The Transition: How to Develop Mixed Voice (and Avoid Cracks, Flips and Wobbles) ⏱ 3 mins
Line Hilton discusses how to smoothly navigate the transition and develop a healthy, balanced mixed voice.
Line Hilton
Guide to Head Voice: The Vocal Tool That Helps Singers Soar Like Beyonce ⏱ 3 mins
Singers who want to deliver powerful, soaring vocals at the higher end of their range (like Beyonce) need a well-developed head voice.
Chest Voice: What Is It and Why Is It Important to Singers? ⏱ 3 mins
Vocal coach Line Hilton discusses chest voice and its role in pop, rock and gospel singing.
Ten of the Best Coaching Questions for Brilliant Student-Led Lessons ⏱ 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
Dealing with Missed Lessons: How to Confidently Enforce Your Cancellation Policy ⏱ 2 mins
What should you do if a student cancels a session at short notice? Here’s some useful advice from Line Hilton on dealing with missed lessons. Last-minute cancellations can be a tricky issue for singing teachers to deal with – especially… Read More »Dealing with Missed Lessons: How to Confidently Enforce Your Cancellation Policy ⏱ 2 mins
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
The Larynx: What to Do If a Singer is Tracking Pitch ⏱ 2 mins
Line Hilton shares her tips for helping students struggling with laryngeal stability. The larynx plays a vital role in singing and heavily influences the character and tonal quality of the voice. So it stands to reason that for a singer… Read More »The Larynx: What to Do If a Singer is Tracking Pitch ⏱ 2 mins
Six Questions to Help Identify the Right Vocal Exercises ⏱3 mins
Top vocal coach Line Hilton explains how to tailor vocal exercises to suit the needs of a student. With decades of vocal coaching experience under her belt, Line Hilton, the founder of BAST Training, knows a thing or two about teaching… Read More »Six Questions to Help Identify the Right Vocal Exercises ⏱3 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
Check out our 2021 podcast highlights ⏱ 1 min
As the year draws to a close, the BAST team looks back at a few highlights from our 2021 podcast. We’re not too proud here at BAST Training to admit that, at times, we found 2021 pretty tough. Dealing with… Read More »Check out our 2021 podcast highlights ⏱ 1 min
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
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.