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
BAST founder Line Hilton joins Alexa to discuss the best vocal exercises for pitch accuracy training. You’ll find lots of helpful information on perceived tone deafness, singing and the premenstrual voice, navigating matching pitch, whether being ‘pitchy’ is a thing,… Read More »Ep.140 The Best Vocal Exercises for Pitch Accuracy Training with Line Hilton
Founder and CEO of Full Voice, Nikki Loney, is keeping us company this week with a teaching career spanning over three decades. Nikki works with music education specialists, children’s composers, and musicians to create music education resources for young vocal… Read More »Ep.139 Understanding Play-Based Learning for Children and Young Adult Singers with Nikki Loney
A Professor of Performing Arts Pedagogy reveals the learning strategies she uses to trigger the four ‘knowledge emotions’ in her students.
Joining Alexa this week to chat about the Alexander Technique is Patrick Ardagh-Walter, a professional singer who has worked with the likes of the Royal Opera. He’s a trained Alexander Technique teacher himself and is an assistant at a training… Read More »Ep.138 Exploring the Benefits of The Alexander Technique for Singers with Patrick Ardagh-Walter
Joining Alexa today is Professor of Performing Arts Pedagogy at Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Roberta Wolff. As well as teaching on the Guildhall PGCert programme, she provides professional development on teaching skills to teachers across the performing arts… Read More »Ep. 137 Creating Optimal Learning Environments for Children and Young Adults with Roberta Wolff
If you’re struggling with a student who is a serial shirker when it comes to practising, try these singing practice strategies.
Back in 2019, teenager Eddie Cortez went viral for a letter that he wrote to his teacher, explaining why he didn’t do his homework. In that letter, he said, “I don’t want to do school work over the weekend because… Read More »EP.134 How to Get Your Students to Practise with Line Hilton
Listen to Beyonce, Whitney Houston or Freddie Mercury, and you’ll hear vibrato, that quick fluttery quality around a note that adds richness and emotion to a vocal.
Help your students emulate the vocal agility of stars like Stevie Wonder and Beyonce using these four tips.
Line Hilton discusses how to smoothly navigate the transition and develop a healthy, balanced mixed voice.
Help singers develop their own unique pop sound and artistry by exploring these five vocal techniques with them.
The jaw plays a crucial role in singing, and if there’s tension in this part of the body, a singer can expect trouble in the form of vocal strain, reduced range or registration problems. So to learn more about the… Read More »Why Jaw Tension Can Wreak Havoc on a Singer’s Voice and How to Tackle It ⏱ 3 mins
Help your students bring musical theatre characters to vivid life with these text-based exercises recommended by a top acting coach. Louisa Morgan has one message for budding musical theatre performers: don’t forget the story. In her work as an acting through… Read More »Three Easy Text-Based Acting Exercises for Musical Theatre Students ⏱ 3 mins
Make your studio a safe space for adolescent singers to learn, explore and develop a growth mindset. The teenage years can be tough at the best of times, but for adolescent singers, things can be even more complicated. The cracking,… Read More »How to Inspire Adolescent Singers and Encourage a Growth Mindset ⏱ 3 mins
Deliver standout student-led singing lessons by asking these simple coaching questions. When it comes to figuring out what makes a great coaching question, who better to turn to for inspiration than motivational guru Julie Starr? The respected author of The… Read More »Ten of the Best Coaching Questions for Brilliant Student-Led Lessons ⏱ 3 mins
Got a student who is struggling with their musical mojo? Here are five ways to help them discover their authentic vocal style. Jo Sear is a singing teacher and performer who has helped many students in their quest to discover… Read More »How to Help Singers Find Their Authentic Vocal Style ⏱ 2 mins
Create a safe and supportive learning environment for students with ADHD by following these simple strategies.
Learn how to measure a student’s vocal range, lung capacity, pitch and resonance and how this knowledge can improve your teaching.
Dr Matt Edwards explains why less is more when it comes to breathing in contemporary pop/rock musical theatre singing and shares a useful breathing exercise. When it comes to breath control in contemporary musical theatre singing, Dr Matt Edwards of Shenandoah… Read More »Could This Simple Breathing Exercise Help Your Musical Theatre Students Sing Better? ⏱ 2 mins