Voice scientist Aaron Johnson joins Alexa to discuss laboratories, rats, the ageing larynx, and wearable devices to detect vocal fatigue. Aaron has had a career as a professional classical singer and teacher and is now a researcher and speech-language pathologist… Read More »Ep.141 How Curiosity and Science Help Us Understand the Voice with Aaron Johnson
BAST founder Line Hilton joins Alexa to discuss the best vocal exercises for pitch accuracy training. You’ll find lots of helpful information on perceived tone deafness, singing and the premenstrual voice, navigating matching pitch, whether being ‘pitchy’ is a thing,… Read More »Ep.140 The Best Vocal Exercises for Pitch Accuracy Training with Line Hilton
Founder and CEO of Full Voice, Nikki Loney, is keeping us company this week with a teaching career spanning over three decades. Nikki works with music education specialists, children’s composers, and musicians to create music education resources for young vocal… Read More »Ep.139 Understanding Play-Based Learning for Children and Young Adult Singers with Nikki Loney
Joining Alexa this week to chat about the Alexander Technique is Patrick Ardagh-Walter, a professional singer who has worked with the likes of the Royal Opera. He’s a trained Alexander Technique teacher himself and is an assistant at a training… Read More »Ep.138 Exploring the Benefits of The Alexander Technique for Singers with Patrick Ardagh-Walter
Joining Alexa today is Professor of Performing Arts Pedagogy at Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Roberta Wolff. As well as teaching on the Guildhall PGCert programme, she provides professional development on teaching skills to teachers across the performing arts… Read More »Ep. 137 Creating Optimal Learning Environments for Children and Young Adults with Roberta Wolff
Nate James is an independent soul artist with a successful career to date, having sold over a million albums, received MOBO nominations and urban music awards, and he has headlined festivals across Europe. He has also toured with the likes… Read More »Ep.136 Discussing the Music Industry’s Response to LGBTQIA Singers: In Conversation with Nate James
We first welcomed Kate Valentine to the Singing Teachers Talk podcast back on episode 85. But now, Kate is back with us in episode 135, to tell us all about Valentine Voice Care Lewes, a centre for vocal wellness development,… Read More »Ep.135 The Valentine Voice Care Mission and Building Your Own Practice Premises with Kate Valentine
Back in 2019, teenager Eddie Cortez went viral for a letter that he wrote to his teacher, explaining why he didn’t do his homework. In that letter, he said, “I don’t want to do school work over the weekend because… Read More »EP.134 How to Get Your Students to Practise with Line Hilton
To continue our discussion on the juicy topic of “belt,” Alexa is joined by voice teacher and trainer of musical theatre and CCM, Amanda Flynn. Amanda has performed in shows like “Wicked” and “Mamma Mia” and has held the position… Read More »EP.133 STT – Mastering Belt in Musical Theatre with Amanda Flynn
Joining Alexa this week to discuss all things vibrato is Professor of Voice and Voice Pedagogy and Chair of Voice at the University of Texas at San Antonio, John Nix. John is a voice researcher himself, and his mentors include… Read More »Ep.132 Understanding Vibrato in Singing with John Nix
Want to understand research papers but find them dull and impenetrable? Kate Cubley, dynamic voice researcher and vocal coach, is here to help. In this episode, Kate shares her passion for research and demystifies how to efficiently extract useful information. Learn her cheat sheet for navigating papers, focusing on the abstract, conclusion and applicable gems. Discover where to find studies, how to assess their legitimacy, and why collecting options beats seeking definitive answers. Kate also explains emerging trends in voice research like increased diversity and cultural inclusion.
If you’ve been listening to the Singing Teachers Talk podcast and have been wondering how you could start your own to support your business, then stay put. We are celebrating International Podcast Day right here with podcaster Kane Baron, who… Read More »Ep.130 Everything You Need to Know About Creating a Successful Podcast for Your Business with Kane Baron
Singing teachers and vocal coaches, are you yet to build your business website, or, like Alexa, have been meaning to update it for months but just lack the inspiration for it? Well, stick around because website designer Taylor Rossi from… Read More »Ep.129 How to Build a Successful Website For Your Business With Taylor Rossi
This week’s guest is Jeremy Ryan Mossman, a teacher of voice, movement and whole self singing and the founder of Body-Based Voice Ped.
Education Committee Chair of PAMA, the Performing Arts Medicine Association, Dr. Kat Cottrell joins Alexa this week. Kat is a pianist, flautist, and percussionist turned GP and now cares for performing artists at the Musicians Clinics of Canada, supporting them… Read More »Ep.127 PAMAthon 2023 A Free Performing Arts Medicine Extravaganza With Dr Kat Cottrell
Once upon a time, there was a woman called Susan Payton who was passionate about helping fellow business owners to clearly articulate their value to their ideal customers with a simple messaging strategy. Susan wrote an Amazon bestseller called The… Read More »Ep.126 ‘The Business of Stories’ – Game-Changing Marketing Strategy with Susan Payton
Choral leader, singer, teacher, composer, and now author Olivia Sparkhall is joining Alexa this week to discuss her book, ‘A Young Person’s Guide to Vocal Health’. The book is a simple guide to help you understand what’s good (and what’s… Read More »Ep.125 A Young Person’s Guide to Vocal Health’ Book Review with Olivia Sparkhall
Jono McNeil returns from our last episode, joining Alexa to discuss licks, riffs, runs, and how to master vocal style. Jono has served as Head of Vocals at the Academy of Contemporary Music (ACM), designing degree vocal curriculum content. He’s… Read More »Ep.124 Mastering Vocal Style: Licks, Riffs and Runs With Jono McNeil
Alexa is joined by Jono McNeil, a seasoned vocal coach, arranger and producer with more than 15 years of experience. Jono’s background includes working on popular TV shows like The Voice UK, The Masked Singer and The Voice Kids, and… Read More »Ep.123 Insights Into TV Vocal Coaching With The Masked Singer’s Jono McNeil
Joining Alexa this week is Sarah Summers, who is a musical director, choir leader and vocal health first aider based in Swindon, UK. Sarah runs four choirs, including one for unpaid carers and another for staff and retired employees… Read More »Ep.122 Discovering The Well-Being Benefits of Community Choirs with Sarah Summers
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