Send us a text What's it like to PRESENT at an international voice conference? Dr Gillyanne Kayes & Jeremy Fisher presented at PEVoC14 in Tallinn, Estonia. Gillyanne's first Round Table organisation, and Jeremy's first solo Workshop The nerves, the outcomes, the feedback, the content, the preparation We reveal all! Check out some of Jeremy's video examples from his workshop "Get On, Sing, Get Off" · Glottal onsets/offsets: Beyonce - Single Ladies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4m1EFMoRFvY f...
Sep 12, 2022•38 min•Season 6Ep. 2
Send us a text Experiencing the voice conference. Gillyanne & Jeremy join the Pan European Voice Conference in Tallinn, Estonia and share their experience of the city, the speakers, the voice science papers and the behind-the-scenes moments. https://www.pevoc2022.ee/ Catch up on this year's PEVoC in Tallinn, Estonia https://www.pevoc2024.com/ For the next conference in Santander, Spain...
Sep 05, 2022•36 min•Season 6Ep. 1
Send us a text In this wide-ranging episode of This Is A Voice Podcast we chat with singer, author, musician and teacher Cate Frazier-Neely on: Working in the trenches - what it's like to be a singing teacher with an eclectic career (2.01) Jeremy's first terrifying job with Scottish Opera and how he stayed just one step ahead of the singers (5.00) The difference between playing a piano part and an orchestral reduction for singers - Jeremy is very clear on this! (6.30) Gillyanne's and Cate's pers...
Jul 25, 2022•38 min•Season 5Ep. 8
Send us a text We're joined by Cate Frazier-Neely, singer, author, pedagogue, collaborative pianist, composer and multi-instrumentalist, for a meeting of minds across the Pond. We chat about -musicality v musicianship -how we wrote the beatboxing chapter in our This Is A Voice book -working with spoken and sung voice -four different types of air supply -translating voice science into practical teaching (and Jeremy's pet hate) -diction and audience cues -gradient in voice exercises and soo, soo m...
Jul 18, 2022•47 min•Season 5Ep. 7
Send us a text We asked you for your opinions of six different logo designs. Wow, you did not disappoint. Your comments were brilliant, hilarious and outstandingly rude. In this episode we share the beginning-to-end process for choosing a new logo and brand look, and the worst of the comments you made the design brief we wrote the advice we were given (some great, some bad) the design competition we set up choosing between the 353 designs we received the feedback on six of the designs (OMG!) how...
Jul 04, 2022•25 min•Season 5Ep. 6
Send us a text The work-life balance might be easier to find if you know the difference between hobby, job, career and vocation. Jeremy & Gillyanne chat about Jeremy's new blog post, based on a video by Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Big Magic and Eat, Pray, Love. What our hobbies are and why I discovered I was messing them up Why a job isn't a career, and what the real purpose of a job is Why I was worrying (needlessly) about my lack of career and how I discovered I already had one Why people...
Jun 27, 2022•28 min•Season 5Ep. 5
Send us a text She's back! Specialist Speech & Language Therapist Tor Spence returns with in-depth advice on the bane of a singer's life - ACID REFLUX. What acid reflux is and what it does Two types of acid reflux and why treatment for one might not work for the other Nocturnal coughing, upper and lower sphincters and soluble fibre We talk about LPR, GERD, PPIs and pepsins, and how effective Gaviscon (and other alginates) are And if that wasn't enough, we're talking noses. Nasal breathing an...
Jun 20, 2022•30 min•Season 5Ep. 4
Send us a text Specialist Speech & Language Therapist Tor Spence joins us for a chat. She's become an expert on coughing - what it is, how we can control it and what it does to your voice. We break down the physiology of a cough, and describe the technique of mindful coughing. Tor also talks about the process of vocal diagnosis, both within the ENT structure and "sight unseen" in the 2-week wait clinic. Find out what the cycle and the seesaw have to do with coughing, and why Jeremy loves fil...
Jun 13, 2022•30 min•Season 5Ep. 3
Send us a text In the second episode of a new series, Dr Gillyanne Kayes & Jeremy Fisher take you through the two Breathy-Light Archetype exercises from the bestselling book This Is A Voice Jeremy demonstrates different versions of the breathy-light archetype at different points in his vocal range (covering almost 2 octaves), and Gillyanne uses the archetype to narrate part of "Arthur The Rat". Find out the upgrades we now add to the written exercise, and why we'd change some of the instruct...
May 23, 2022•24 min•Season 5Ep. 2
Send us a text In the first of a new series, Dr Gillyanne Kayes & Jeremy Fisher take you through the Straws & Bubbles exercise from the bestselling book This Is A Voice Find out the upgrades we now add to the written exercise, and why we'd change some of the instructions Listeners share their successes using straw exercises including tackling anxiety and singers with PTSD And Gillyanne discusses some of the SOVT facts she discovered at last week's PAS7+ conference from Brazil, including ...
May 16, 2022•22 min•Season 5Ep. 1
Send us a text This special podcast episode celebrates the annual World Voice Day. The motto this year is "Lift Your Voice". We are Dr Gillyanne Kayes and Jeremy Fisher, and we're chatting about our #1 bestselling book on vocal technique, This Is A Voice. Hear how we were commissioned to write the book, which exercises people love, and how we practise our own exercises. We'll take you through one podcast listener's favourite exercise - Toothbrush Talk - so you can hear how to do it, and what eff...
Apr 16, 2022•27 min•Season 4Ep. 11
Send us a text Vocal warmups are an essential tool for singers, but do you even think about warming up your SPEAKING voice? You use your speaking voice far more than you use your singing voice, so it makes sense to warm that up first. In this week's Golden Nuggets Dr Gillyanne Kayes and Jeremy Fisher share excerpts from two of their best resources for speaking voice exercises and warmups: "Pitch, Pace & Power", and "the 1 Minute Voice Warmup App". There are excerpts from Webinar 11, "Pitch, ...
Apr 04, 2022•25 min•Season 4Ep. 10
Send us a text Vocal warmups. What are you warming up? Should you change your warmup depending on the job? What happens long-term when you do a targeted warmup? Gillyanne shares a case history of creating a targeted warmup for a professional singer, and Jeremy tells the story of MD-ing the national tour of Calamity Jane and how the cast knew his warmups were different. There are excerpts from Webinar 6, "What's In A Warmup", now on the Learning Lounge. And we talk about the SIX areas a singer ne...
Mar 28, 2022•19 min•Season 4Ep. 9
Send us a text Bestselling author and singing audition coach Jeremy Fisher on how to tackle singing auditions to get a job in London's West End. This week's Golden Nuggets from the book Why Do I Need A Vocal Coach include the full process for singing auditions for a West End musical. The Cattle Call - your best 16 bars or even less The First "private" audition - what does the audition panel want to see The Recall system - how to deal with each round of recalls to stay on top and get the role. Je...
Mar 21, 2022•30 min•Season 4Ep. 8
Send us a text Jeremy's flying solo this week as Gillyanne's recovering from heart surgery. He's sharing thoughts on Successful Singing Auditions, how to cut a song, and how to win at the 16-bar audition. We're including footage of Jeremy's and Gillyanne's analysis of the song "I'm Alive" from Next To Normal, feedback from the Successful Singing Auditions Q&A webinar, and behind the scenes writing Gillyanne's second book. And the Inspiration of the Week is linked to Daytime Television. Go to...
Mar 14, 2022•17 min•Season 4Ep. 7
Send us a text Breathing exercises are fine but what about when you have to sing a song? Is breathy sound in singing always bad? Can you sing healthily with abducted vocal folds? What's the difference between breathy and leaky sound? And should you be breathing in through your mouth or your nose? Dr Gillyanne Kayes and Jeremy Fisher dive into the answers to all these questions in this Golden Nuggets. This is part 2 of our Golden Nuggets on breathing - it's such a huge topic for singers and singi...
Mar 07, 2022•23 min•Season 4Ep. 6
Send us a text What does breathing mean for you if you're a singer? Do you breathe in exactly the same way whatever you sing? Do you have enough breath? Too much breath? Can't get to the ends of phrases? Only have a breathy tone? In this week's Golden Nuggets singing experts Dr Gillyanne Kayes & Jeremy Fisher chat about troubleshooting breathing for singers. This was the most requested Webinar topic by singing teachers in 19 countries, and it's the thing that most singers worry about, whethe...
Feb 28, 2022•12 min•Season 4Ep. 5
Send us a text How do you handle singing exams, vocal auditions and voice competitions? Do you know exactly what to do or are you a gibbering wreck? In this week's Golden Nuggets singing experts Dr Gillyanne Kayes & Jeremy Fisher chat about their resources on how to ace the singing audition. The introduction was recorded during Storm Eunice and they share the tale of chickens and wind, and how they had to move their chicken coops to higher ground because of flooding - how prepared are you wh...
Feb 21, 2022•24 min•Season 4Ep. 4
Send us a text In the Golden Nuggets Week of 14th February, we're talking about nerves, confidence, vocal technique versus story telling, and poop. We're sharing gems from Webinar 5 - Exams Auditions and Competitions - and how to ace the audition. You'll hear Gillyanne and I talking about the cycle of nerves and why it's important to know that your cycle might not be my cycle. The surprising fact about peak heart rate and when it occurs for a performer. And we chat to Rachel Lynes of @TheSingSpa...
Feb 14, 2022•11 min•Season 4Ep. 3
Send us a text In the Golden Nuggets Week of 7th February, we share Case Histories from our course archive. You'll hear Gillyanne share techniques for increasing range and changing timbre. Jeremy shares the "before and after" masterclass on using motivation to improve belting. And he reads a case history in Why Do I Need A Vocal Coach, on coaching out of the box to help a singer use her love of dance to access more passion in a song she knows well. In our What inspires us this week section, Jere...
Feb 07, 2022•17 min•Season 4Ep. 2
Send us a text In this new This Is A Voice Golden Nuggets series-within-a-series, we share weekly updates on what inspires us, and how we work with and analyse singing, music and voices. In the Golden Nuggets Week of 31st January, Jeremy reads some of his book Why Do I Need A Vocal Coach, on "same song, different characters", and Gillyanne shares an inspiring podcast episode from Dr Rangan Chatterjee on the vagus nerve and how to "tone" it in times of crisis. We share thoughts on song analysis, ...
Jan 31, 2022•16 min•Season 4Ep. 1
Send us a text So much to share we needed a part 2! Carrie shares the top symptoms to look out for (according to the RCSLT Voice CEN Survey) Accessibility decisions for singers experiencing Long COVID Why "train train train" on a straw isn't the target Startling advice on singing lessons and dizziness (we agree!) How using the One Minute Voice Warmup app can support singers in recovery What to aim for first if you have Long COVID and a multitude of resources on Long COVID, breathing and voice Re...
Dec 17, 2021•50 min•Season 3Ep. 7
Send us a text We're discussing Long Covid and its effects on speaking and singing. Our guest is highly specialist speech and language therapist, singer and singing teacher Carrie Garrett. Symptoms of Long Covid (it's a looong list!) How singing teachers can support students with Long Covid The difference between Long Covid and post-Covid syndrome Types of vocal exercises that are useful for Long Covid support Differences between Long Covid and chronic conditions such as COPD or asthma And a poe...
Dec 10, 2021•33 min•Season 3Ep. 6
Send us a text Jeremy Fisher & Dr Gillyanne Kayes chat about collaboration and life Why we collaborate with other people Has it ever gone wrong? (Has it ever!) The most important conversation you can have when you begin your collaboration And we announce a new brand for actors, singers and theatre people that say it like it (almost) is – Voicenerdz Mentioned in this episode Send us a question on https://speakpipe.com/vocalprocess After E still – the speech they couldn’t wait to hear https://...
Nov 19, 2021•38 min•Season 3Ep. 5
Send us a text Dr Gillyanne Kayes & Jeremy Fisher take a deeper breath and dive lower into part 2 of breathing techniques for singers & speakers. And we share Breathing and tongue position (with demonstrations) Is nose breathing better than mouth breathing for singers? Is there a difference in pressure between inhaling through the nose and through the mouth? Breathing, the sympathetic and the parasympathetic nervous system Why nasal breathing DOESN’T raise the soft palate Different breat...
Oct 29, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 3Ep. 4
Send us a text Dr Gillyanne Kayes & Jeremy Fisher dive deep into breathing techniques for singers & speakers. And we share What MDs really shouldn’t do to their singers Why one of the classical “rules” really doesn’t serve the singer (and you still hear it on recordings) When you don’t need much breath Why rhythm is so important for easy singing (and it may not be what you think) Why Rib Reserve and Accent Method are opposite breathing techniques and how you might use them together (or n...
Oct 08, 2021•58 min•Season 3Ep. 3
Send us a text We're talking business, singing and marketing with founder of the Speakeasy Cooperative (SECO) Michelle Markwart Deveaux We share what happened when Michelle coached us in our own business (Vocal Process), and the two MAJOR decisions we made that have turned our lives around. We find out The main reason why it's difficult to make your singing studio work financially Why marketing yourself is essential in these days of the internet and the Pandemic Why "nicheing" is better than "al...
Sep 24, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 3Ep. 2
Send us a text Impostor Syndrome is real. We're chatting about Jeremy's recent blog post Seven Ways to Deal With Impostor Syndrome, and sharing our own journeys feeling like impostors. Jeremy describes the five types of impostor: Perfectionist Expert Natural Genius Soloist Superman/woman Discover which ones we are (and which ones we think each other might be). And we go into more detail about the seven Impostor Buster techniques that we've used to deal with Impostor Syndrome, and how we help our...
Sep 10, 2021•51 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Send us a text Gillyanne and Jeremy riff about life after lockdown, the Accreditation programme, and different ways of working with us (the Ziggurat) How life has changed since our first podcast episode a year ago Finding an envelope for your creativity Working with us offline, online and live The Vocal Process Teacher Accreditation Programme (launching 4th July) The Learning Lounge Our new Circle Community, and so much more Mentioned in this episode: https://instagram.com/Vocalprocess https://y...
Jun 25, 2021•41 min•Season 2Ep. 11
Send us a text Our special guest prizewinning jazz singer Georgia Mancio talks frankly about becoming a lyricist almost by accident collaboration as a song-writer the layers of a song including melody, lyrics, story and social conscience dealing with a vocal cyst as a recording artist working with Gillyanne on voice habilitation after surgery the difference between experiencing a performance, organising a festival, creating an album and writing song lyrics winning a best album award in 2020 infl...
Jun 11, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 10
