Vocal coach and mental health first aider, Cat Ogden, join 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 well-being and she is also… Read More »Ep.55 Teaching Singing For Mental Health And Wellbeing With Cat Ogden
Aliki Katriou, aka the ‘Duchess of Distortion’, reveals the three most common misconceptions about extreme vocals. When she isn’t fronting a metal band, classically trained Aliki Katriou specialises in teaching vocal distortion. If you want to learn how to scream, growl or… Read More »Three Myths About Extreme Vocals Debunked⏱ 3 mins
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… Read More »Ep.54 Exploring Extreme Vocals With Aliki Katriou
Are you thinking of becoming a singing teacher? Here is some wise advice from David Valks, who started a teaching studio 18 months ago. Over the past few years, David Valks has been on quite a journey – from working… Read More »Three Tips for Beginner Singing Teachers ⏱ 4 mins
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… Read More »Ep.53 How I Started A Singing Teaching Business With David Valks
Here’s a Vocal Acoustics 101 to introduce you to the basics and explain common terms like formants and resonances. If you’ve ever tried to get your head around vocal acoustics and struggled, don’t worry – even the nerdiest of vocal… Read More »Vocal Acoustics 101 ⏱ 4 mins
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… Read More »Ep.52 Getting to Grips With Vocal Acoustics With Chadley Ballantyne
Check out this six-point plan to helping anxious singers build confidence as they return to live gigs. The pandemic wreaked havoc on the live music scene, and the absence of regular gigs pummelled the confidence of many singers. Even some… Read More »Six Ways to Help Singers Build Confidence and Ace Live Shows ⏱ 3 mins
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… Read More »Ep.51 How to Boost a Singer’s Confidence With Hannah Smikle
Budding MT stars are often told to ‘understand their type’ and select audition repertoire accordingly. Is this the right advice to be dishing out in 2022? When it comes to MT auditions, there’s a school of thought that a performer… Read More »Musical Theatre: Diversity, Sizeism and the Role of the Singing Teacher ⏱ 4 mins
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… Read More »Ep.50 Managing ‘Pushy Parents’ and Teaching ‘Legit’ With Amelia Carr
Has your creative edge been steamrollered by self-doubt or procrastination? Get your groove back with these three books. In the latest episode of the Singing Teachers Talk podcast, singer and creative coach Tommy Ludgate shares her favourite self-help reads. “It’s really important to… Read More »Three Books to Help You Reignite Your Creative Spark ⏱ 3 mins
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… Read More »Ep.49 Unlocking your Creative Potential with Tommy Ludgate
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
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… Read More »Ep.48 Getting Started As A Teacher, Creating Content and Vocal Versatility with Justin Stoney
SOVTs are the Swiss Army knife of voice training – a versatile tool that can be used in all sorts of scenarios, says vocal coach Oren Boder. One is a favoured gadget of Boy Scouts and campers; the other is a… Read More »Why SOVTs are a Powerful Weapon in Vocal Training ⏱ 3 mins
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 what SOVT is,… Read More »Ep.47 Finding The Best Air Pressures and Straw Configurations For Your Voice with Oren Boder
When trying to establish good habits, we often unwittingly set ourselves up to fail. Here’s why. Ever noticed that when you’re trying to make a change in your life – be it to up your practice or exercise regime or… Read More »The secret to forming good habits ⏱ 3 mins
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… Read More »Ep.46 How to Develop Lasting and Positive Habits with Gemma Sugrue
Barbara Tanze explains why you should talk to your students about breathing, and how to get started. Former opera singer Barbara Tanze owes her career as a breathing coach to an excruciating incident that took place on stage in front… Read More »Breathing for singing: How much do your students really know? ⏱ 3 mins
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