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The FULL VOICE Podcast With Nikki Loney

The FULL VOICE podcast shares modern teaching tips, vocal pedagogy, business best practices for voice professionals.www.fullvoicemusic.com
Sharing inspiring interviews with music educators from around the world, the FULL VOICE Podcast shares pedagogy, business strategies, and best practices for your voice studio.

Episodes

FVPC #23 - Favorite Vocal Exercises and Warm-ups

Have you ever wondered what vocal exercises your colleagues are using in their teaching studios? In this podcast, we bring back expert guests and ask them about their favorite vocal warms up and technical exercises. Special Guests: Mim Adams, Sara Campbell, Shannon Coates, Anne Barnshaw and Jason Hales.

Oct 20, 201641 min

FVPC #22 Jaw Tension, TMJ and Bruxism: Interview with Physiotherapist Claire Corbett

This podcast is all about jaw tension including temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction (TMJ) and Bruxism. Our special guest, Registered Physiotherapist Claire Corbett shares her clinical expertise about this condition and offers some strategies for caring for the jaw. Don't forget to visit our FULL VOICE podcast page for her free pdf about the TMJ. www.thefullvoice.com/podcasts

Sep 20, 201636 min

FVPC #20 The Art Of Teaching Transfer Students: Interview with Jennifer Smele

Special Guest, Jennifer Smele shares her research and teaching strategies when working with "Transfer Students". (Student who have previous lesson experience with another teacher.) Everything from better screening proceedures, updating policies, setting boundaries and dealing with students who think they are further along than they actually are.

Aug 12, 201643 min

FVPC # 19 - Strategies for Students Struggling with Stillness: Interview With Shannon Coates

Our special Guest, Shannon Coates, shares her experience and strategies for working with our young singers who are struggling to keep still and focus in the vocal lesson. (You know those students - the wiggly ones who cannot stay still and are always fidgeting with the music stand.) For more information, please visit our website https://www.thefullvoice.com/fvpodcasts/19

Jul 21, 201636 min

FVPC #18 - Updating Your Lesson Studio Policy

Private Music Teachers - Is it time to raise your rates? Maybe your fees are fine, but you're stressed by frequent cancellations, annoying make-up lessons and a fluctuating income. Updating your teaching policy does not have to be stressful. In this podcast we discuss all the essential policy details that you need to cover AND how to present your "new" policy so families will be excited for the upcoming year in voice lessons. Includes great teachers take-a-ways and online resources.

Jun 17, 201638 min

FVPC #17 Voice Exams with Joan Heels

Special Guest, Voice teacher and examiner, Dr. Joan Heels shares her insight, stories and some very important do's and don't's for singers preparing for voice exams. Great teacher and accompanist take-a-ways in this interview.

May 28, 201633 min

FVPC #16 - How To Fire A Student

This episode is all about being professional, courteous and graceful when letting a student go. Firing a student is never easy - so we talk strategies and guidelines to consider before you say goodbye.

May 12, 201634 min

FVPC #15 Vocal Workshops: Interview With Sara Campbell

In this podcast: Group lessons are a fantastic opportunity for private teachers to keep a busy teaching schedule through slower summer months. Teachers interested in hosting workshops will learn about the detailed steps it takes to run a group program. Our highly experienced guest, Sara Campbell shares her expertise when it comes to successful and profitable vocal music workshops.

Apr 26, 201641 min

FVPC #14 Working with Changing Voices: Interview With Roland Fix

Our Guest, Roland Fix shares wonderful insight and strategies when working with our boy students who are going through voice change. Roland discusses his teaching experiences with these young singers in his private voice studio and in his middle school choir.

Apr 02, 201642 min

FVPC #13 - Finding Your Dream Students

Finding great students is about identifying your unique teaching talents and then communicating to your "people" how awesome you are. In this podcast we talk about the 3 steps you take to getting your message out there - and saying hello to awesome new students.

Mar 18, 201632 min

FVPC #12 The 'No Singing' Voice Lesson

There are plenty of musical activities that allow singers to rest their voices. Guaranteed for a productive, fun and educational voice lesson - even when they have no voice!

Feb 25, 201623 min

FVPC #11 - Online Tools For Music Teachers

This podcast is all about great online tools and services that help music teachers run their teaching studios. These websites and programs help teachers save time, money and run your business in a creative and professional manner.

Feb 22, 201620 min

FVPC #10 - Introducing Jazz Repertoire to Young Singers: InterviewWith Mim Adams

Mim Adams is a talented and passionate Jazz Music Educator with outstanding song ideas and teaching strategies to help your young singers get started in this fantastic and challenging genre. She has great repertoire recommendations including what songs you should start with and five songs you should avoid! We discuss why this genre is ESSENTIAL for the developing young vocalist.

Feb 11, 201648 min

FVPC #9 - Meditation & Mindful Teaching With Steve Ferrell

Steve Ferrell is a Yoga and Meditation Teacher with great insight on how we can be more present and focused in the teaching studio and how we can help our distracted students as well. He calls it "Survival in an Attention Deficit Society".

Feb 01, 201640 min

FVPC #8 - Repertoire Recommendation With Anne Barnshaw -Musical Theatre selections for young singers

In this podcast, we discuss why so many(too many)singers choose the wrong repertoire and the many reasons why a song may not be the right choice for the singer. But fear not, Anne Barnshaw has some great suggestions for young boys and girls (and teachers) looking for more suitable musical theatre material. For more information, please visit our website: https://www.thefullvoice.com/fvpodcasts/8

Jan 13, 201629 min

FVPC #7 - Are You In A Repertoire Rut?

Choosing appropriate songs for young singers (any singer) is always a challenge. In this podcast we discuss the many challenges and offer some strategies to make (a bit) easier.

Jan 07, 201626 min

FVPC # 5 - Hosting Great Student Recitals

A great student recital is about how you make everyone (students and families) feel before, during and after the event. Whether you are new to recitals, or you have been hosting them for years - We have interesting ideas that will keep families in their seats until the last performance.

Nov 30, 201521 min

Interview with Glory St. Germain: Communicating with students and families with NLP

Glory St. Germain is a private piano teacher from Winnipeg Manitoba. She is the author/publisher of the ULTIMATE MUSIC THEORY SERIES. She is also a Neuro Linguistic Practitioner (NLP). In this podcast she shares how learning to better communicate with students made a incredible impact in her teaching studio and with her successful Online Teacher Certification courses.

Nov 20, 201523 min

FVPC Interview With Linda Saarenvirta, Speech Language Pathologist

In this podcast we speak to Linda Saarenvirta, Speech Language Pathologist at S.L. Hunter Speechworks in Burlington, Ontario, Canada. Linda discusses the clientèle she works with and the voice and speech disorders she works with. She answers questions from professional Voice Teachers and tells us when (and how) to refer our singers to see a SLP.

Oct 23, 201528 min

FVPC #2 - Strategies for Shy Singers

Simple Strategies when working with Shy Singers. Great ideas for Private, Classroom and choral music teachers. https://www.fullvoicemusic.com/

Sep 10, 201524 min

FVPC #1 Interview With Jordan Travis

FVPC #1 | Interview With Jordan Travis {www.fullvoicemusic.com} ⭐ Find links mentioned in this episode here: https://www.fullvoicemusic.com/podcast/1-what-it-takes-to-be-a-valuable-member-of-any-choral-organization/?v=324d8a1d3f81 ⭐ Being a valuable member of any choral organization has little to do with your talent and more about your willingness to take direction, be a team player, and support your fellow singers and your organization. Today we are talking with Jordan Travis, owner of The Comp...

Sep 09, 201544 min