Dr. Molly Gebrian joins Alexa on the Singing Teachers Talk podcast for the first of a two parter to discuss the neuroscience of learning and its application to teaching and practising. The conversation covers brain organisation, neural pathways, myelin, learning… Read More »Ep.164 Music and the Brain: The Science of Learning & Practice with Dr Molly Gebrian Part One
Folk singer and teacher, Anna Tabbush joins Alexa to share insights into the world of folk music, its historical context, lyrical content, vocal techniques, and teaching methods. The pair discuss the origins of folk music, its storytelling function, and the… Read More »Ep.163 How to Sing and Teach Folk with Anna Tabbush
Vocal Labs director Elle Holiday joins Alexa this week all the way from Adelaide in South Australia. Elle is a voice-specialising speech pathologist and singing teacher whose methodology is customised and based on evidence, focusing on retraining vocal techniques, enhancing… Read More »Ep.161 From Speech to Song: Training the Spoken Voice Vs the Singing Voice with SLP Elle Holiday
In this week’s episode Chartered Clinical Psychologist, Dr. Lydia Stone, joins Alexa Terry to discuss the topic of trauma. Lydia specialises in working with fostered and adopted children and families, she also runs a choir and is currently on the… Read More »Ep.160 Tuning into Trauma: Strategies for Singing Teachers with Psychologist Dr. Lydia Stone
Kaya Herstad-Carney returns to the podcast but this time she’s brought her Mary Poppins bag of tricks. Join Alexa and Kaya as they discuss the gadgets and props you can use as a singing teacher, the benefits they have to… Read More »Ep.159 How Toys and Props Can Create Dynamic Singing Lessons with Kaya Herstad-Carney
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
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
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
A Professor of Performing Arts Pedagogy reveals the learning strategies she uses to trigger the four ‘knowledge emotions’ in her students.
How do you score on educator Brenda Earle Stokes’ piano skills checklist for singing teachers?
Exciting news: Enrolment is open for BAST’s new course, a vocational diploma that will give you the confidence to teach professionally in the classroom, at a performing arts school or in your own studio. BAST Training is best known for… Read More »Everything You Need to Know About Our New Singing Teaching Qualification ⏱ 3 mins
When vocal coach Claire Cannon studied with BAST Training, she found her tribe – a group of people as passionate about voice as she is. Claire, a graduate of the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, discusses her singing teacher journey and the… Read More »Claire Cannon Explains How Studying With BAST Helped Her Teaching Career ⏱3 mins
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
Discover the real reason so many people fail to achieve their goals, despite their good intentions. How many times have you sat in your studio with a student who, quite clearly, isn’t putting enough time and energy into their practice… Read More »The secret to helping students achieve their goals ⏱ 2 mins
To mark our 10th anniversary, founder Line Hilton discusses the early days of BAST and reveals an exciting new development for singing teachers. A decade ago, Line Hilton sat down with a small group of vocalists and ran through the… Read More »BAST turns 10! How it all started, and our exciting next step ⏱ 4 mins
Before the pandemic, Irish musician Sinead McConville juggled gigging commitments with an uninspiring job in hospitality. Last year she studied with BAST Training and now works in the music industry full-time.
2020 has been bonkers, but the New Year is just around the corner. While we may not be able to welcome it with tight hugs and wet kisses, we can make a start on our 2021 teaching goals.
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