The jaw plays a crucial role in singing, and if there’s tension in this part of the body, a singer […]


Three Easy Text-Based Acting Exercises for Musical Theatre Students ⏱ 3 mins
Help your students bring musical theatre characters to vivid life with these text-based exercises recommended by a top acting coach. […]

How to Inspire Adolescent Singers and Encourage a Growth Mindset ⏱ 3 mins
Make your studio a safe space for adolescent singers to learn, explore and develop a growth mindset. The teenage years […]

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 […]

How to Help Singers Find Their Authentic Vocal Style ⏱ 2 mins
Got a student who is struggling with their musical mojo? Here are five ways to help them discover their authentic […]

Nine Ways to Help Singers with ADHD Thrive ⏱ 3 mins
Create a safe and supportive learning environment for students with ADHD by following these simple strategies.

Measuring a Singer’s Voice: When and How To Do It ⏱ 2 mins
Learn how to measure a student’s vocal range, lung capacity, pitch and resonance and how this knowledge can improve your teaching.

Could This Simple Breathing Exercise Help Your Musical Theatre Students Sing Better? ⏱ 2 mins
Dr Matt Edwards explains why less is more when it comes to breathing in contemporary pop/rock musical theatre singing and […]

Preparing for Musical Theatre Auditions – Tips from a Broadway Veteran ⏱ 2 mins
What does it take to win a coveted role on Broadway? Veteran vocal coach Bob Marks reveals how he helps […]

Singers with Allergies: Top Teaching Tips and an Important Warning ⏱ 3 mins
Vocal coach Line Hilton reveals the do’s and don’ts of working with singers with allergies. In a perfect world, every […]

How to Deal With Difficult Parents ⏱ 3 mins
When it comes to teaching singing to children, there’s an important third party that you must factor into the equation: […]

Singing and long Covid: six things the experts are saying
Here’s an update from the Performing Arts Medicine Association on the latest thinking about singing and long Covid. A year […]

Focus On: Performance Anxiety and Mindset
Don’t miss BAST Training’s one-day special event, Focus On: Performance Anxiety and Mindset. It’s a chance to learn new ways to diagnose and support singers with performance anxiety.

Elite singers: How to challenge and inspire the best of the best
In our latest BAST case study, Alexa Terry looks at strategies for teaching elite singers and explains that even the most polished performer can benefit from singing lessons.

What to do when you just don’t gel with a student
What happens when a singing teacher and pupil just don’t gel? In the latest in our Difficult Conversations series, ALEXA TERRY looks at what vocal coaches can do if the teacher-student dynamic doesn’t seem to be working.

How to adapt a singing lesson if a student feels below par
When a student is under the weather or out of sorts, what’s a singing teacher to do? Alexa Terry shares […]

How to tell a singer they need to see an ENT
You suspect a student has a severe vocal problem and needs to see an ENT. How do you break the […]