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Alexa’s guest this week is Wendy Rolls, who divides her time teaching singing at two Brisbane girls’ secondary schools and at her own private studio, conducting a chamber choir for middle school girls. Wendy completed a Masters where her thesis… Read More »Ep.108 Navigating the Adolescent Female Voice Change with Wendy Rolls

Kimberley George is a singer-songwriter and topliner for DJs. She joins Alexa today on Singing Teachers Talk to tell you everything you need to know about songwriting for electronic music styles. Listen in to find out what happens when a… Read More »Ep.107 Mastering Songwriting for Electronic Music with DJ Topliner Kimberley George

BAST founder Line Hilton joins Alexa Terry today on Singing Teachers Talk to discuss giving student-led singing lessons. We’ll be talking about the different types of questions to ask and how you can get students to expand on their answers,… Read More »Ep.106 How to Give Student-Led Singing Lessons with Line Hilton

Joining Alexa today is Jo Sear, a rock, pop and soul singer, and teacher of CCM singing styles. Jo completed her MA in Voice Pedagogy through the Voice Study Centre and will soon begin her PhD at The Royal Northern… Read More »Ep.105 How to Teach Popular Music Styles To Singers with Jo Sear

Joining Alexa today is Colin McGee, who is trained in psychoanalytic and humanistic therapy and hypnotherapy. Colin McGee works at the National ADHD charity ADDISS as a psychotherapist, supervisor, and trainer, and also has his own personal clinical practice specialising… Read More »Ep.104 Teaching Singers with ADHD with Colin McGee

Kaya Herstad-Carney joins Alexa to tackle the subject of how to measure a singer. That doesn’t mean marking their height on the wall in pencil; it’s about understanding someone’s limitations and exceptions. Kaya is creative with a wide skill set,… Read More »Ep.103 How to ‘Measure’ a Singer With Kaya Herstad-Carney

Internationally renowned voice teacher John Henny returns to chat with host Alexa Terry on this episode of Singing Teachers Talk. John has taught thousands of vocalists, including Grammy winners and top background and session singers. He has also trained hundreds… Read More »Ep.101 How to Belt With John Henny

This episode is very special! It marks 100 episodes of the BAST Singing Teachers Talk podcast! We just wanted to take a second to do a massive shout-out to all of the incredible guests we’ve spoken to and also to… Read More »Ep.100 The Truth About Singing and Dairy with Nutritionist Duncan Rock

‘Ask Me Anything’ is where listeners can pose questions to BAST Training founder and trainer, Line Hilton. In this episode Line gives advice on creating cancellation policy, optimal booking systems, when you might need to use a debt collection agency… Read More »Ep.99 Ask Me Anything (February Edition) With Line Hilton

Today Alexa is joined by a singer and voice coach who was the first artist to perform at London’s O2 Arena. She has taught music to more than 4,000 children and has worked on ITV’s The Voice Kids. In 2019… Read More »Ep.98 The Benefits of Songwriting For Children’s Mental Health With Sophie Garner

Alexa is joined on Singing Teachers Talk this week by osteopath and former ballet dancer and singer, Jennie Morton. Jennie works as a performance coach for singers and actors, focusing on anatomical efficiency, the embodiment of artistry, movement education and… Read More »Ep.97 Elevate Your Performance Through Anatomical Efficiency With Jennie Morton

Today Alexa is joined by a singer-songwriter, speech pathologist and voice rehabilitation specialist. She’s also the author of Everyday Voice Care: The Lifestyle Guide for Singers and Talkers, with other publication credits including the Journal of Voice and Voice and… Read More »Ep.96 Helping Singers Maintain a Vocally Healthy Lifestyle With Joanna Cazden

Joining Alexa on this week’s episode is a musician, university professor, and founder of Creative SEO. She manages her own music studio and helps musicians to create their own paid opportunities to live the life that they deserve. Dr Tonya… Read More »Ep.95 How to Improve SEO and Earn Passive Income With Dr Tonya Lawson

Our guest today is best known as The Holistic Artist Coach and the founder of the Parr Method, and she’s on a mission to empower artists to create a career that they love. With more than 20 years of experience… Read More »Ep.94 Developing The Singer into an Artist With Wendy Parr

Today Alexa is joined by Erin Ross, Strategic Communications Specialist with the popular business management software platform My Music Staff. Erin is on Singing Teachers Talk to tell you how you can organise your studio business. You’ll also find a… Read More »Ep.93 How to Organise Your Singing Studio Business with My Music Staff

Happy New Year! January is usually the time when we set resolutions for the year, but let’s face it, most of us aren’t going to see them through a couple of weeks, let alone a whole year. So this week… Read More »Ep.92 How to Be Resilient in 2023 with Line Hilton

Joining Alexa today on Singing Teachers Talk is the Head Tutor of Singing at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts, Michael Vickers. The experienced teacher, who also works in private practice with aspiring and professional performers, is here to… Read More »Ep.91 How to Help Prepare Singers for Drama School Auditions with Michael Vickers

Co-authors Lydia Hart and Stephen King are back on the podcast to talk about their recently published book, ‘Help! I’ve Got a Voice Problem’. A book should belong on every singer and voice user’s bookshelf as well as on display… Read More »Ep.90 Help! I’ve Got a Voice Problem with Lydia Hart and Stephen King

Today’s guest is the Associate Professor of Voice and Theatre, Coordinator of Musical Theatre Voice Training and Artistic Director of the CCM Vocal Pedagogy Institute of the Shenandoah Conservatory. He has written articles for the Journal of Singing and has… Read More »Ep.89 How to Teach Musical Theatre Styles Successfully with Dr Matt Edwards