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May 9, 2023 · 50 min
Ep.110 Articulation and Singing: Assessing Jaw Behaviour With Chris Johnson
Chris Johnson is a professional singer turned vocal coach who has worked with major label artists, West End leads, backing vocalists, singer/songwriters and vocal coaches. He is also the creator of Teach Voice, a programme that helps singing teachers up-skill and develop their technical and business acumen. He joins Alexa on Singing Teachers Talk to discuss all things articulation and singing when it comes to assessing jaw behaviour. KEY MOMENTS ‘The jaw's function and range of movement is unrestricted’ ‘A lower larynx tends to have a warmer sound’ ‘A lot of stability issues are because of the jaw’ ‘The tongue needs to make up the pronunciation from the lack of mobility in the jaw’ RELEVANT LINKS & MENTIONS Singing Teachers Talk Podcast: Ep.44 - Exploring Vocal Registers with Chris Johnson: https://linktr.ee/basttraining?utm_source Artists mentioned: Boys2Men; Amy Winehouse; Adele; Anatomy of Voice by Blandine Calais-Germain & Francois Germain Stephen King: https://voicecarecentre.co.uk/stephen-king/ Feldenkrais Principles: https://feldenkrais.com/ Circle: https://circle.so/ Teach Voice Contact: teachvoice.com/email ABOUT THE GUEST Chris Johnson started his performance career in a casual choir before working as a professional singer for 12 years. During the early part of his career, his busy schedule took its toll on his voice. Narrowly missing a serious vocal injury, Chris relearned his instrument and started on a never-ending journey of vocal development. After seeking help and turning his own seemingly ‘hopeless’ voice around, Chris realised he might also be able to help other singers and moved into vocal coaching. Chris has worked with major label artists, West End leads, backing vocalists, singer/songwriters and vocal coaches. He also helps singing teachers worldwide navigate the overwhelming amount of pedagogical information available to them, and develop their technical and business acumen, mainly via the courses he delivers through his programme: Teach Voice. Chris has also trained in manual laryngeal therapies and studied with scientists in vocal acoustics, physical and somatic therapy, and laryngology. He’s also one half of The Naked Vocalist podcasting/blogging duo. EPISODE RESOURCES Guest Website: Teach Voice: teachvoice.com Coaching: chrisjohnsonvocalcoach.com Podcast: thenakedvocalist.com Social Media: Instagram: @teachvoicetraining Instagram: @chrisjohnsonvocalcoach 🎁 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 2, 2023 · 44 min
Ep.109 Mastering ‘Acting Through Song’ Techniques to Elevate Musical Theatre Performance with Louisa Morgan
Alexa is joined by guest Louisa Morgan who teaches singing, spoken voice, and audition prep with a specialism in acting through song. She is the main voice teacher for the full-time acting students at the Cygnet Theatre in Exeter and teaches musical theatre students at Italia Conti. Louisa is a Vocal Process accredited teacher and is currently studying part-time for her master’s degree in Vocal Pedagogy with the Voice Study Centre. Louisa is here to talk about her specialist subject of acting through song and that of her master’s research project, which aims to challenge current acting through song techniques for the musical performer. KEY MOMENTS ‘You shouldn’t be approaching a song if you don’t know the context’ ‘Pulling out those verbs doesn’t mean just making them louder’ ‘If we could collaborate more in training institutes, everyone would benefit’ ‘The job is not that we feel the emotion, it’s that the audience feels the emotion’ RELEVANT LINKS & MENTIONS Voice Study Centre: voicestudycentre.com Singing Teachers Talk Podcast: Ep. 40 Integrated Skills: Teaching Singing to Dancers with Jennie Morton Practitioners Mentioned: Stanislavski; Meisner David Sabella: https://www.davidsabella.com/ Singing Teachers Talk Podcast: Ep. 34 The Most Neglected Skill in Vocal Training with Phillippe Hall Acting Through Song by Paul Harvard Acting in Musical Theatre: A Comprehensive Course by Joe Deer and Rocco Dal Vera Actions: The Actor’s Thesaurus by Marina Caladrone & Maggie Lloyd-Williams ABOUT THE GUEST Louisa teaches singing, spoken voice, and audition prep, with a specialism in acting through song. She is the main voice teacher for the full-time acting students at the Cygnet Theatre in Exeter, which has been training actors for 40 years. Louisa also teaches musical theatre students at Italia Conti on the Diploma, BA and CertHe courses. Many of Louisa's students are either working towards a career in the performing arts or are already working in the performance industry. Louisa is currently working part-time towards an MA in Vocal Pedagogy with Voice Study Centre (due to complete in October 2023). She is now one of only 19 Vocal Process accredited teachers, a course headed by Dr Gillyanne Kayes and Jeremy Fisher. Louisa takes vocal health very seriously and is a qualified Vocal Health First Aider and member of Vocal Health Education. Because of Louisa's training and experience as an actor and director, she is able to offer text-based coaching and voice work for speech in addition to singing. EPISODE RESOURCES Guest Website: louisajmorgan.co.uk Social Media: Instagram: @louisamorganvoicecoach 🎁 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, 2023 · 1 hr 1 min
Ep.108 Navigating the Adolescent Female Voice Change with Wendy Rolls
Alexa’s guest this week is Wendy Rolls, who divides her time teaching singing at two Brisbane girls’ secondary schools and at her own private studio, conducting a chamber choir for middle school girls. Wendy completed a Masters where her thesis focused on the pedagogical needs of adolescent female singers and is currently tracking the development of nine girls for her PhD. She is the creator of the female voice change pamphlet and post packs and is here to discuss how we can best navigate the adolescent female voice change. 'Our language is so important that we need to make sure we don’t inadvertently put pressure on students' RELEVANT LINKS & MENTIONS Mental Health First Aid England Harvard Thinking Routines If in Doubt, Breathe Out by Ron Morris and Linda Hutchison Singing and Teaching Singing: A Holistic Approach to Classical Voice by Janice Chapman James Clear Finding Ophelia’s Voice, Opening Ophelia’s Heart by Lynne Gackle Singing Teachers Talk Ep.87 How to Manage Allergies and Upper Respiratory Infections with Laryngologist Declan Costello Barbara Connable Teaching Singing to Children and Young Adults by Dr Jenevora Williams Doctor Vox Untangled by Lisa Damour Good Habits, Bad Habits by Wendy Wood Blame My Brain by Nicola Morgan Thinking Outside the Voice Box by Bridget Sweet ABOUT THE GUEST Wendy Rolls enjoys working with singers of all ages as teacher, conductor and performer. Her work is informed by a wide-ranging background with a Master of Music Studies in vocal pedagogy from Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University, Bachelor of Veterinary Science (UQ), Bachelor of Education (QUT), and an Australian Kodály Certificate. Wendy has worked with many young female singers as choristers and music students, including twelve years in a singing-based school music program, from early childhood to middle school. Wendy currently divides her time teaching singing at two Brisbane secondary girls’ schools and private studio, conducting an auditioned chamber choir for middle school girls, and PhD study. Following her Masters' thesis on the pedagogical needs of adolescent female singers, Wendy recognised the need for a clear and simple way to explain girls' voice change. The subsequent pamphlets were well received by both teachers and students, and she was encouraged to explore this area more deeply. Wendy’s current PhD study involves one-to-one singing lessons with nine girls whilst tracking their vocal development and responses to changes they experience. She has presented at workshops and conferences on vocal pedagogy, vocal health, and musicianship for singers for ANATS, ANCA and Kodály Australia. Guest Website: rolls.id.au 🎁 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, 2023 · 34 min
Ep.107 Mastering Songwriting for Electronic Music with DJ Topliner Kimberley George
Kimberley George is a singer-songwriter and topliner for DJs. She joins Alexa today on Singing Teachers Talk to tell you everything you need to know about songwriting for electronic music styles. Listen in to find out what happens when a DJ contacts a vocalist, the problems in communicating creative ideas, the advantages of doing your own production, and what you, as a singing teacher, can do for a student wanting to get into that industry. KEY MOMENTS ‘By being versatile I can adapt to what people need and create the best vocal that I can’ ‘It’s a massive advantage doing your own production and not having to go to a studio’ ‘A DAW is like your kitchen cupboard, the one that works for you is the one where you can find the cups’ RELEVANT LINKS & MENTIONS Artists Mentioned: Fleetwood Mac; Ellie Goulding; Avicii; Jax Jones & Becky Hill Singing Teachers Talk Podcast: Ep.105 How to Teach Popular Music Styles to Singers with Jo Sear: https://linktr.ee/basttraining?utm_source Equipment: DAW (Kim uses Logic); interface; SM58 microphone; reflection filter (Kim uses Aston Halo) Tommy Ludgate: @tommyludgatecoach Singing Teachers Talk Podcast: Ep.49 - Unlocking Your Creative Potential with Tommy Ludgate: https://linktr.ee/basttraining?utm_source Chad Kowal: @chadkowal ABOUT THE GUEST Kimberley George is a well-established session vocalist, songwriter, performer, and coach known for her exceptional talent and versatility. Her skills as a vocalist allow her to adapt to different genres, making her a sought-after collaborator among producers and DJs. Her ability to create captivating toplines and deliver outstanding vocals is earning her a reputation as the go-to vocalist for many in the industry. Kimberley made her mark in the electronic music scene just 3 years ago, and since then, her vocals have amassed over 6 million streams on Spotify. In addition to her success as a vocalist and songwriter, Kimberley is also a dedicated vocal coach, deeply passionate about the voice and empowering creatives to achieve long and successful careers. Specialising in artist development, songwriting, and vocal technique, Kimberley shares her expertise and passion with aspiring artists. EPISODE RESOURCES Guest Website: kimberleygeorgemusic.com Social Media: Instagram: @kimberleygeorgemusic 🎁 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 11, 2023 · 37 min
Ep.106 How to Give Student-Led Singing Lessons with Line Hilton
BAST founder Line Hilton joins Alexa Terry today on Singing Teachers Talk to discuss giving student-led singing lessons. We’ll be talking about the different types of questions to ask and how you can get students to expand on their answers, reflect back on lessons, and set their own goals. KEY MOMENTS ‘It’s not about how good or bad I was, it’s about if I achieved what I wanted to achieve or not’ ‘I’ve always felt the role of the teacher is to become redundant so a student can teach themselves’ ‘Goals are a great form of motivation’ ‘If you persist with teaching in a way they don’t like, you might lose them’ RELEVANT LINKS & MENTIONS The Coaching Manual by Julie Starr BAST Book Review - The Coaching Manual by Julie Starr: https://www.basttraining.com/the-coaching-manual-a-must-read-coaching-skills-guide/ EPISODE RESOURCES 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
Apr 5, 2023 · 44 min
Ep.105 How to Teach Popular Music Styles To Singers with Jo Sear
Joining Alexa today is Jo Sear, a rock, pop and soul singer, and teacher of CCM singing styles. Jo completed her MA in Voice Pedagogy through the Voice Study Centre and will soon begin her PhD at The Royal Northern College of Music. She’s here to discuss teaching popular music styles, the topic of her recently published final MA dissertation project. ‘The whole basis of popular music is authenticity’ RELEVANT LINKS & MENTIONS Voice Study Centre British Voice Association The Journal of Popular Music Education Modern Vocal Pedagogy: Investigating a potential curricular framework for training popular music singing teachers, Joanna Sear Jeanie LoVetri Teaching Contemporary Singing; Voice Teacher Influencer; Beginning Singing, John Henny Jo Thompson Yvie Burnett Dr Matt Edwards Vocal Workouts for the Contemporary Singer, Ann Peckham Journal of Voice Heidi Moss Erickson The Musician’s Mind Teaching, Learning and Performance in the Age of Brain Science by Lynn Helding et al Interview with Dr Trineice Robinson-Martin How to Nurture a Singer’s Authentic Voice A Voice and Beyond podcast The Naked Vocalist podcast Christina Shewell So You Want to Sing…Rock and Roll, Matthew Edwards and NATs The Art of Singing Onstage and in the Studio, Jennifer Hamady ABOUT THE GUEST Jo has been singing rock, pop and soul music all her life singing lead and backing vocals in a wide variety of rock, soul and blues bands, working as a session singer and taking part in many stage productions, including several at the London Palladium. Her current band is Soul Enforcement Bureau, an 8-piece professional soul band. Jo has been teaching CCM singing styles exclusively for over 17 years, working both privately and within secondary and dance schools. She has trained in many different areas of voice study, including the Estill Model, advanced anatomy and voice acoustics, and has taught a wide range of students, from amateurs to professionals. She completed her MA in Voice Pedagogy with Distinction in April 2021 and is a passionate advocate of the importance of training more rock/pop teachers and conducting more contemporary voice research. Her research-based curriculum outline for training Popular Music singing teachers has recently been published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Popular Music Education. Guest Website: popupvocaltraining.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
Mar 29, 2023 · 44 min
Ep.104 Teaching Singers with ADHD with Colin McGee
Joining Alexa today is Colin McGee, who is trained in psychoanalytic and humanistic therapy and hypnotherapy. Colin McGee works at the National ADHD charity ADDISS as a psychotherapist, supervisor, and trainer, and also has his own personal clinical practice specialising in behaviour management, ADHD and autism. He’s the perfect guest for this episode as we’re looking at teaching neurodivergent singers. KEY MOMENTS ‘ADHD is not deliberate, they’re not late on purpose’ ‘People with ADHD are visual kinesthetic learners’ ‘When you become emotionally overloaded, that’s where the problems start’ RELEVANT LINKS & MENTIONS Dr Russell Barkley - This is How you Treat ADHD Off Science Lecture: com/watch?v=_tpB-B8BXk0 Georgia & Tommy: Baby Steps Documentary (Series 3; episode 1) ABOUT THE GUEST Trained in psychoanalytic and humanistic therapy and hypnotherapy, Colin McGee works at the National ADHD charity ADDISS as a psychotherapist, supervisor, and trainer (Schools and Parents), and also has his own personal clinical practice. Colin has a background in education and has taught in three countries over many years, teaching in most types of schools from Kindergarten to MA level and as deputy head and headteacher. His specialist areas are behaviour management, ADHD, and, more recently, autism, particularly as part of a dual diagnosis. In the early 1990s, Colin started to work with singers from various backgrounds, from students to young professionals and established international performers. He has also worked with a number of classical musicians. Colin says: ‘I think that one of my strengths is that I know very little about music or singing, and I tend to ask questions that others may overlook.’ EPISODE RESOURCES Guest Website: addiss.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
Mar 22, 2023 · 32 min
Ep.103 How to ‘Measure’ a Singer With Kaya Herstad-Carney
Kaya Herstad-Carney joins Alexa to tackle the subject of how to measure a singer. That doesn’t mean marking their height on the wall in pencil; it’s about understanding someone’s limitations and exceptions. Kaya is creative with a wide skill set, ranging from powerful performances of her original music to vocal coaching, singing teacher training, and artist development. KEY MOMENTS ‘Measure but don’t mention the physical appearance of someone and what we can expect from their sound’ ‘People’s ideal posture is individual’ ‘If in doubt, go and check it out’ ‘Breathing out literally lowers your heart rate' RELEVANT LINKS & MENTIONS BAST Blog - The Vocal Fold Layers Singing Teachers Talk Podcast - Ep.40 Integrated Skills: Teaching Singing to Dancers with Jennie Morton Singing Teachers Talk Podcast - Ep.97 Elevate Your Performance Through Anatomical Efficiency with Jennie Morton Spotlight Chris Johnson & Teach Voice Kerrie Obert Voce Vista The Work of: Ken Bozeman; Ian Howell; Ingo Titze; Johan Sundberg Singing Teachers Talk Podcast - Ep.101 How to Belt with John Henny Voice Science Works Pitch Analyser App Vocal Pitch Monitor App Waterbear ABOUT THE GUEST Kaya is a creative with a wide skill set, ranging from powerful performances of her original music, vocal coaching and singing teacher training, artist development and co-writing, artistic direction for Threshold Festival and gig promotion, band and choir direction/arranging, mentoring and community workshops, in addition to her lecturing career across the popular music subjects including voice, songwriting, band skill and music industry studies. Originally from Norway, she made the UK her home in 1999. She is an established artist with a track record of performances at The Royal Variety Show, to the BBC Songwriting Showcase, touring UK and Europe. Kaya has a varied portfolio career and is a passionate singer, songwriter, performer and a harmony/vocal fanatic, vocal arranger and producer, festival director, mentor, musical/choir director, vocal geek and senior lecturer with a wide range of experiences and interests on and off the stage. She has a particular love for vocal habilitation and artist development in the Contemporary Commercial field of music, including popular music, musical theatre and extreme vocals. EPISODE RESOURCES Guest Website: kayamusic.com Social Media: @kayamusic 🎁 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 15, 2023 · 1 hr 19 min
Ep.102 Understanding Singing and Menopause with Joanne Bozeman
Today Alexa is joined by the wonderful Joanne Bozeman who has been a voice teacher for almost 50 years. Joanne is a singer herself and was a faculty member at Lawrence University’s Conservatory of Music in the state of Wisconsin. She is a frequent presenter for organisations such as the BVA, NATS, and PAVA and is a coauthor of Singing Through Change: Women’s Voices in Midlife, Menopause, and Beyond. Joanne is on Singing Teachers Talk to share her expertise on singing through the stages of menopause. KEY MOMENTS ‘Menopause is not an old age situation, it’s a mid-life one’ ‘Some bodies are just more sensitive to oestrogen’ ‘Our bodies' responses to hormones are individualistic so it’s not a one size fits all’ ‘Sometimes we have to get back to basics and address this tiny trauma’ RELEVANT LINKS & MENTIONS The Effect of Hormones on the Voice by Same Kadakia, Dave Carlson and Robert T. Sataloff; Care of the Professional Voice; 2013 BAST Blog - Singing and the Premenstrual Voice The work of Dr Jean Abitbol (referenced in The Effect of Hormones on the Voice article noted above) Singing Through Menopause: Reactions and Responses Survey by Martha Elliott Vocal Function work by Joe Stemple The work of Rebecca Moseley-Morgan Chadley Ballantyne Singing Teachers Talk Podcast - Ep.52 Getting to Grips with Vocal Acoustics with Chadley Ballantyne Singing Teachers Talk Podcast - Ep.84 The Benefits of Cross-Genre Training with The Voice Collective Co-authors: Cait Frazier-Neely & Nancy Bos Journal of Voice ABOUT THE GUEST Joanne Bozeman, co-author of Singing Through Change: Women’s Voices in Midlife, Menopause, and Beyond, has been a voice teacher for nearly 50 years, beginning when she was completing her music training at the University of Arizona. She was a faculty member at Lawrence University’s Conservatory of Music in the state of Wisconsin for 26 years, where she taught singing and a number of voice and music education courses. Along with her teaching career, Joanne was an actively performing soprano, specialising in recital repertoire, oratorio and chamber music. EPISODE RESOURCES Guest Website:https://singingthroughchange.com Social Media: Instagram: @singingthruchange 🎁 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 8, 2023 · 41 min
Ep.101 How to Belt With John Henny
Internationally renowned voice teacher John Henny returns to chat with host Alexa Terry on this episode of Singing Teachers Talk. John has taught thousands of vocalists, including Grammy winners and top background and session singers. He has also trained hundreds of voice teachers, including many industry leaders. We’ve got a belting episode for you this week, quite literally, as Alexa and John will be discussing how to belt. KEY MOMENTS ‘Belting, I know it when I hear it’ ‘Most contemporary music can use belt, it’s only really female classical singers who won’t’ ‘You’ve got to break that connection to work up to the belt’ RELEVANT LINKS & MENTIONS Belt Example @ 3:18 to end - Gimme Gimme from Thoroughly Modern Millie (Sutton Foster) Belt Example @ 1:23 - I Have Nothing by Whitney Houston Kerrie Obert Singing Teachers Talk Podcast - Ep.59 Top Tongue Tips for Boosting High Frequency Energy with Kerrie Obert Jeremy Ryan Mossman Vocology in Practice Ken Bozeman Practical Vocal Acoustics by Kenneth W. Bozeman Voce Vista Demo: You Don’t Do it for Me Anymore by Demi Lovato Chris Johnson ABOUT THE GUEST John Henny has been a leading voice teacher for over 25 years. He has taught thousands of singers, including Grammy winners and top background and session singers. John's students have appeared on Broadway and in major touring companies. John has also trained hundreds of voice teachers, including many industry leaders. John hosts the popular podcast, The Intelligent Vocalist, and his YouTube channel has more than eight million views and counting. His books, including Beginning Singing, are Amazon bestsellers. John has lectured at USC, The Paul McCartney Liverpool Institute, and the Learning Annex. John is known for making complex concepts simple and easy to understand and is a leader in creating online programs for singers and voice teachers. EPISODE RESOURCES Guest Website: www.basttraining.com Social Media: Facebook: @John Henny Vocals Instagram: @johnhennyvocals Twitter: @johnhennyvocals Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/jhenny62 🎁 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 1, 2023 · 39 min
Ep.100 The Truth About Singing and Dairy with Nutritionist Duncan Rock
This episode is very special! It marks 100 episodes of the BAST Singing Teachers Talk podcast! We just wanted to take a second to do a massive shout out to all of the incredible guests we’ve spoken to and also you, our amazing listeners! To thank you for joining us, we’re running a special giveaway to win over a thousand pounds worth of educational videos, knowledge and singing teacher goodness! All you need to do to enter is take a screenshot of this episode of the podcast playing on your device, pop it on your story and tag @basttraining. That’s it! You’re entered! We’ll be announcing winners over on Instagram and Facebook so give us a cheeky follow. Competition entry ends at midnight tonight so get screenshotting!On to the podcast and on this milestone episode we’re joined by Duncan Rock, a graduate of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama who has an active career as an operatic Baritone performing roles at many of the world’s leading opera houses. He is a nutritionist working with the likes of Vocal Health Education and The Voice Care Centre and is currently training to be a physiotherapist. KEY MOMENTSDairy does not create mucus, this is a myth You’re just as likely to experience the same thing with a soy based drink as with dairy These lists of best food for singers you find online are rarely based on anything substantial RELEVANT LINKS & MENTIONS Vocal Health Education Pubmed Singing Teachers Talk Podcast: Ep.60 The Best Nutritional Do’s and Don’ts for Singers with Stephanie Moore ABOUT THE GUEST Duncan is a graduate of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama (London) and West Australian Academy of Performing Arts. He has an active career as an operatic Baritone performing roles at many of the world’s leading opera houses including the Metropolitan Opera, the Royal Opera, Glyndebourne, English National Opera, Teatro Real and the Boston Lyric Opera. As a baritone soloist, he has recorded and performed with the London Symphony Orchestra and the BBC Symphony orchestra.Concurrently with his performing career, Duncan works as a Nutritionist and Nutritional Science Writer. He holds a Masters of Science in Nutritional Science and an advanced diploma in nutrition and weight management.His speciality is combining his parallel fields of study and providing nutritional information for performing artists. He is cognisant, from both an academic and personal standpoint, of the heavy demands of a busy performing schedule that often includes the demands of rigorous travel. He has been using his knowledge of diet and nutrition to propel his own career as well as help other performers attain optimal vocal and physical health.MMus MMperf MSc MRSPH EPISODE RESOURCES Guest Website: basttraining.comSocial Media duncanrocknutrition.com Social MediaInstagram: @duncanrock_nutrition 🎁 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
Feb 22, 2023 · 25 min
Ep.99 Ask Me Anything (February Edition) With Line Hilton
'Ask Me Anything' is where listeners can pose questions to BAST Training founder and trainer, Line Hilton. In this episode Line gives advice on creating cancellation policy, optimal booking systems, when you might need to use a debt collection agency and what to do if a student complains about aches and pains around the larynx. KEY MOMENTS ‘We need to overcome the awkward feelings that come up when talking about money’ ‘Don’t let yourself get into a bad situation, stop it before it happens’ ‘If you don’t look after your money, no one else will’ RELEVANT LINKS & MENTIONS Singing Teachers Community Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/beasingingteacher/ Xero (Accounting Software): https://www.xero.com/ Singing Teachers Talk Podcast: Ep. 93 How to Organise Your Singing Studio Business with MyMusicStaff On Late Payment Charges: https://www.gov.uk/late-commercial-payments-interest-debt-recovery/charging-interest-commercial-debt Singing Teachers Talk Podcast: Ep. 62 How to Choose the Best Vocal Exercises with Line Hilton Singing Teachers Talk Podcast: Ep. 73 The Best Vocal Exercises for Laryngeal Stability with Line Hilton Singing Teachers Talk Podcast: Ep. 83 The Best Vocal Exercises for Sick Voices with Line Hilton Linktr.ee to the Singing Teachers Talk Podcast: https://linktr.ee/basttraining?utm_source EPISODE RESOURCES 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
Feb 15, 2023 · 32 min
Ep.98 The Benefits of Songwriting For Children’s Mental Health With Sophie Garner
Today Alexa is joined by a singer and voice coach who was the first artist to perform at London’s O2 Arena. She has taught music to more than 4,000 children and has worked on ITV’s The Voice Kids. In 2019 she was awarded an MA from the Voice Study Centre where her work focused on the benefits of singing and songwriting on mental health. Author of The Creative Songwriting Journal and If You Can’t Say It Sing It! Sophie Garner is on Singing Teachers Talk. KEY MOMENTS ‘It enables people to literally have a voice’ ‘I love the work. I’d do it even if I wasn’t being paid’ ‘You’re only a really good teacher if you can teach something in its simplest terms’ RELEVANT LINKS & MENTIONS Lean Fall Stand by Jon McGregor Mental Health First Aid England: mhfaengland.org Teaching Singing to Children and Young Adults by Dr Jenevora Williams The Young Musician’s Guide to Songwriting by Lisa Donovan Lukas Songwriting Without Boundaries by Pat Pattison The Theory and Practice of Vocal Psychotherapy by Diane Austin Recovery of Your Inner Child by Lucia Capacchione The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron ABOUT THE GUEST Sophie began her career upon leaving school as an actress, training with The National Youth Theatre of Great Britain where she worked with Matt Lucas (Great British Bake Off and Les Misérables). Deciding her singing was her first love, she set out on a path focused on music. Her professional singing career has seen a great deal of experience. She was the very first artist to play London’s iconic O2 Arena! She has been a vocal coach for ITV’s The Voice Kids, taught music to 4,000+ kids, runs four adult choirs and is a specialist in working with brain injury and dementia through singing on a weekly basis for Headway and various specialist neurology care units. Sophie graduated in 2019 from Voice Study with her Master’s degree (distinction) in her expert area: the benefits of singing and songwriting on well-being and mental health. Sophie is also a public speaker and mentor for young adults, providing songwriting workshops, teacher training and presentations across the UK. EPISODE RESOURCES Guest Website: www.sophiegarner.com www.thecreativesongwritingjournal.com Social Media: Instagram: @sophie.garner Contact Email: hangarmusic@gmail.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
Feb 8, 2023 · 1 hr 10 min
Ep.97 Elevate Your Performance Through Anatomical Efficiency With Jennie Morton
Alexa is joined on Singing Teachers Talk this week by osteopath and former ballet dancer and singer, Jennie Morton. Jennie works as a performance coach for singers and actors, focusing on anatomical efficiency, the embodiment of artistry, movement education and rehabilitation from vocal injury. She is here to tell you how you can elevate your performance through your anatomy. KEY MOMENTS ‘We call instrumental musicians the athletes of the small muscles’ ‘People’s bodies actually develop around the instrument’ ‘Your body is an organic instrument’ ‘The body ideally has equal tone on the right and left’ RELEVANT LINKS & MENTIONS Singing Teachers Talk Podcast - Ep.40 Integrated Skills: Teaching Singing to Dancers with Jennie Morton Masters Degree in Performing Arts Medicine at University College London Chris JohnsonVocal Coach Singing With Your Whole Self by Samuel H. Nelson and Elizabeth L. Blades BAST Training Membership ABOUT THE GUEST After a long performing career as a ballet dancer, West End musical theatre performer, and lead singer of a London big band, Jennie is now a clinical osteopath specialising in the field of Performing Arts Medicine. She provides treatment for musculoskeletal, neurobiological, and psycho-physiological issues from her base in Los Angeles. She also works as a performance coach for singers and actors, focusing on anatomical efficiency, the embodiment of artistry, movement education, and rehabilitation from vocal injury. Jennie co-created the MSc in Performing Arts Medicine at University College, London, and lectures internationally to artists, arts educators, and healthcare professionals on the subject of performance-related injuries. She is the author of three books: The Authentic Performer: Wearing A Mask And The Effect On Health; The Embodied Dancer: A Guide To Optimal Performance; and Dancing Longer, Dancing Stronger. Her website www.jenniemorton.com contains many of her published articles and educational resources, as well as links to her online courses on a range of health topics. EPISODE RESOURCES Guest Website: jenniemorton.com Social Media: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@jenniemorton9317 Contact: hello@jenniemorton.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
Feb 1, 2023 · 41 min
Ep.96 Helping Singers Maintain a Vocally Healthy Lifestyle With Joanna Cazden
Today Alexa is joined by a singer-songwriter, speech pathologist and voice rehabilitation specialist. She's also the author of Everyday Voice Care: The Lifestyle Guide for Singers and Talkers, with other publication credits including the Journal of Voice and Voice and Speech Review. Joanna Cazden is on Singing Teachers Talk to tell you how you can help your singers maintain a vocally healthy lifestyle. KEY MOMENTS ‘I was afraid to tell anyone about it. I had no clue what was going on. I had no idea of going to a doctor’ ‘Contradiction is part of the health journey’ ‘That system is designed by survival to be out of mind and unconscious’ ‘We're balancing this seesaw of considering vocal health, but also not becoming neurotic’ EPISODE RESOURCES Guest Website joannacazden.com Social Media Youtube Book Link - Everyday Voice Care: The Lifestyle Guide for Singers and Talkers by Joanna Cazden: Hal Leonard Amazon RELEVANT LINKS & MENTIONS Vocal Health Education Homunculus American Speech-Language Hearing Association: asha.org Brain, Mind and Voice Therapy by Joanna Cazden at the ASHA Convention (2017) Mirroring People: The New Science of How We Connect with Others by Marco Lacoboni Joanna Cazden’s talk on Empathy and Self-Care for The Voice Foundation Musicophilia by Oliver Sacks Kate Devore The Vocal Pitstop: Keeping Your Voice on Track by Adam D Rubin MD ABOUT THE GUEST Joanna Cazden is a voice rehabilitation specialist, singer-songwriter, and educator in Santa Cruz CA, recently retired from the Voice Clinic at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, where she was senior speech pathologist for 18 years. Her book Everyday Voice Care: The Lifestyle Guide for Singers and Talkers (Hal Leonard, 2012) is widely used in vocal performance and pedagogy programs, and her lectures to national and international groups are regularly praised for her ability to bridge medical, artistic, and humanistic points of view. Other publication credits include the Journal of Voice, Voice and Speech Review, and numerous music magazines and guest blogs. Joanna toured widely in the feminist-folk circuits of the 1970s-80s, released six solo albums, and continues to perform with local folk, jazz, and chamber ensembles. In addition to her musical and clinical credits she has also trained deeply in theatre arts, counselling, and energy healing. Consistent themes throughout her work include preventive wellness education and advocacy for performing artists; the interdisciplinary nature of voice training and care; and the need for improved communication and understanding among all voice care professions. She is Certified in HealthCare by the Performing Arts Medicine Association. 🎁 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
Jan 25, 2023 · 29 min
Ep.95 How to Improve SEO And Earn Passive Income With Dr Tonya Lawson
Joining Alexa on this week's episode is a musician, university professor and founder of Creative SEO. She manages her own music studio and helps musicians to create their own paid opportunities to live the life that they deserve. Dr Tonya Lawson is on Singing Teachers Talk to tell you how you can improve your SEO and earn passive income. KEY MOMENTS ‘Now I don't worry when I have a student cancel. Instead, I'm like, hey, I have extra time in my day now’ ‘Passive income takes time. There is no get rich quick’ ‘You have to do what feels intuitive to you, what feels natural to you. If you've always enjoyed writing, do that. If you feel really comfortable on camera, then courses’ ‘A lot of creatives, they've heard about seo, but they don't even know what it is’ RELEVANT LINKS & MENTIONS Amazon Associates: https://affiliate-program.amazon.co.uk/ Sheet Music Plus Affiliate Program: https://affiliates.sheetmusicplus.com/affiliates Blog - The Best Clarinet Mouthpiece for Beginners, Intermediate, and Advanced Players: https://www.tonyalawson.com/best-clarinet-mouthpiece/ Jasper AI: https://www.jasper.ai/ Grammarly: https://www.grammarly.com/ John Mueller Twitter: https://twitter.com/johnmu Yoast: https://yoast.com/wordpress/plugins/seo/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAiJSeBhCCARIsAHnAzT_xoowZ9e3QH5e_OfWTV1PK8EpY9_3svgqWzfdy6wdBMzSKx3kj4NYaArXoEALw_wcB Search Engine Journal: https://www.searchenginejournal.com/ Search Engine Roundtable: https://www.seroundtable.com/ ABOUT THE GUEST Dr Tonya Lawson is a professional clarinettist turned SEO specialist who specialises in helping freelance creatives build out passive income streams so they can live the life they deserve. Not only is Dr Lawson a professor at Middle Tennessee State University, but she also maintains a large private studio, runs 2 niche websites, and creates digital courses that provide musicians with the knowledge they need in order to have sustainable and profitable businesses. EPISODE RESOURCES Guest Website: https://tonyalawson.com/ SEO Membership: https://tonyalawson.com/creative-seo/ Social Media: Instagram: @dr.tonyalawson Youtube 🎁 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
Jan 18, 2023 · 47 min
Ep.94 Developing The Singer into an Artist With Wendy Parr
Our guest today is best known as The Holistic Artist Coach and the founder of the Parr Method, and she's on a mission to empower artists to create a career that they love. With over 20 years experience in the industry, Wendy Parr has created a development pathway to assist artists in defining and elevating their skills as well as embracing their authenticity for true connection through music. KEY MOMENTS ‘Now let's start doing it the way it feels good to you’ ‘I want to help people get back the freedom of that three year old, seven year old, 15 year old self’ ‘My goal is to empower artists to have tools and insights and processes to shrink that time period and to spend less time wandering and wondering’ ‘I'm breathing through this song instead of making sure I hit the marks’ RELEVANT LINKS & MENTIONS Alec Chambers - Dark Can Be Beautiful: https://youtu.be/tjWdj1_d16E Allie Moss: https://www.alliemoss.com/ Singing Teachers Talk Podcast - Ep. 43 Vulnerability, Individuality and Technology: The Songwriting Journey with Allie Moss: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4UyFlWqus2SeZDeJUJ5Trb?si=51b69d593c8a46f8 Book - Nobody Ever Asked Me About the Girls: Women, Music and Fame by Lisa Robinson Facebook Group - The Parr Pack: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theparrpack/ ABOUT THE GUEST A multi-hyphenate artist, educator, and networking magician, Wendy Parr is best known as The Holistic Artist Coach. With 20+ years in the entertainment industry, her mission is to empower artists to define their artistic purpose and create a career they love. As founder of The Parr Method, Wendy has turned her processes + coaching into an incredible Artist Development Pathway through online courses and private sessions. Whether it's through 1:1 coaching or leading artists through her flagship artist development course, Compass, her processes + ideology help creatives elevate their skills and foster authentic connections with each other. EPISODE RESOURCES Guest Website: www.wendyparr.com Social Media: Instagram: instagram.com/wendyparr 🎁 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
Jan 11, 2023 · 29 min
Ep.93 How to Organise Your Singing Studio Business with My Music Staff
Today Alexa is joined by Erin Ross, Strategic Communications Specialist with the popular business management software platform My Music Staff. Erin is on Singing Teachers Talk to tell you how you can organise your studio business. You’ll also find a special offer for a 60-day free trial just for podcast listeners in the links below. KEY MOMENTS ‘It gives you time to actually focus on what you enjoy doing’ ‘How can we improve the experience so that as a teacher or as a studio owner, you're not spending all of your time outside of lessons handling more administrative tasks’ ‘Now the world is so fast paced, everyone's on the go. We find there's been such an increase in people working on their phones, RELEVANT LINKS & MENTIONS My Music Staff Trial Deal: Sign up for a special 60-day free trial today at mymusicstaff.com/singing-teachers-talk Singing Teachers Talk Podcast - Ep.92 How to be Resilient in 2023 with Line Hilton: https://linktr.ee/basttraining?utm_source Duet Partner: https://duetpartner.com/ Website builders mentioned: Wix; Squarespace; Wordpress My Music Staff Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Mymusicstaff ABOUT THE GUEST Erin Ross is the Strategic Communications Specialist at My Music Staff, the #1 business management software for private music teachers and music studios. She oversees social media, partnerships, trade shows, and, well... anything with words! She loves to find new, creative ways to help music teachers learn more about how My Music Staff can help manage their students, organise their calendar, automate online payments, and much, much more! EPISODE RESOURCES Guest Website: mymusicstaff.com Social Media: Instagram: @mymusicstaffapp Private Facebook Group: @MyMusicStaffCommunity 🎁 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
Jan 4, 2023 · 41 min
Ep.92 How to Be Resilient in 2023 with Line Hilton
Happy New Year! January is usually the time when we set resolutions for the year, but let’s face it, most of us aren’t going to see them through a couple of weeks, let alone a whole year. So this week on Singing Teachers Talk, Alexa and BAST founder Line Hilton discuss how to be more resilient in 2023, how you can improve resilience in your students, and what you can put in place to make sure you achieve your goals. KEY MOMENTS ‘We have the resolution, but we don't put a plan in place or have support.’ ‘Physical things are just a little bit more obvious than with mental low resilience’ ‘The singing teacher quite often is privy to a lot of stuff that other people are not in that person's life’ RELEVANT LINKS & MENTIONS Singing Teachers Talk Podcast - Ep. 32 The Bio-Psycho-Social Model with Stephen King: https://linktr.ee/basttraining?utm_source Duncan Rock: https://duncanrocknutrition.com/ Rock On Ruby (slogan clothing): https://rockonruby.co.uk/?gclid=Cj0KCQiA7bucBhCeARIsAIOwr-8qNWJZranfBEK3TqAmO02l_ujYUkszuAWssDHgxhcZd2Z7HFgkjVgaAiQzEALw_wcB Marisa Peer: com Mel Robbins: com Instagram: @linehilton British Association for Performing Arts Medicine (BAPAM): https://www.bapam.org.uk/ Dr Mark Hyman: https://drhyman.com/ Dr Rangan Chatterjee: https://drchatterjee.com/ Mind Charity: org.uk Help Musicians: https://www.helpmusicians.org.uk/ Mindset by Carol S. Dweck Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker Insight Timer App The Chimp Paradox by Professor Steve Peters Singing Teachers Talk Podcast - Ep. 33 The Chimp Paradox by Professor Steve Peters Book Review: https://open.spotify.com/episode/05XH8aZkXCrSq4rKsLIwCs?si=366951a969514cb4 The High Five Habit by Mel Robbins Norman Doidge: https://www.normandoidge.com/ The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks Lifetime by Russell Foster EPISODE RESOURCES Guest Website: 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
Dec 21, 2022 · 50 min
Ep.91 How to Help Prepare Singers for Drama School Auditions with Michael Vickers
Joining Alexa today on Singing Teachers Talk is the Head Tutor of Singing at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts, Michael Vickers. The experienced teacher, who also works in private practice with aspiring and professional performers, is here to talk about preparing singers for drama school auditions. KEY MOMENTS ‘There are things I started teaching differently after having seen how panels work' 'Go to the website and constantly check what they're looking for' 'Be flexible in that moment. Whatever they ask, dive in and try it' RELEVANT LINKS & MENTIONS Italia Conti: italiaconti.com NATS Rubric Video 2018 Final with Matt Edwards: https://youtu.be/42lTQYJXxTY Singing Teachers Talk Podcast - Ep. 89 How to Teach Musical Theatre Styles Successfully with Dr Matt Edwards: https://linktr.ee/basttraining?utm_source Mix Registration by Ingo Titze: https://vocology.utah.edu/_resources/documents/mixed_registration_titze.pdf Linda Hutchison: https://www.bapam.org.uk/practitioner-search/miss-linda-hutchison/ Lewisham Voice Clinic: https://www.lewishamandgreenwich.nhs.uk/voice-clinic/ Singing Teachers Talk Podcast - Ep. 87 How to Manage Allergies and Upper Respiratory Infections with Laryngologist Declan Costello:https://linktr.ee/basttraining?utm_source ABOUT THE GUEST Born in Leeds, Michael Vickers is an established singing teacher and educator based in London. He is the Head Tutor of Singing at Italia Conti and additionally works in private practice as a singing teacher with both aspiring and professional performers. His work also encompasses singing voice rehabilitation. Michael trained at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, where he received his undergraduate degree in Vocal Studies and then his Master's Degree on the school's prestigious Opera Course. Michael's teaching is underpinned by substantial study and teaching experience, and he has been fortunate to learn from a range of world-leading pedagogues and clinicians. Notably, Michael has a significant collaborative relationship with the Voice Clinic at Lewisham Hospital, where he has volunteered weekly since 2018. EPISODE RESOURCES Guest Website: www.voiceteacher.co.uk Social Media: @michaelvickersvoice 🎁 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