 2022 · 48 min
Ep.51 How to Boost a Singer’s Confidence With Hannah Smikle
Hannah Smikle is a professional voice coach and vocalist, working for over 15 years in the music industry. She has extensive experience both in live performance as a gigging musician and backing vocalist, and in the studio as a session singer and recording artist. She joins Alexa this week on Singing Teachers’ Talk to discuss how you can boost a singer's self confidence. KEY MOMENTS ‘I never thought that I’d anticipate the sweet spray of a lip trill from someone else quite as much’ ‘We need to understand the difference between being a listener and being a counsellor’ ‘Make that performance a positive experience’ ‘We have a choice of how we can react’ RELEVANT LINKS & MENTIONS ‘Empowering The Vocalist’ Event (2nd April 2022; Manchester): Line Hilton Accent Method BAPAM (British Association for Performing Arts Medicine) CBT Therapy (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) ABOUT THE GUEST Hannah Smikle is a professional voice coach and vocalist, working for over 15 years in the music industry. She has extensive experience both in live performance as a gigging musician and backing vocalist, and in the studio as a session singer and recording artist. Hannah has an impressive multi-disciplinary approach to vocal training – using her advanced technical knowledge alongside her industry experience, she is passionate about equipping a singer for optimum performance, be that on stage or in the studio. Hannah frequently works with vocalists to engineer and coach a recording session, enabling the singer to capture their best, most authentic vocal delivery. She has a holistic approach to working with performers, highly regarding whole-person wellbeing in the coaching process. Hannah is dedicated to continuing her professional development; she regularly attends specialist courses, is a qualified Vocal Health First Aider, has a level 3 certificate in Counselling Skills, and is currently training as a Vocal Health Practitioner with Vocal Health England. She is a recommended Sing Space Coach, and a member of the Musician’s Union. EPISODE RESOURCES BAST Training Guest Website: vocalperformancecoaching.com Social Media: @vocalperformancecoaching 🎁 Free Resource: Get your copy of How to Assess the Singer’s Voice with Confidence — a practical guide to help you understand what’s going on in any singer’s voice. >>> DOWNLOAD HERE At BAST Training, we help singers turn their experience into a meaningful teaching career. Building the confidence, knowledge, and real-world skills to teach with confidence, clarity, and compassion. “The BAST Advanced Foundation has given me more than the tools I need to teach — it’s given me confidence, a community, and a future.” Jess McGlinchey, UK Start with the foundations >>> ENROL NOW basttraining.com | Stay Updated