Want to write a book about voice but don’t know how to get started? Here’s a four-step guide to penning your own publication. Writing a book is an excellent way for singing teachers to share their knowledge, increase their professional… Read More »Four-Step Guide to Writing a Book About Voice ⏱ 3 mins
Dr Matt Edwards explains why less is more when it comes to breathing in contemporary pop/rock musical theatre singing and shares a useful breathing exercise. When it comes to breath control in contemporary musical theatre singing, Dr Matt Edwards of Shenandoah… Read More »Could This Simple Breathing Exercise Help Your Musical Theatre Students Sing Better? ⏱ 2 mins
Exciting news: Enrolment is open for BAST’s new course, a vocational diploma that will give you the confidence to teach professionally in the classroom, at a performing arts school or in your own studio. BAST Training is best known for… Read More »Everything You Need to Know About Our New Singing Teaching Qualification ⏱ 3 mins
Vocal coach Line Hilton reveals the do’s and don’ts of working with singers with allergies. In a perfect world, every singing student would be fighting fit and brimming with good health all year round. But unfortunately, things don’t always work… Read More »Singers with Allergies: Top Teaching Tips and an Important Warning ⏱ 3 mins
Discover the most common marketing mistake that singing teachers make online – and the easy way to fix it. Figuring out how to successfully market your singing teaching business can be a daunting prospect. Getting to grips with ever-changing algorithms… Read More »The Single Biggest Marketing Mistake Singing Teachers Make ⏱ 2 mins
When artists like Justin Timberlake and Lizzo prepare for high-stakes gigs or stadium tours, they turn to vocal coach RAab Stevenson. Read on to learn how RAab keeps the voices of top artists in shape on the road. He may… Read More »Prepping Superstars on the Road: Vocal Coach Reveals His Backstage Voice Care Secrets ⏱ 3 mins
As World Mental Health Day is today, we take a closer look at music performance anxiety and the two main therapies used to treat it. Barbra Streisand famously didn’t step foot on stage for 27 years because of music performance… Read More »Music Performance Anxiety: Symptoms and Treatments Explained ⏱ 3 mins
How do you manage morning sickness and maternity leave when you’re self-employed? Two expectant vocal coaches share their stories on juggling pregnancy and singing teaching. Keeping a singing studio afloat can be demanding at the best of times, but even… Read More »Balancing Act: Pregnancy, Parenthood and Teaching Singing ⏱ 3 mins
Singing teachers could be exposed to dangerous levels of noise at work. Researcher Carrie Birmingham explains why. When it comes to hearing loss in the performing arts, the figures are stark. Musicians are four times more likely to experience noise-induced… Read More »Hearing Health: How Safe is Your Teaching Environment? ⏱ 2 mins
When vocal coach Claire Cannon studied with BAST Training, she found her tribe – a group of people as passionate about voice as she is. Claire, a graduate of the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, discusses her singing teacher journey and the… Read More »Claire Cannon Explains How Studying With BAST Helped Her Teaching Career ⏱3 mins
Vocal coach Cat Ogden reveals how she transformed her teaching approach by making one important change. Singing teacher Cat Ogden was just getting started on her Master’s in Voice Pedagogy when she had a light bulb moment. Cat was trying… Read More »‘The single best thing I’ve done for my teaching practice’⏱ 3 mins
What do you do when a student won’t practise? New York vocal coach Justin Stoney shares his hot take on the issue of student motivation. There are all sorts of ways to deal with the thorny issue of what to… Read More »Confessions of a Vocal Coach: I Don’t Care If My Students Practise ⏱ 3 mins
Learn how to make inspired repertoire choices so that your students shine on stage and in auditions. Here are eight time-saving tips to help you source great songs. 1. Don’t source them at all When it comes to sourcing repertoire, students… Read More »How to source great songs for your students
How much water should a singer drink? Line Hilton and Alexa Terry take a deep dive into the research on singing and hydration. Hydration is a holy grail in vocal health – and rightly so. But how much of the… Read More »The truth about singing and hydration
It wasn’t until actor and singer Jay Bryce studied with BAST Training that he stopped feeling like an imposter as a singing teacher.
Being self employed has its perks. However, being solely responsible for all aspects of a business comes with its own set of obstacles, and we may find ourselves trying to combat symptoms of ‘Sole-Traderitis’: I love my boss; she doesn’t… Read More »Being a self employed singing teacher
There is a lot of information on singing, coaching and pedagogy out there. A brief Google or YouTube search can be enough to start feeling slightly overwhelmed at times and with the pressure on for us to be more visible… Read More »You ARE helping…
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