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Gillyanne & Jeremy answer more questions about classical vocal technique versus musical theatre vocal technique.Which is best, should you teach either or both, what do you teach students at different ages?Great questions submitted from our listeners too:How can I make "So In Love" stop sounding like Puccini?Do you teach a 16 year old classical AND musical theatre or choose one?With a new young MT student do you focus on legit or belting?Gillyanne talks about her PhD research into different genres, and Jeremy has a gentle rant about style, why the notes between F4 and F5 are vital, and vibrato.Mentioned in the podcast: Singing and the Actor - the definitive book on musical theatre vocal training, now in its 23rd year https://amzn.to/3T7dCcQSuccessful Singing Auditions book - An excellent guide to the whole horrible process (The Singer Magazine) https://amzn.to/422XU6PVocal Process Teacher Accreditation interview playlist - see what our Accredited Teachers have to say about the Accreditation Programme https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYDwxiBt-MOXNxCmRALabELj1fJGtVD_PWebinar 4 Finding the YOU in every song. We analyse performances of So In Love sung by Elenor Steber (opera), KD Lang (CCM) and Rachel York (Musical Theater) PLUS we analyse the style differences between Evelyn Tubb (classical) and Sting (CCM) singing Come Again Sweet Love by John Dowland. Only available in the Vocal Process Learning Lounge here https://vocal-process-hub.teachable.com/p/the-vocal-technique-learning-loungeWe've also got this! ↓The 12 Hours to Better Singing Teaching course online, with voice coaching techniques, vocal articulation exercises and a LOT more for the up-to-date singing teacher is here https://vocal-process-hub.teachable.com/p/12-hours-to-better-singing-teachingFor the best self-guided learning check out the Vocal Process Learning Lounge - 16 years of vocal coaching resources (over 600 videos) for less than the price of one private singing lesson. Click and scroll down the page for the free previewshttps://vocal-process-hub.teachable.com/p/the-vocal-technique-learning-loungeFor real 1-1 attention on your own voice, book a voice coaching session in the singing studio with Jeremy or Gillyannehttps://DrGillyanneKayesJeremyFisherInspirationSession.as.me/If you want to discover if our singing teacher training programme works for YOU, message us - we can share the process for joining Cohort23.Sign up for the Vocal Process newsletter and get your free Build-Your-Own-Larynx template https://vocalprocess.co.uk/build-your-own-tilting-larynx/Check out our brand new Voice Journal, written with Rayvox's Oren Boder https://www.rayvox.co.uk/?ref=VOCALPROCESS (affiliate link)Find us - follow us on the socials!🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Vocalprocess📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/vocalprocess📖 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/vocalprocess #thisisavoice  #vocalcoach  #singingteacher  #classical #musical #theatre #vocaltechnique 

Voice experts Dr Gillyanne Kayes and Jeremy Fisher share their thoughts about classical versus musical theatre. Is there one technique that works for both?Is one inherently healthier to sing than the other?Should we be teaching different genres to young singers?We have comments and questions sent in by our This Is A Voice podcast listeners too - there are some strong opinions!We share our own backgrounds and talk about knowing yourself. And why recognising the "filters" through which you view the world is important.We describe how the knowledge of vocal function might bypass musical taste and expectation, and why we prefer to talk about different balances for different contexts.Check it out!Today's featured resource is the Vocal Process Learning Lounge - over 600 videos, lists and resources for the curious singer and singing teacher, for less than the price of one singing lesson. Click here to find out more and watch the free previews:  https://vocal-process-hub.teachable.com/p/the-vocal-technique-learning-lounge 

This is part 2 of our Best Bits from the last 4 series of This Is A Voice podcasts!We've got four glittering presents for you, beautifully wrapped under the tree.1. Impostor Syndrome (S3 Ep1) - the dictionary definition of imposter and why it isn't impostor syndrome - different types of impostor syndrome by Valerie Young, based on the work of Clance and Imes. Which one are you? - Why we recognise different types of imposter syndrome in our own lives2. THE BREATH! (S3 Ep3) One of our most popular episodes - Why the diaphragm isn't an animal - Why we need breath for singing, and what happens when we think we don't - And what the real function of breath is3. Consonants, ventriloquism, Darci Lynne and Creep (S6 Ep6) - Darci Lynne's video of singing Creep as a ventriloquist - Which techniques she is using (Jeremy lists 6 different ones from the This Is A Voice Book chapter on ventriloquism and mimicry) - Jeremy's lip-perfect version (check it out)4. Change your Pitch, Change your Meaning (S6 Ep12) - The research that triggered this episode (from UCL) - Why you don't need to understand music to read the "notes" in this exercise - Jeremy's four characters saying the same sentence - listen out for the dalekLet us know which episodes you want to hear again.My article, Seven Ways to Deal With Imposter Syndrome, is here https://vocalprocess.co.uk/7-ways-to-deal-with-imposter-syndrome/Darci Lynne's full video of Creep is here https://youtu.be/KB-390oClpwOur Creep Challenge is here! https://youtube.com/shorts/s2pcF4GvKTc?feature=shareAll the exercises are in the chapter on Ventriloquism and Mimicry in our book"This Is A Voice - 99 Exercises to Train, Project and Harness the Power of Your Voice" https://amzn.to/3uSw66c in the UK or https://amzn.to/3EvCBS6 in the USThe pitch rise/fall patterns come from our Webinar on Pitch, Pace and Power - check out the free preview in the Learning Lounge here https://vocal-process-hub.teachable.com/courses/the-vocal-technique-learning-lounge/lectures/27906956Get the One Minute Voice Warmup app here, it's got a 4.9star ratingAppstore https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/one-minute-voice-warmup/id1212802251Google Play https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.speechtools.warmup&hl=en_GB&pli=1We've also got this! ↓The 5 Days to Better Singing Teaching course online, with voice coaching techniques, vocal articulation exercises and a LOT more for the up-to-date singing teacher is here https://vocal-process-hub.teachable.com/p/5-days-to-better-singing-teachingFor the best self-guided learning check out the Vocal Process Learning Lounge - 16 years of vocal coaching resources (over 600 videos) for less than the price of one private singing lesson. Click and scroll down the page for the free previewshttps://vocal-process-hub.teachable.com/p/the-vocal-technique-learning-loungeFor real 1-1 attention on your own voice, book a voice coaching session in the singing studio with Jeremy or Gillyannehttps://drgillyannekayesjeremyfisherinspirationsession.as.me/schedule.phpIf you want to discover if our singing teacher training programme works for YOU, message us - we can share the process for joining Cohort23.Sign up for the Vocal Process newsletter https://vocalprocess.co.uk/build-your-own-tilting-larynx/Check out our brand new Voice Journal, written with Rayvox's Oren Boder https://www.rayvox.co.uk/products/voice-journalFind us - follow us on the socials!🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Vocalprocess📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/vocalprocess📖 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/vocalprocess #thisisavoice #vocalcoach #singingteacher #voice #vocalwarmup

The last time we did a Best Bits was 43 episodes ago! So here are three of our favourite episodes from the last 18 months (part 1)1. Vocal folds and hydration (S2 Ep9)  - why singers have to be careful how MUCH water you drink (with a real-life horror story) - different types of dehydration + research into hydration and the effects on your voice - And which country has a different idea of how much water is enough2. Songs, Lyrics and Life with Georgia Mancio (S2 Ep10). One of our personal favourite episodes, this is a deep dive with the excellent jazz singer Georgia Mancio - Having a vocal injury as a recording artist - Habilitating her voice with Gillyanne - Being a singer and lyric writer, and the influences in her lyric writing Plus excerpts from two of her stunning songs from the album Quiet Is The Star3. The Breathy-Light Archetype exercises from our This Is A Voice book (S5 Ep2) - For this new format in season 5 Gillyanne takes me step by step through exercises from the book for the breathy-light archetype- I demonstrate "Arthur the Rat" using the clear/strong and breathy/light archetypes - Gillyanne prods me to speak with different breathy-light versions - And we do it wrong - the pushed version that makes Jeremy go dizzy!Every podcast episode we do is different so choosing is hard! There are more Best Bits to come next week Get the This Is A Voice book here https://amzn.to/3A9steNMy article, Hydration and the Vocal Folds - But What If I'm Wrong? is herehttps://vocalprocess.co.uk/hydration-vocal-folds/Verdolini et al article on Changes in Phonation Threshold Pressure With Induced Conditions of Hydration is here https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0892199705801390The EFAD video tutorial on hydration is herehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uriEzqrYrLMGeorgia Mancio's details and album are here https://www.instagram.com/georgiamancio/ (click on Linktree in her bio to buy the album)Get the One Minute Voice Warmup app here, it's got a 4.9star ratingAppstore https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/one-minute-voice-warmup/id1212802251Google Play https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.speechtools.warmup&hl=en_GB&pli=1We've also got this! ↓The 5 Days to Better Singing Teaching course online, with voice coaching techniques, vocal articulation exercises and a LOT more for the up-to-date singing teacher is here https://vocal-process-hub.teachable.com/p/5-days-to-better-singing-teachingFor the best self-guided learning check out the Vocal Process Learning Lounge - 16 years of vocal coaching resources (over 600 videos) for less than the price of one private singing lesson. Click and scroll down the page for the free previewshttps://vocal-process-hub.teachable.com/p/the-vocal-technique-learning-loungeFor real 1-1 attention on your own voice, book a voice coaching session in the singing studio with Jeremy or Gillyannehttps://drgillyannekayesjeremyfisherinspirationsession.as.me/schedule.phpIf you want to discover if our singing teacher training programme works for YOU, message us - we can share the process for joining Cohort23.Sign up for the Vocal Process newsletter https://vocalprocess.co.uk/build-your-own-tilting-larynx/Check out our brand new Voice Journal, written with Rayvox's Oren Boder https://www.rayvox.co.uk/products/voice-journalFind us - follow us on the socials!🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Vocalprocess📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/vocalprocess📖 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/vocalprocess #thisisavoice #vocalcoach #singingteacher #voice #vocalwarmup

Dr Marisa Lee Naismith is back talking to Gillyanne & Jeremy, and we get a bit heated!How to work with authenticity in singing and finding a student's "mode" (1.00). Our own reactions to witnessing authenticity in our classes (we're all different - 4.50)Marisa takes us step by step through a lesson with a CCM (contemporary commercial music) singer plus what to listen for and what to ignore (9.25)Why Jeremy thinks there's an expert on the song in the room (and it's not us - 13.20)The thing that singing teachers may do in a CCM lesson that Marisa thinks there is no excuse for (16.28)And why Jeremy thinks the music, performance and rules of teaching need to change when moving from teaching classical to contemporary commercial or contemporary musical theatre singers (17.25)It's a fascinating discussion between three expert vocal trainers - with insights, rants and laughs. Not to be missed. Get Marisa's book here https://amzn.to/3Oz96Sn  Get the This Is A Voice book here https://amzn.to/3A9steN  Get the One Minute Voice Warmup app here, it's got a 4.9star ratingAppstore https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/one-minute-voice-warmup/id1212802251 Google Play https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.speechtools.warmup&hl=en_GB&pli=1  We've also got this! ↓The 5 Days to Better Singing Teaching course online, with voice coaching techniques, vocal articulation exercises and a LOT more for the up-to-date singing teacher is here https://vocal-process-hub.teachable.com/p/5-days-to-better-singing-teaching  For the best self-guided learning check out the Vocal Process Learning Lounge - 16 years of vocal coaching resources (over 600 videos) for less than the price of one private singing lesson. Click and scroll down the page for the free previewshttps://vocal-process-hub.teachable.com/p/the-vocal-technique-learning-lounge For real 1-1 attention on your own voice, book a voice coaching session in the singing studio with Jeremy or Gillyannehttps://drgillyannekayesjeremyfisherinspirationsession.as.me/schedule.php If you want to discover if our singing teacher training programme works for YOU, message us - we can share the process for joining Cohort23.Sign up for the Vocal Process newsletter https://vocalprocess.co.uk/build-your-own-tilting-larynx/ Check out our brand new Voice Journal, written with Rayvox's Oren Boder https://www.rayvox.co.uk/products/voice-journal  Find us - follow us on the socials!🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Vocalprocess 📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/vocalprocess 📖 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/vocalprocess   #thisisavoice #vocalcoach #singingteacher #voice #vocalwarmup

Ever wondered what it's like to do a PhD in vocal pedagogy? Or how that PhD might translate into teaching singing?Want to know exactly why we think classical vocal training doesn't work for contemporary commercial music singers?We go deep with Dr Marisa Lee Naismith, author of Singing Contemporary Commercial Music Styles, a pedagogical framework:How difficult is it to juggle the work of a PhD, family life and a full-time business? Marisa and Gillyanne compare notes (3.00)Why is CCM pedagogy still not thought of as legitimate? Marisa gives us the background (9.00)What is the single biggest difference between classical and CCM music, and therefore the biggest requirement for teaching CCM singers that classical teachers don't usually do? Jeremy shares his thoughts. (16.50)Marisa prods Jeremy about bias - what's his answer? (18.30)What is the 1% that Marisa is talking about, and what was the survey Gillyanne & Jeremy did that confirms it? (26.40)And what IS the job of a singing teacher? Marisa reveals her take on what needs to happen in a singing lesson.It's a fascinating conversation, and this is just part 1!Drop in and join usGet Marisa's book here https://amzn.to/3EG7O3p Get the This Is A Voice book here https://amzn.to/3A9steNGet the One Minute Voice Warmup app here, it's got a 4.9star ratingAppstore https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/one-minute-voice-warmup/id1212802251Google Play https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.speechtools.warmup&hl=en_GB&pli=1We've also got this! ↓The 5 Days to Better Singing Teaching course online, with voice coaching techniques, vocal articulation exercises and a LOT more for the up-to-date singing teacher is here https://vocal-process-hub.teachable.com/p/5-days-to-better-singing-teachingFor the best self-guided learning check out the Vocal Process Learning Lounge - 16 years of vocal coaching resources (over 600 videos) for less than the price of one private singing lesson. Click and scroll down the page for the free previewshttps://vocal-process-hub.teachable.com/p/the-vocal-technique-learning-loungeFor real 1-1 attention on your own voice, book a voice coaching session in the singing studio with Jeremy or Gillyannehttps://drgillyannekayesjeremyfisherinspirationsession.as.me/schedule.phpIf you want to discover if our singing teacher training programme works for YOU, message us - we can share the process for joining Cohort23.Sign up for the Vocal Process newsletter https://vocalprocess.co.uk/build-your-own-tilting-larynx/Check out our brand new Voice Journal, written with Rayvox's Oren Boderhttps://www.rayvox.co.uk/products/voice-journalFind us - follow us on the socials! 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Vocalprocess 📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/vocalprocess 📖 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/vocalprocess     #thisisavoice #vocalcoach #singingteacher #voice

Feed the dog! Changing your pitch patterns can help your listeners understand your emotions and meaning. In this week's This Is A Voice podcast (Season 6 Episode 12), expert vocal trainers Dr Gillyanne Kayes & Jeremy Fisher use the sentence "Feed the dog" to showcase different pitch patterns and meanings. We read out the instructions from the second half of exercise 26 (page 84 of This Is A Voice) and show you step by step how to change meaning, intonation and interest in your speaking voice. Jeremy reads out a paragraph of text with two very different pitch patterns (it's almost like singing), and Gillyanne shares a very simple exercise to help non-singers process their own spoken voice pitch patterns.  Jeremy also demonstrates two different pitch patterns that can become irritating if repeated - the upward inflection and the creak down. There's a BRILLIANT exercise borrowed from UCL's phonetics department for speaking voice inflection that's very close to science fiction, and Jeremy demonstrates all four versions of the exercise to create four different emotional states.(You can go to the free preview of our Pitch, Pace & Power webinar where we explore this more here https://vocal-process-hub.teachable.com/courses/the-vocal-technique-learning-lounge/lectures/27906956) Get the This Is A Voice book here https://amzn.to/3A9steN Get the One Minute Voice Warmup app here, it's got a 4.9star rating Appstore https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/one-minute-voice-warmup/id1212802251 Google Play https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.speechtools.warmup&hl=en_GB&pli=1 Sam and Garry at Speechtools are here https://speechtools.co/ We've also got this! ↓ The 5 Days to Better Singing Teaching course online, with voice coaching techniques, vocal articulation exercises and a LOT more for the up-to-date singing teacher is here https://vocal-process-hub.teachable.com/p/5-days-to-better-singing-teaching For the best self-guided learning check out the Vocal Process Learning Lounge - 16 years of vocal coaching resources (over 600 videos) for less than the price of one private singing lesson. Click and scroll down the page for the free previews https://vocal-process-hub.teachable.com/p/the-vocal-technique-learning-lounge For real 1-1 attention on your own voice, book a voice coaching session in the singing studio with Jeremy or Gillyanne https://drgillyannekayesjeremyfisherinspirationsession.as.me/schedule.php If you want to discover if our singing teacher training programme works for YOU, message us - we can share the process for joining Cohort23. Sign up for the Vocal Process newsletter https://vocalprocess.co.uk/build-your-own-tilting-larynx/ Check out our brand new Voice Journal, written with Rayvox's Oren Boder https://www.rayvox.co.uk/products/voice-journal Find us - follow us on the socials!🐦 Twitter - https://tw

No? Yes!What makes a voice more interesting to listen to? Tone? Volume?Pitch patterns help your listeners understand your emotions and meaning. In this episode, expert vocal trainers Dr Gillyanne Kayes and Jeremy Fisher riff on pitch patterns and meaning in speaking voice.Exercise 26 on page 84 of our This Is A Voice book is a brilliant vocal technique exercise for improving your speaking (and singing). We go step by step through the instructions and demonstrate how the exercise works in both male and female voice.Jeremy demonstrates monotonous voice, a very boring version of the test sentences. And both Gillyanne and Jeremy speak with extreme pitch changes, giving a totally different meaning to the same words.And we walk you through a pitching exercise in our One Minute Voice Warmup app too.It's a cracking episode, one of our best so far.If you want to discover how to increase your speaking range, improve your voice use and get your listeners more interested in what you're saying, tune in to this episode!Get the This Is A Voice book here https://amzn.to/3A9steNGet the One Minute Voice Warmup app here, it's got a 4.9star ratingAppstore https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/one-minute-voice-warmup/id1212802251Google Play https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.speechtools.warmup&hl=en_GB&pli=1Sam and Garry at Speechtools are here https://speechtools.co/Anne Leatherland of Vocal Intuition is here https://anneleatherland.co.uk/Susie Millen of MyVocalFitness is here https://www.myvocalfitness.com/We've also got this! ↓The 5 Days to Better Singing Teaching course online, with voice coaching techniques, vocal articulation exercises and a LOT more for the up-to-date singing teacher is here https://vocal-process-hub.teachable.com/p/5-days-to-better-singing-teachingFor the best self-guided learning check out the Vocal Process Learning Lounge - 16 years of vocal coaching resources (over 600 videos) for less than the price of one private singing lesson. Click and scroll down the page for the free previewshttps://vocal-process-hub.teachable.com/p/the-vocal-technique-learning-loungeFor real 1-1 attention on your own voice, book a voice coaching session in the singing studio with Jeremy or Gillyannehttps://drgillyannekayesjeremyfisherinspirationsession.as.me/schedule.phpIf you want to discover if our singing teacher training programme works for YOU, message us - we can share the process for joining Cohort23.Sign up for the Vocal Process newsletter https://vocalprocess.co.uk/build-your-own-tilting-larynx/Check out our brand new Voice Journal, written with Rayvox's Oren Boder https://www.rayvox.co.uk/products/voice-journalFind us - follow us on the socials!🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Vocalprocess📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/vocalprocess📖 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/vocalprocess #thisisavoice #vocalcoach #singingteacher #voice

What does a movie musical vocal coach do? Singer and pedagogue Irene Bartlett is back to chat with vocal trainers Gillyanne & Jeremy about coaching Austin Butler to sing Elvis in the latest movie, and how she works with singing teachers in the Pedagogy Programme at Griffith University in Brisbane.What was the first thing Irene needed to do when meeting Austin (or any singer) for the first time? (3.00)What is she listening for when working with professional singers? (6.53)How do we know whether a singer has real tension or whether they're adding it "for effect"? (12.00)How do you teach singing teachers to become BETTER singing teachers? We're all in agreement, but on what? Jeremy clarifies (22.40)Why might "the 5 note scale" be a problematic exercise for singers? (24.00 and 25.40)It’s an honest conversation between vocal trainers separated by 10,000 miles but together in spirit.Baz Luhrmann's film Elvis with Austin Butler is here https://amzn.to/3E2pWFA Liz Lerman's Critical Response Process book is here https://amzn.to/3t4Jti8 The 5 Days to Better Singing Teaching course online, with voice coaching techniques, vocal articulation exercises and a LOT more for the up-to-date singing teacher is here https://vocal-process-hub.teachable.com/p/5-days-to-better-singing-teaching For the best self-guided learning check out the Vocal Process Learning Lounge - 16 years of vocal coaching resources (over 600 videos) for less than the price of one private singing lesson. Click and scroll down the page for the free previews https://vocal-process-hub.teachable.com/p/the-vocal-technique-learning-lounge For real 1-1 attention on your own voice, book a voice coaching session in the singing studio with Jeremy or Gillyanne https://drgillyannekayesjeremyfisherinspirationsession.as.me/schedule.php If you want to discover if our singing teacher training programme works for YOU, message us - we can share the process for joining Cohort23. Sign up for the Vocal Process newsletter https://vocalprocess.co.uk/build-your-own-tilting-larynx/ We've also got this! ↓ Check out our brand new Voice Journal, written with Rayvox's Oren Boder https://www.rayvox.co.uk/products/voice-journal Find us - follow us on the socials!🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Vocalprocess 📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/vocalprocess 📖 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/vocalprocess  

What is good singing? Singer and pedagogue Dr Irene Bartlett joins vocal trainers Gillyanne & Jeremy to talk about good singing, function and style.It’s an honest conversation between vocal trainers separated by 10,000 miles but together in spirit.Is it divisive to separate classical, CCM and Musical Theatre music? Irene has a great one-sentence answer to this (2.40)Is there a difference between classical singing lessons and musical theatre singing lessons? How do classical singers react to their first heavy metal, or newbies react to their first opera? It’s a fascinating part of the conversation about vocal technique, sound output, performing environment and genre.What happens when you look at a spectrogram of a classical versus a contemporary singer? (5.36 onwards)What do a lot of acoustically trained singers get wrong about working with a mic? (8.10)And what does Irene do first in a singing lesson (that Gillyanne and Jeremy applaud her for)? (10.30)Which “standard” MT vocal technique does Gillyanne think needs a flight correction? (11.19)And why does Jeremy think your “vocal look” isn’t relevant in Musical Theatre but is relevant in CCM? (16.45)Tune in to find out!The 5 Days to Better Singing Teaching course online, with voice coaching techniques, vocal articulation exercises and a LOT more for the up-to-date singing teacher is here https://vocal-process-hub.teachable.com/p/5-days-to-better-singing-teachingFor the best self-guided learning check out the Vocal Process Learning Lounge - 16 years of vocal coaching resources (over 600 videos) for less than the price of one private singing lesson. Click and scroll down the page for the free previewshttps://vocal-process-hub.teachable.com/p/the-vocal-technique-learning-loungeFor real 1-1 attention on your own voice, book a voice coaching session in the singing studio with Jeremy or Gillyannehttps://drgillyannekayesjeremyfisherinspirationsession.as.me/schedule.phpIf you want to discover if our singing teacher training programme works for YOU, message us - we can share the process for joining Cohort23.Sign up for the Vocal Process newsletter https://vocalprocess.co.uk/build-your-own-tilting-larynx/We've also got this! ↓The Vocal Process Learning Lounge https://vocal-process-hub.teachable.com/Find us - follow us on the socials!🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Vocalprocess📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/vocalprocess📖 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/vocalprocess

Gillyanne Kayes and Jeremy Fisher chat about putting their flagship vocal training course fully online for the first time, and describe the amazing content on each day of the course.And this episode they focus on consonants and false vowels, with an incredibly simple vocal technique to create more resonating space for awkward consonants, allowing you to match resonance more easily while singing wordsDiscover why Jeremy says there isn't one way to breathe. And the thing you shouldn't do when practising breathing for singing (5.02)Check out the process for vocal diagnosis that we've been using for years but have only this year shared with our teachers (8.48)Why we think academia and singing teaching don't really mix (10.23)Our definition of nasality (we created an entire DVD on voice techniques for nasality) and why it's confused with "forward tone"And why the Creep Challenge in our episode on ventriloquism sparked an interest in false vowels (and how to make them easier)They describe how the Pandemic was a positive influence on their teaching, and what it's like to work with a group of people from completely different backgrounds.More instant vocal coaching from two of the best vocal trainersThe 5 Days to Better Singing Teaching course online, with all these voice techniques and a LOT more, is here https://vocal-process-hub.teachable.com/p/5-days-to-better-singing-teachingFor more information on nasality check out the Vocal Process Learning Lounge - 16 years of vocal coaching resources (over 600 videos) for less than the price of one private singing lesson. Click and scroll down the page for the free previewshttps://vocal-process-hub.teachable.com/p/the-vocal-technique-learning-loungeFor real 1-1 attention on your own voice, book a voice coaching session in the singing studio with Jeremy or Gillyannehttps://drgillyannekayesjeremyfisherinspirationsession.as.me/schedule.phpIf you want to discover if our singing teacher training programme works for YOU, message us - we can share the process for joining Cohort23.Sign up for the Vocal Process newsletter https://vocalprocess.co.uk/build-your-own-tilting-larynx/We've also got this! ↓The Vocal Process Learning Lounge https://vocal-process-hub.teachable.com/Find us - follow us on the socials!🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Vocalprocess📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/vocalprocess📖 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/vocalprocess 

#ThisIsAVoice Vocal trainers Dr Gillyanne Kayes and Jeremy Fisher show you how to find easy and accurate consonants in your songs. It's like having private singing lessons but with the very best vocal coaches!Jeremy and Gillyanne go deep into vocal articulation and the effect consonants have on vowels when you sing.When is a t not a t? When does an s become a z? What are your favourite singing genres and does it make a difference to the way you make your consonants?Watch Jeremy give a clear definition of the difference between vowels and consonants (7 minutes in)Why is where we PITCH a consonant so important for musical style and vocal technique? Hear the demonstrations 11 minutes in.What's the physiological difference between a B and an M? And what does your soft palate have to do with creating consonants? Check out the answers 26 minutes in.It's like instant vocal coaching online with two of the best vocal trainers.All the exercises are in our book "This Is A Voice - 99 Exercises to Train, Project and Harness the Power of Your Voice"  https://amzn.to/3uSw66c in the UK or https://amzn.to/3EvCBS6 in the US Jeremy's info on Belting The Money Note is in the book "Why Do I Need A Vocal Coach? Stories, tips and hacks from the studio of a voice expert" https://amzn.to/3Vzgccn in the UK https://amzn.to/3s2vngS in the USThe 5 Days to Better Singing Teaching course online, with all these voice techniques and a LOT more, is here https://vocal-process-hub.teachable.com/p/5-days-to-better-singing-teaching The Vocal Process Learning Lounge, with 16 years of vocal coaching resources (over 600 videos) for less than the price of one private singing lesson. Click and scroll down the page for the free previews https://vocal-process-hub.teachable.com/p/the-vocal-technique-learning-lounge For real 1-1 attention on your own voice, book a voice coaching session in the singing studio with Jeremy or Gillyanne https://drgillyannekayesjeremyfisherinspirationsession.as.me/schedule.php If you want to discover if our singing teacher training programme works for YOU, message us - we've opened the Accreditation for Cohort 22. Sign up for the Vocal Process newsletter https://vocalprocess.co.uk/build-your-own-tilting-larynx/ We've also got this! ↓ The Vocal Process Learning Lounge https://vocal-process-hub.teachable.com/ Find us - follow us on the socials!🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Vocalprocess 📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/vocalprocess 📖 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/vocalprocess 

Vocal pedagogue Dr Gillyanne Kayes challenges vocal coach Jeremy Fisher to show how a ventriloquist can sing words clearly. Using  @Darci Lynne 's excellent Creep video https://youtu.be/KB-390oClpw, Jeremy breaks down the movements needed to sing all the vowels and consonants in the song without moving your lips.Judge for yourself how well Jeremy does singing the first four lines of the Radiohead song Creep - does he move his lips? Can you follow the instructions and do the same?All the exercises are in the chapter on Ventriloquism and Mimicry in our bookThis Is A Voice - 99 Exercises to Train, Project and Harness the Power of Your Voice https://amzn.to/3uSw66c The Vocal Process Learning Lounge, with 16 years of voice training resources (over 600 videos) for less than the price of one singing lesson. Click and scroll down the page for the free previews https://vocal-process-hub.teachable.com/p/the-vocal-technique-learning-loungeBook a coaching session with Jeremy or Gillyanne https://drgillyannekayesjeremyfisherinspirationsession.as.me/schedule.phpIf you want to discover if our singing teacher training programme works for YOU, message us - check out 5 Days to Better Singing Teaching here https://vocal-process-hub.teachable.com/p/5-days-to-better-singing-teachingSign up for the Vocal Process newsletter https://vocalprocess.co.uk/build-your-own-tilting-larynx/We've also got this! ↓The Vocal Process Learning Loungehttps://vocal-process-hub.teachable.com/Find us - follow us on the socials!🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Vocalprocess📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/vocalprocess📖 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/vocalprocess

Gillyanne & Jeremy are back demonstrating the exercises in the This Is A Voice book.This week they're kicking and elongating consonants.Gillyanne takes Jeremy through Exercise 24, Consonant Awareness, in the Speaking Effectively section.Breaking down the plosives!Jeremy speaks and sings tongue twisters with two different ways of using the consonants. You'll hear why one way is better than the other for singing in a non-classical style, and what changes Jeremy has to make to sing in a more legato classical style. Discover which famous actor elongated his consonants in an iconic role in a British film series. How elongating consonants can add an extra spice to your diction.And why Jeremy thinks of diction and intelligibility as very different experiences for the audience.17 minutes of vocal expertise that'll change the way you do your words.This Is A Voice book is here https://amzn.to/3UFEPng in the UK and here https://amzn.to/3Se1uFQ in the USThe new online course "5 Days to Better Singing Teaching" is here https://vocal-process-hub.teachable.com/p/5-days-to-better-singing-teachingJoin the Learning Lounge for more on diction, intelligibility, performance techniques and vocal exercises here https://vocal-process-hub.teachable.com/p/the-vocal-technique-learning-lounge

Petra Borzynski, singer, cognitive behavioural therapist & somatic vocal coach, is back with Gillyanne and Jeremy for more wisdom on dealing with emotion.Teacher boundaries, the difference between trauma and emotional discomfort, and why you don't need to be your student's therapist.There are questions on somatic exercises for performance nerves, and Jeremy shares what he did to deal with the extreme nerves in his workshop at the PEVoC conference last month.And a question on which exercises might stimulate the vagus nerve, and a discussion on polyvagal theory.Also why you don't need to be an expert in every field (and what Jeremy thinks causes that problem). And building a network of like-minded experts around you.It's an incredibly deep and useful episode for singing teachers, singers and performers alike.You can see Gillyanne being (but not sounding) nervous and how she deals with it at the beginning of her Round Table at the Pan European Voice Conference here https://youtu.be/76w9dvWr9kw Petra Borzynski's work is here - https://www.youtube.com/user/singingtuition https://www.facebook.com/singingsense Mental Health in the Performing Arts Studio course - https://singingsense.com/products/mental-health-in-the-performing-arts-studio/ Voo breathing Peter Levine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7zAseaIyFA  Polyvagal theory -    Organising principles: https://integratedlistening.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/infographic-organizing-principles-of-pvt.pdf   20 page primer: https://integratedlistening.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/polyvagal-primer-from-clinicalapplicationofpolyvagaltheory-3.2019.pdf   Video: https://youtu.be/ec3AUMDjtKQ Resources from Gillyanne and Jeremy - This Is A Voice - 99 Exercises to Train, Project and Harness the Power of Your Voice https://amzn.to/3uSw66c  The Vocal Process Learning Lounge, with 16 years of voice training resources (over 600 videos) for less than the price of one singing lesson. Click and scroll down the page for the free previews https://vocal-process-hub.teachable.com/p/the-vocal-technique-learning-lounge  Book a coaching session with Jeremy or Gillyanne https://DrGillyanneKayesJeremyFisherInspirationSession.as.me/

On the day of Queen Elizabeth's funeral, Petra Borzynski, cognitive behavioural therapist & somatic vocal coach, joins Gillyanne and Jeremy for some expert wisdom on dealing with emotion.Singing is an emotional act. And we sometimes need to sing, or to teach singing, when we're emotional. How do we deal with our own wobbles, and when should we deal with the wobbles of our singing students?There are questions from listeners on anxiety in singing lessons - when do we hold the space for people's feelings and when do we hand over to a professional therapist.Petra shares some of the red flags to look out for.And how can we make our studio a safe space for people who might have experienced trauma? Petra's answer might surprise you.A hugely useful episode for singing teachers, singers and performers alike on the subject of anxiety, nerves and trauma in singing.Petra Borzynski's work is here –https://singingsense.comhttps://www.youtube.com/user/singingtuitionhttps://www.facebook.com/singingsenseMental Health in the Performing Arts Studio course https://singingsense.com/products/mental-health-in-the-performing-arts-studio/ Resources from Gillyanne and Jeremy - This Is A Voice - 99 Exercises to Train, Project and Harness the Power of Your Voice https://amzn.to/3uSw66cThe Vocal Process Learning Lounge, with 16 years of voice training resources (over 600 videos) for less than the price of one singing lesson. Click and scroll down the page for the free previews https://vocal-process-hub.teachable.com/p/the-vocal-technique-learning-loungeBook a coaching session with Jeremy or Gillyanne https://DrGillyanneKayesJeremyFisherInspirationSession.as.me/ 

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  from 40 seconds in·       Yodel/flip onsets/offsets: Lizzo - Cuz I Love You https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqjPqsry7no   First 10 seconds, and last 15 seconds·       Yodel/flip onsets upwards: Soulounge featuring Roger Cicero https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Grfw54YagYQ  from 20 seconds in Find out more about Jeremy's Onsets and Offsets in the Learning Lounge (Best Practice Update course) here https://vocal-process-hub.teachable.com/p/the-vocal-technique-learning-lounge 

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, Estoniahttps://www.pevoc2024.com/ For the next conference in Santander, Spain

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 personal experience of voice problems - what happened and how they solved it (14.00)The role of the singing teacher in voice rehabilitation, and the "no-man's land" between the SLP and the singing teacher - crossing lanes, staying in lanes, reactions from the medical profession. (19.12)It's a funny, deep and moving episode, and a real meeting of minds across the Pond.Cate's website https://Catefnstudios.com This Is A Voice - 99 Exercises to Train, Project and Harness the Power of Your Voice https://amzn.to/3uSw66c Singing Through Change - Women's Voices in Midlife, Menopause and Beyond https://amzn.to/3IQ9Kb9 The Vocal Process Learning Lounge, with 16 years of voice training resources (over 600 videos) for less than the price of one singing lesson. Click and scroll down the page for the free previews https://vocal-process-hub.teachable.com/p/the-vocal-technique-learning-lounge Book a coaching session with Jeremy or Gillyanne https://DrGillyanneKayesJeremyFisherInspirationSession.as.me/

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 much more.If you want to hear us shoot the breeze with a like-minded singer/teacher/musician, check this video out!Cate Frazier-Neely’s website  https://Catefnstudios.com    This Is A Voice - 99 Exercises to Train, Project and Harness the Power of Your Voice https://amzn.to/3uSw66c Singing Through Change - Women's Voices in Midlife, Menopause and Beyond https://amzn.to/3IQ9Kb9 Jeremy analysing the Verdolini paper on Skill Acquisition for Singers https://youtu.be/utNmfLG8A0w Exercise for the four different air supplies in beatboxing from This Is A Voice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Po4Jd5pJVYQ&list=PLYDwxiBt-MOUOXHmnryApAumew79wgxGj&index=10 The Vocal Process Learning Lounge, with 16 years of voice training resources (over 600 videos) for less than the price of one singing lesson. Click and scroll down the page for the free previews https://vocal-process-hub.teachable.com/p/the-vocal-technique-learning-lounge