Amy Walton, with expertise in musical literacy and keyboard skills, joins Alexa to explore essential music theory and piano skills for singing teachers. Trained in jazz performance, she reshaped curriculum at the Academy of Contemporary Music and teaches at Toronto’s… Read More »Ep.158 How Music Theory and Keyboard Skills Can Transform Your Singing Teaching with Amy Walton
Dr. Kari Ragan, is a voice teacher and rehab specialist, Master Teacher for National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) Intern Program, co-founder of Northwest Voice Conference. She joins Alexa to discuss NATS’ mission, benefits of membership, and the upcoming… Read More »Ep.157 What Singing Teachers Need to Know about NATS with Dr Kari Ragan
Dr Shannon Coates is with us for part two of this discussion on building neurodiversity inclusive voice studios and we’re picking up just where we left off last week. Shannon is a singer, voice teacher, and educator who began developing… Read More »Ep.156 Part Two: Building Neurodiversity-Inclusive Voice Studios with Dr Shannon Coates
Dr Shannon Coates will be keeping us company over the next two weeks to help us understand how we can build neurodiversity-inclusive voice studios. Shannon is a singer, voice teacher, and educator who began developing training and educational resources specifically… Read More »Ep.155 Part One: Building Neurodiversity-Inclusive Voice Studios with Dr Shannon Coates
In this solo episode, Alexa dives into the common struggles of imposter syndrome, low confidence, and feeling overwhelmed that many singing teachers face. As an experienced voice instructor and singer herself, Alexa shares personal stories and insights on managing these… Read More »Ep.154 Managing Imposter Syndrome, Low Confidence and Overwhelm as Singing Teachers with Alexa Terry
Joining Alexa this week is Nic Redman, who has been working with the spoken voice for almost 20 years and who is the author of the best-selling book ‘On the Mic’. Nic has featured across the BBC, Times Radio, The… Read More »Ep.153 Mastering the Spoken Voice for Recording with Nic Redman
Alexa Terry talks about vocal related terminology with BAST founder Line Hilton. Line explains some of the anatomical terminology a singing teacher may encounter in a medical or voice science setting this includes anatomical terms, register names, support and resonance.… Read More »Ep.152 ‘Tomayto, Tomahto’: Understanding Singing Terminology With Line Hilton
Vocal coach Kerrie Obert joins Alexa to discuss the technique of twang in singing—what it is, how to find it, and how to apply it in a healthy way across your range. We bust myths about twang and larynx position,… Read More »Ep.151 How to Sing with Twang with Kerrie Obert
It’s part two of our chat with West End Musical Theatre performer, lead singer of a London Big Band, and Clinical Osteopath, Jennie Morton. Today Alexa and Jennie will be picking up right where they left off talking about the… Read More »Ep.150 Part Two: Finding the Best Posture and Alignment for Singing with Jennie Morton
West End Musical Theatre performer, lead singer of a London Big Band, and Clinical Osteopath, Jennie Morton joins Alexa on Singing Teachers Talk for part one of a two-part episode. This week the pair will be discussing how you can… Read More »Ep.149 Part One: Finding the Best Posture and Alignment for Singing with Jennie Morton
It’s Mitch Jarvis from Singing Demos joining Alexa this week. Mitch has been recording vocal reels since 2011 with the mission to help performers stand out from the crowd and get that all-important invite into the audition room. Mitch is… Read More »Ep.148 How to Record a Stand-Out Vocal Reel with Mitch Jarvis from Singing Demos
It’s Claire Delaney who joins Alexa this week to give us a tour behind the scenes of working on the ITV show ‘Mamma Mia! I have a dream’, the search for Sophie and Sky. Claire is a vocal coach with… Read More »Ep.147 TV Vocal Coach: Behind the Scenes on ITV’s Mamma Mia with Claire Delaney.
Are you a vocal coach who has been avoiding vocal acoustics, you know that topic with words such as formant, harmonic, spectrogram and frequency? Maybe you just aren’t sure how it applies to teaching singers, or maybe you’ve tried but… Read More »Ep.146 How to Understand and Apply Vocal Acoustic Pedagogy with Ken Bozeman
Alexa delves into Style Vs Technique with Kaya Herstad-Carney. A Norwegian powerhouse based in the UK since ’99, Kaya is a singer, songwriter, and vocal coach. From Royal Variety Show to festival directing, she blends creativity and technique. Join us… Read More »Ep.145 Style Vs Technique with Kaya Herstad-Carney
This week it’s Rush Dorsett who’s keeping Alexa company. Rush is a voice coach, performing artist, and founder of the Embodied Voice Academy. She has earned accolades in voice science, psychology, and sound healing. Rush is passionate about weaving together… Read More »Ep.144 Exploring the Benefits of Sound Healing for Singers and Teachers with Rush Dorsett
To help us kickstart the year Alexa is joined by VocalizeU’s very own Big Billy Clark and Elliott O’Connor who were here to help us and the singers we work with navigate the music industry. VocalizeU is a 10-day immersive… Read More »Ep.143 Navigating the Music Industry with VocalizeU’s Big Billy Clark & Elliott O’Connor
Alexa delves into gospel music’s cultural roots and teaching nuances with choral director Mark De-Lisser’s insights on the emotional essence of this powerful vocal style.
Voice scientist Aaron Johnson joins Alexa to discuss laboratories, rats, the ageing larynx, and wearable devices to detect vocal fatigue. Aaron has had a career as a professional classical singer and teacher and is now a researcher and speech-language pathologist… Read More »Ep.141 How Curiosity and Science Help Us Understand the Voice with Aaron Johnson
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