Surprise and Inspire Your Students with These Ace Learning Strategies ⏱ 2 mins
A Professor of Performing Arts Pedagogy reveals the learning strategies she uses to trigger the four ‘knowledge emotions’ in her students.
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Piano Skills Checklist for Singing Teachers: Can You Do These Four Things? ⏱ 2 mins
How do you score on educator Brenda Earle Stokes’ piano skills checklist for singing teachers?
Everything You Need to Know About Our New Singing Teaching Qualification ⏱ 3 mins
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
Claire Cannon Explains How Studying With BAST Helped Her Teaching Career ⏱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
Three Tips for Beginner Singing Teachers ⏱ 4 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
The secret to helping students achieve their goals ⏱ 2 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
BAST turns 10! How it all started, and our exciting next step ⏱ 4 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
‘BAST made becoming a singing teacher such a joyful experience’
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.
How to make your 2021 goals a reality
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.
The right mix: a pro singer on the joys of teaching and performing
Napoleon Cummings explains why he ditched international touring for a career that combines teaching and performing. After five years on the road with a cappella supergroup Naturally 7, Napoleon Cummings yearned for a better work/life balance. “I was away for… Read More »The right mix: a pro singer on the joys of teaching and performing
Why I became a singing teacher: Line Hilton
As with many singers I started off believing I was going to “be famous”. It was a very vague and undefined goal, and given that I started as a clarinetist and ended up choosing the jazz route I was unlikely to be able to attain the kind of commercial success that a pop/rock singer might do.