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 ...
Jun 28, 2022•32 min•Ep. 66
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’ RE...
Jun 21, 2022•37 min•Ep. 65
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 th...
Jun 14, 2022•41 min•Ep. 64
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...
Jun 07, 2022•51 min•Ep. 63
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 th...
May 31, 2022•47 min•Ep. 62
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 vo...
May 24, 2022•40 min•Ep. 61
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 ...
May 17, 2022•46 min•Ep. 60
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...
May 10, 2022•39 min•Ep. 59
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 migh...
May 03, 2022•49 min•Ep. 58
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 havin...
Apr 26, 2022•30 min•Ep. 57
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 academ...
Apr 19, 2022•42 min•Ep. 56
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...
Apr 12, 2022•35 min•Ep. 55
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 stu...
Apr 05, 2022•52 min•Ep. 54
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 si...
Mar 29, 2022•30 min•Ep. 53
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 lang...
Mar 23, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 52
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 u...
Mar 16, 2022•48 min•Ep. 51
Amelia, AKA 'Curly Coach' is a specialist musical theatre vocal coach who has been delivering coaching to children and young people in theatre, film and television for 20 years. Amelia joins Alexa this week on Singing Teachers Talk to chat about her vast career, getting young people excited about non-contemporary singing, teaching legit, the importance of quiet singing, and most of all how to deal with pushy parents. KEY MOMENTS ‘I always wanted to play Rizzo but always ended up a Sandy’ ‘To sin...
Mar 09, 2022•54 min•Ep. 50
In her former life, Tommy Ludgate performed with Paloma Faith, Noel Gallagher and Paul Weller; now she helps people fulfil their creative and professional goals. Tommy joins Bronwyn Bidwell on Singing Teachers Talk this week to share her story of going from singing to coaching, they discuss overcoming challenges and how you can unlock your creative potential. KEY MOMENTS ‘There’s a feeling of hitting the same wall over and over again’ ‘Fear is always going to be part of that, so invite it along ...
Mar 02, 2022•27 min•Ep. 49
Justin Stoney is the Founder of New York Vocal Coaching, developer of the NYVC Voice Teacher Training Program, and author of the award-winning book Sing Like Never Before . His clients have included Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Award-winning artists, and now he joins Alexa on this week's Singing Teachers Talk. Find out about his incredible story of finding his way into teaching and get some great tips on creating content. KEY MOMENTS ‘When one of the greatest casting directors in New York City ...
Feb 23, 2022•42 min•Ep. 48
How can a straw make us better singers? Oren Boder is an award winning singing teacher, voice researcher, entrepreneur, and inventor of the SOVT Singing Straw. Oren joins Alexa this week on Singing Teachers’ Talk to tell us all about what SOVT is, how it works, and how it can help us as singing teachers. KEY MOMENTS ‘It’s like a Swiss army knife of techniques’ ‘We never want to train in the extreme because we don’t want to be under loading or overloading our voice’ ‘We can get a minimum of 40 re...
Feb 16, 2022•54 min•Ep. 47
The beginning of the year is always the time we make promises to ourselves and by February, we’ve all forgotten about them. Gemma Sugrue is a vocal coach and certified Tiny Habits coach and joins Bronwyn on Singing Teachers Talk this week to tell you how to trick your brain for the better. Listen in to learn how to develop lasting and positive habits. KEY MOMENTS ‘Motivation is a fickle friend’ ‘The pain is in having to be patient’ ‘Creating a habit is to celebrate it’ ‘Not hitting snooze was th...
Feb 09, 2022•36 min•Ep. 46
Breathing is something we all do subconsciously all day every day, so can we be doing it wrong? Barbara Tanze coaches amateur and professional athletes to optimise their respiratory biomechanics and physiology, both online and at her private practice in Slovenia. She joins Alexa this week on Singing Teachers’ Talk to break down how breathing affects the voice and body as a whole. Barbara will also be part of BAST’s ‘Focus On Breathing’ Event on Friday 11th February 2022, linked in the notes belo...
Feb 02, 2022•31 min•Ep. 45
Creator of Teach Voice and one half of The Naked Vocalist, Chris Johnson discusses vocal registers and keeping your dynamic range long term. He also explains abduction and adduction and explores the TA/CT dominance debate. KEY MOMENTS ‘Most pedagogues will have changed their ideas over time as more evidence comes out’ ‘If you don’t practice functional chest, then you will effect your ability to be dynamic in the long run’ ‘Chest voice is a perception, it’s not a reality’ RELEVANT LINKS & MEN...
Jan 26, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 44
This week Singing Teachers Talk takes a deep dive into the songwriting process with artist, songwriter and vocal coach Allie Moss. The New Orleans-based songwriter reveals how the creative process works for her and shares some top writing tips. Allie’s music has featured in Charmed, Batwoman, and Netflix’s Virgin River. She also co-leads education platform Thinking Outside the Blocks. KEY MOMENTS ‘I got bitten by the bug of making something out of nothing and being that creative spark’ ‘Songwrit...
Jan 19, 2022•39 min•Ep. 43
The New Year is a good time for singing teachers to review their goals and set new ones. This week on Singing Teachers Talk, Line Hilton discusses goal setting using the SMART system. Listen in for some great advice on setting goals for yourself and your students. KEY MOMENTS ‘Ask what is standing in the way’ ‘If you don’t believe that you deserve success then you won’t go and do the work to make you a success’ EPISODE RESOURCES BAST Training www.linehilton.com SMART Goals: https://en.wikipedia....
Jan 12, 2022•16 min•Ep. 42
2021 is nearly over so it’s time for Alexa Terry and Line Hilton to look back on the last year of The Singing Teacher’s Talk Show and BAST Training as a whole. Listen in as Alexa and Line recap what we’ve all learned as vocal coaches in the last year with a little help from clips of some of the best guests since the podcast re-launch. KEY MOMENTS "Sleep is so important to the voice" "I wish I’d had that conversation with my teacher" EPISODE RESOURCES BAST Training Rachel Lynes Episode 28: Findin...
Dec 22, 2021•41 min•Ep. 41
What is the relationship between being a dancer and being a singer? The training for both is so segregated, but should it be? Host Alexa Terry is joined on this week’s episode of the Singing Teachers Talk by osteopath and former ballet dancer and singer, Jennie Morton. Find out about the work Jennie does with her clients in LA. RELEVANT MENTIONS & LINKS Voice and Dance Technique Integration - Triple Threat or Double Trouble? Hilliard Discussion 2017 (hosepipe analogy) Duncan Rock The Dance R...
Dec 15, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 40
What signs should singing teachers be looking out for that signify something isn’t right physically? What are the red flags that someone has a physical problem affecting their voice? Singing teacher and osteopath, Chloe Spencer joins host Alexa Terry on this week's Singing Teachers’ Talk podcast to answer these questions. They also talk in depth about osteopathy, how it can help the body and in turn help the voice too. EPISODE RESOURCES BAST Training Stephen King https://voicecarecentre.co.uk/st...
Dec 08, 2021•30 min•Ep. 39
Hear the behind-the-scenes story of how Caroline Redman Lusher turned Rock Choir into a household name – and kept the business afloat during lockdown. In this episode, Caroline also talks about the importance of building a strong team and finding a healthy work/life balance. The singer-turned-entrepreneur also discusses her fierce loyalty to Rock Choir’s 33,000 members, whom she affectionately calls her ‘Rockies’. EPISODE RESOURCES BAST Training Dancing in the Street, Rock Choir, Proms, Hyde Par...
Dec 01, 2021•50 min•Ep. 38
How can singing help prisoners rebuild their lives? The formidable MJ Paranzino, co-founder of Liberty Choir, tells her inspiring story on this week's episode of Singing Teachers Talk. Find out why MJ started a choir in Wandsworth Prison, why she believes group singing is so powerful, and what she plans to do next. EPISODE RESOURCES BAST Training Toward the Unknown Region, Vaughan Williams, Geographical Fugue, Ernst Toch Uptown Funk, Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars My Shot, Hamilton One Love, B...
Nov 24, 2021•38 min•Ep. 37
