“Don’t take your voice for granted” Natalie Andreou Natalie Andreou’s CV includes lead roles in West End and touring shows as varied as Rock Of Ages, Wicked, Mama Mia and Evita. She and Line discuss the various pathways to the… Read More »Ep.24 How Elphaba helped me understand my voice with Natalie Andreou
One of the things that we love about Dr Jenevora Williams is her open, intelligent and enquiring mind. She has contributed to the BAST webinar library and past live training events. In this interview we find out more about what… Read More »Ep.23 How research has informed my teaching with Dr Jenevora Williams
Dr Meribeth Dayme is a familiar name to many singing teachers. From her detailed but comprehensible books on vocal anatomy, The Performer’s Voice and Dynamics of the Singing Voice, to her holistic and energy-based approach to singing and vocal training, CoreSinging®, thousands of singers… Read More »Ep.22 The pioneering spirit with Dr Meribeth Dayme (1938-2019)
Stephen King started his performance career with great promise. On the road to a dance and MT career, Stephen had to take a dramatic turn away from performing after a serious knee injury. With all the physical therapy and medical… Read More »Ep.21 From performer to healer, via an injury with Stephen King
In this podcast Line Hilton talks to Laurel Irene and Dr David Harris from VoiceScienceWorks. These two met several years ago on Dr Ingo Titze’s Summer Vocology Institute at the National Center for Voice & Speech and have not been… Read More »Ep.20 Voice science works – it really does! with Laurel Irene and David Harris
Now based in Melbourne, Australia, Lisa Perks started her singing and teaching career in the UK. In this podcast, she talks about moving to a new country as a well established singing teacher and having to completely start over with… Read More »Ep.19 Starting over again with Lisa Perks
This podcast’s guest is Manchester-based vocal coach Hannah Smikle. Hannah attended the Brit School and talks about her experience giving advice on how a singing teacher can help prepare a student who wants to or is attending a performing arts… Read More »Ep.18 Helping singers to create a positive relationship to their voice with Hannah Smikle
If you’re a fan of The Naked Vocalist podcast then this guest’s voice will be a familiar one to you. Line Hilton chats with Steve Giles who is a vocal coach, member of the board of directors and authorised coach for… Read More »Ep.17 How the Naked Vocalist podcast changed my life with Steve Giles
You may already have seen Ryan Luchuck in his two-part webinar series breaking down voice science for beginners (Part 1 & Part 2). One of those multitalented types; Ryan sings, plays the keys, guitar, and a variety of other instruments… Read More »Ep.16 What I learnt about communication from couples therapy with Ryan Luchuck
Not to be confused with singer/songwriter, Cat Stevens, Kat is a singing teacher and owner of Aspire Arts Academy in Towcester. As with many teachers, Kat is trying to balance home life with business. Her academy enrols around 100 students… Read More »Ep.15 Putting on a student show with Kat Stephens
In this podcast, we hear from singing teacher & Intuitive Confidence Coach, Lilli Badcock. Lilli started performing arts at a dancing school as a child but found herself wanting to sing the song rather than dance to it. Lilli talks… Read More »Ep.14 Helping students find their purpose with Lilli Badcock
Like many singing teachers, Juliet Russell juggles a variety of hats including as a singer/songwriter, a vocal coach, choir director and music festival organiser. As well as running her own practice working with artists, Juliet loves to work with choirs, recently… Read More »Ep.13 Juggling all those hats with Juliet Russell
In this podcast Line Hilton talks to Joshua Alamu, a professional voice coach with over 15 years of experience as a singing teacher in the music and television industry. He has been a voice coach for the TV talent shows… Read More »Ep.12 Little Mix’s vocal coach on working with artists under pressure with Joshua Alamu
This podcast is a bit different as I am talking to recent BAST Graduate, Matt Thorns, about his journey. Matt started out singing as a six-year-old chorister in Oxford. He talks about his vocal experience going through puberty. He then… Read More »Ep.11 Just getting started, a new teacher’s story with Matthew Thorns
Many of you will have already encountered this podcast’s guest, the humorous, John Henny. He’s a singing teacher and music school business owner and also provides training and education for singing teachers. His voice journey started when he realised that… Read More »Ep.10 Lessons learned along the way with John Henny
Singer and songwriter Whitney Nichole started her teaching studio back in 2008. Over the past 10 years, her studio has grown from a 2 person operation to 19 teachers, nearly 400 students, from babies and their mums to the elderly, in… Read More »Ep.9 Growing from a two person op to sixteen teachers in four locations with Whitney Nichole
Gemma Sugrue is one of those natural entrepreneurs. She started her own wedding singer business at college and on finishing her degree joined forces with a friend to set up a singing teaching studio, Voice Works, in Cork where they… Read More »Ep.8 The natural entrepreneur with Gemma Sugrue
From a humble beginning in a local choir to one of the most highly regarded vocal pedagogy in the UK and co-founder of the very popular The Naked Vocalist Podcast, Chris Johnson talks to Line Hilton about his journey… Read More »Ep.7 From hobby to career with Chris Johnson
In this podcast Line Hilton talks to BAST graduate, Sarah Nixey, who did the BAST course online with a trainer, Lisa Haupert. Sarah has extensive industry experience as a backing vocalist and signed artist as the lead singer of UK based,… Read More »Ep.6 The art of patience and the singing teacher with Sarah Nixey
Mindy Pack hails from Salt Lake City, Utah. She began singing professionally from a young age, taking up teaching as it seemed the right thing to do. Like many of us took her voice for granted until the day it wasn’t… Read More »Ep.5 Losing my voice was a turning point with Mindy Pack