A Voice and Beyond

This week's guest is Joyce Anastasia.
 
This week on A Voice and Beyond, I share a most inspiring interview with our special guest, Joyce Anastasia. Joyce is a transformational leadership consultant, with over 20 years of experience in multidisciplinary psychology, creative arts, business and leadership. In this episode, Joyce discusses some of her other roles as an educator, writer and visionary activist with a lifelong passion to inspire new ways to lead by wisdom and congruence. Joyce travels internationally alongside contemporary Western businesses, and their leaders, Indigenous Cultures and their wisdom keepers working with them to bridge the gap between Western and Indigenous cultures, encouraging new ways to manifest the critical shifts needed to create a more thriving planet.

Recently, Joyce published her book Extraordinary Leadership During Extraordinary Times. The primary focus of this book is to motivate us to discover personal ways to positively impact who we are and transform the systems that define our world. Joyce also shares her views on the importance of exploring creativity, the positive impact of good teamwork skills in the workplace, how a harmonious home life can set you up for a more positive business life, and the implications of operating out of fear in our day-to-day lives. This is a truly fascinating and profound interview with Joyce Anastasia, one not to be missed.

Find Joyce online

• Website
• Book

In this episode
05:19 — Where Did It All Begin?
11:21 — The Vision in the Playground
15:27 — Blessing or Curse
21:28 — Sharing the Gift to the World
26:27 — How Do Clients Reach You?
29:54 — The Process of Intuition
35:43 — Choosing to Transform Ourselves
40:19 — Triumph Over a World Full of Fear
46:37 — Steps Towards Global Transformation
51:39 — The Key Is Being Authentic
57:04 — Bridging the Gap Between Western and Indigenous
01:03:59 — The Seven Vital Keys
01:06:10 — Joyce’s Soul Print

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This week's guest is Cate Frazier-Neely.
 
Cate Frazier-Neely is a Singing Voice Specialist, a voice teacher with specialisation across many styles, a musician, an author, a visual artist and Somatic Educator. She is also involved in the Arts for Physical and Emotional Health. Cate candidly calls herself a traditionalist who is a rebel and in this episode, she reveals why. Cate explains that her own voice training was based on a traditional Western European Classical model, but has since stepped out to explore, perform and teach across other styles. Cate explains that as voice teachers, we need to step out of our own paradigms and we must continue to find opportunities to learn and adapt in our ever-evolving field. Cate also offers her views on different topics around singing voice pedagogy, the limitations of methodologies, the benefits of teachers having had a performance career and so much more. She shares many of her own personal and professional experiences within the singing voice industry, including those significant moments in time when she was silenced as a woman and as someone who trying to instigate change within the teaching community. There is so much to unpack in this interview with Cate Frazier-Neely and I am sure you’re going to enjoy listening and learning with Cate as much as I did.

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In this episode
05:57 — Humble Beginnings
10:31 — The New Thing in Music Education the You Never Knew
13:31 — What is Classical Singing?
20:37 — The Territories Where You Think You Should Teach
24:29 — The Stains of Superiority and the Wisdom From Age
29:37 — Lessons for the Big Wigs
35:54 — Knowing the Heart, Not Just Technique
41:54 — Inspirations of the Great Teachings
46:18 — Do You Have the Right Motive to Teach?
49:28 — Putting the Muzzle on You
56:18 — Making a Stand and Using Your Voice
01:02:14 — Perspective as a Singing Voice Specialist
01:04:16 —Kate’s Mission
01:06:55 — It’s Okay Not to Know Things

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If someone asked you to recall the last time you were kind to yourself, would you struggle to bring up that memory? What does it mean for you to be kind to yourself? Do you practise self-kindness? Perhaps you find the word “self” off-putting – it seems selfish or self-centred somehow. In this episode, we discuss the importance of being kind to ourselves first, because being kind to others must start with self. It is not selfish and the truth is, self-kindness is also an essential component of good mental health. Research shows that when we carry out an act of kindness, the brain releases serotonin, the feel-good hormone which has a calming effect and stimulates positive feelings in the body. Imagine what this can do for your life! Today’s episode offers three simple ways to treat yourself with kindness and how to incorporate acts of self-kindness into your life each and every day.

In this episode
01:06 — What Does It Mean to Be Kind to Yourself?
03:29 — Love Yourself First
04:57 — 1. Stop Setting Unrealistic Expectations for Yourself in Any Given Situation
10:46 — 2. Self-Compassion
11:56 — What Is Self-Acceptance?
13:06 — Making Mistakes and Learning From It
15:31 — 3. Do Something That Brings You Joy Everyday
17:12 — Importance of Me Time
18:46 — Giving Yourself a “Break”
20:24 — Conclusion

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This week's guest is David Sisco.
 
This week we have part two of our two-part brilliant interview with David Sisco, a New York based freelance voice teacher, and multi-hyphenate artist, whose work life also encompasses being a published author, performer, music director, and commissioned composer. In this episode, David delves deeper into many important topics relating to our singing voice community, as well as his own teaching philosophies.

David discusses his intention to create a safer space in his teaching studio, by holding space for his students to foster curiosity, joy, and passion and to learn to trust their individuality and not be in judgement of it. He believes that as voice teachers it is our job to invite the uncomfortable, and we must all learn to fail better and not be guided by our own limiting beliefs of what we think the voice can do and what the individual student is capable of. Our biases and our knowledge should not act as a barrier between ourselves and the student. David admits that he calls himself a voice teacher and is not a voice scientist and that is ok. He shares, that as voice teachers, we love our labels and that as a voice teaching community we must stop shaming one another, know our lane and come together to uplift each other.

As David says so beautifully, it is time to celebrate all styles of singing in performance and research. This is a most inspirational and honest interview with David Sisco that is not to be missed.

David's Links: 

• Website
• Performing in Contemporary Musicals
• Mastering College Musical Theatre Auditions
• David's YouTube
• Gualtieri & Sisco's YouTube
• Soundcloud

In this episode
03:33 — The True Master-Apprentice Model 
06:22 — Essential Requirements in Creating Safe Spaces
08:21 — Own Kind of Pedagogy in Musical Theater
11:29 — Efficient and Sustainable Singing
18:05 — Finding Stewardship for Ourselves
22:16 — Establishing Teacher-Student Boundaries
23:12 — Unleash Your True Self, Unlock Your Potential
25:31 — Shifting Archetypal Essence
28:03 — Rising Above Imposter Syndrome
31:10 — Extended Safe Spaces for Both Students and Teachers
32:25 — What’s Next for David Sisco?
37:15 — Piece of Advice for the Singing Voice Community

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This week's guest is David Sisco.

This is part one of a two-part interview with David Sisco, a New York-based voice teacher, who regularly lectures nationally and internationally on all things relating to singing voice pedagogy. David describes himself as a multi-hyphenate artist whose life work centres around exploring music, drama, writing, and teaching, finding great inspiration and commonalities in each. During this interview, David speaks candidly about his own personal and professional journey, which led him to an enduring career in the performing arts. He discusses how he developed his teaching skills, and that he calls himself an equal opportunity borrower because his teaching approaches have come from a variety of different sources. David firmly believes that we, as voice teachers, must become life-long learners and we need to invest in ourselves, so we can invest in our students. Furthermore, David states that it is important to honour knowledge and that as a voice community, we must continue to learn and grow together.

During our conversation, David talked about his teaching philosophy and how can we hold safer spaces for our students where they can allow themselves to become more vulnerable and to tell their stories, with honesty and without judgement. David affirms that we should be encouraging our students to become more curious and explore the possibilities of their voices and allow for playfulness.

Finally, David speaks openly about his beliefs regarding the status quo of voice programs within higher education, where students are paying hundreds of thousands of dollars for a university degree. He discusses the importance of providing context in student learning and that we must help our students understand the industry in which they are pursuing a professional career.

Remember this is part one of a two-part interview with the brilliant David Sisco and part two will follow next week.

David's Links: 

• Website
• Performing in Contemporary Musicals
• Mastering College Musical Theatre Auditions
• David's YouTube
• Gualtieri & Sisco's YouTube
• Soundcloud

In this episode
08:15 — David’s Earliest Memory of Singing
16:22 — Effects of Self-Sabotage
18:30 — Mental Emotional Connection in Singing
19:31 — The Importance of Sharing Your Voice With Students.
21:12 — David’s Happiest Time as a Performer
23:15 — Looking After Yourself Before Others
25:04 — David’s Teaching Career
28:14 — Benefits of a Student-Centered Type of Learning
30:16 — “If You Are a Teacher, You Are Life Long Learner”
33:16 — The Science of Teaching vs. Intuition.
36:31 — The Science of Teaching
40:53 — Creating a Safe Space for Students
42:12 — Are Educational Institutions Equipping Students With the Skills They Need to Be Employable?
45:21 — “Performing a Contemporary Musicals” Book by David Sisco and Laura Josepher

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This week's guest is Valeria Gary.

Have you ever wondered about the impacts on phonation for those who suffer from Parkinson’s Disease (PD)? In this episode, we speak with Valeria Gary who is a Health Coach and a Speech Language pathologist working within the healthcare industry. In 2015, Valeria transitioned her career as an SLP, to providing therapy to patients with PD, and works as a volunteer for Parkinson’s Foundation in Georgia and as the owner of Total Body Cognition and Southeast Parkinson’s Speech Services.

Currently, there are approximately 10 million people worldwide suffering from PD and in our conversation, Valeria explains that PD is a neurodegenerative disease, which means that it impacts the brain and the patient gradually worsens over time. She tells us that at this time, there are no known causes or cures for PD, however, with the correct medications and support, patients can maintain a good quality of life.

PD not only impacts the body but Valeria talks about the many ways it can affect phonation, such as patients experiencing reduced volume, monotone pitch and breathiness or hoarseness in the voice. She stresses that early intervention is most beneficial for the patient and it is easier to maintain function than to regain some. Valeria describes the clinical work she does with her patients, demonstrates some of the vocal exercises she uses along with their desired outcomes and how we as a voice community can create inclusive spaces for PD patients to enjoy and reap the benefits of singing. This is an informative and important episode for all of us to learn more about this terrible disease.

In this episode
04:06 — Valeria Gray’s Health Background
06:56 — Specializing in Parkinson’s Disease
08:56 — Michael J. Fox’s Impact on Parkinson’s Awareness
12:11 — Early Signs of Parkinson’s Disease
15:15 — Is Parkinson’s Disease Fatal?
17:47 — Deep Brain Stimulation’s Benefit
18:33 — Development of Speech Degeneration
21:33 — Valeria’s Treatment Plan for Patients
26:44 — Barriers of Speech Therapy
29:25 — Frequency of Treatment
31:20 — Youngest Parkinson’s Disease Patient
31:54 — Patients Experiencing Depression and Anxiety
33:13 — Singing and Parkinson’s
40:35 — Cure for Parkinson’s Disease
45:17 — Raising Awareness for Parkinson’s Disease
46:24 — SpeechVive Device

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How often do you start your day feeling tired, stressed and dreading having to turn up because you don’t feel ready to face the day? Do you find that you are feeling burnt out and maxed out even before you walk out the door in the mornings? Could it be that you are someone who is always looking after everyone else’s needs and you have been neglecting your own? If this is the case, as I’m sure it is for many of us especially those of us who are educators, the problem is that you can’t take care of anyone else’s needs, if you are not taking care of your own. Now is the time for you to release your bottomless level of potential, live life on your own terms & add a level of value to the world that no one else can. In this episode, we share three simple steps on how you can step up self-care, which simply means taking better care of yourself. So many of us are constantly neglecting this area of our lives. We feel guilty about putting ourselves and our needs above others, even though we must do this as a way to protect, preserve and respect ourselves. It is time to win back your life, upgrade your happiness, and feeling of aliveness and become more present, productive and energised.

03:22 — What Is Self-Care?
04:53 — Why Self-Care Is So Important?
08:05 — Physical Self-Care
09:08 — Having Proper Nutrition, Proper Sleep, and Great Physical Activity Is Essential When It Comes to Self-Care
10:58 — Mental Self-Care
12:13 — Becoming Your Number One Cheerleader
13:10 — Pay Attention to How You Talk to Yourself
14:32 — Emotional Self-Care
16:04 — Journaling as an Effective Form of Emotional Self-Care
18:53 — Conclusion

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This week on A Voice and Beyond, we welcome back Duncan Rock, one of our all-time favourite guests, from episode number 29, to discuss the very important topic of nutrition. For those of you who haven’t been introduced to Duncan, he is a professional baritone who has had an enduring career touring internationally with numerous opera companies for many years. After a life-changing event, Duncan decided to transition into the health and well-being field and is now a qualified nutritionist with a specialisation in promoting good health for performing artists, a registered exercise professional, and a member of the Royal Society for Public Health. Whilst studying for his Master’s degree in Human Nutrition, Duncan quickly learned that the best way to positively improve our health and longevity is through proper nutrition. Every day, we are being bombarded with information through the media regarding what constitutes good nutrition, the latest fad diet that promises the holy grail for weight loss, and the list goes on. This can be very confusing and in this episode, Duncan helps us to better understand what proper nutrition means by doing some myth busting. He explains how an appropriate nutrition plan not only promotes a healthy lifestyle that can enrich our lives, but it is the best way to defy all-cause mortality. Duncan tells us that we are currently living in an obesogenic environment in the western world and that the impact of overnutrition in our society has surpassed the impact of malnutrition. In today’s show, he not only shares his knowledge and philosophies on nutrition but also gives us hints and tips on some of the most basic things we can do on a daily basis to improve our eating habits. This is a most insightful interview with Duncan Rock and is not to be missed, especially if you are looking to improve your overall health and well-being.

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Instagram: @duncanrock_nutrition

In this episode
07:09 — Transitioning to the Field of Diet and Nutrition
12:12 — Poor Eating Habits as Top 3 Cause of Cancers
16:10 — Is Vegan Diet the Worst Diet Style?
20:41 — What Constitutes a Bad Nutrition?
25:15 — Type of Foods That Are Addictive
28:31 — Foods That Trigger Depression and Panic Attacks
41:55 — Eating the Correct Quantity of Food
46:00 — Carbohydrates vs Calorie Intake
48:12 — Carbohydrates’ Role in Serotonin Production
49:16 — Benefits of Fasting
53:13 — Hunger and Mindset Behind
56:34 — Importance of Knowing Your Metabolic Rate
57:15 — Fact or Myth: Breakfast Is the Most Important Meal of the Day
1:00:58 — Top 5 Recommend Foods
1:03:09 — Worst Foods You Could Possibly Eat

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This week’s guests are Kayla Saunders & Dominique Petit Frere.

In July, A Voice and Beyond embarked on a “Beyond” adventure on a cruise ship sailing around the Mediterranean, but it wasn’t all play for me, as I had the pleasure of doing something that I hadn’t done before and that was to interview two guests simultaneously, in an in-person situation. Kayla Saunders and Dominque Petite Frere were two of the production cast singers performing onboard the ship, Celebrity Beyond, and they sat down and shared their own personal experiences as singers working within the cruising industry, in a tell-all interview. They explained the audition process, the gruelling rehearsal schedule, their work demands and performance expectations. We also discussed Kayla and Dom’s regime for maintaining good vocal health, but most importantly, how they take care of their physical, mental and emotional health and well-being while living in a pressure cooker environment, onboard a ship. Other important topics we delved into were how the cruising industry can provide support for its performers, for example, having a vocology team on standby to support vocalists’ healthcare needs, but also how the industry can further promote and create policy around inclusivity, belonging, equity and diversity. This is an eye-opening interview and I felt very privileged sitting in the company of both Kayla and Dom as they spoke so candidly about their personal experiences in an industry that can continue to improve support for its performers.

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www.Domlepetitfrere.com

In this episode
05:35 — Kayla’s Musical Influences
07:44 — Dom’s Formal Musical Education
14:11 — Transitioning to life onboard a Cruise Ship
23:10 — Appointing a Vocal Captain
26:52 — What Is a Black Track?
31:10 — Impact of Manipulating the Voice
40:58 — Celebrity Beyond
54:21 — Responsibilities of a Vocal Captain
57:43 — Vocal Warmup Exercises
1:01:04 — Taking Care of Their Physical, Mental, and Emotional Health on the Ship
1:07:17 — Typical Production Show’s Schedule
1:13:58 — Things the Company Can Do Better for Artists
1:19:57 — Is There a Gender Bias in Terms of Pay?
1:24:47 — Being Black in the Entertainment Industry in Terms of Inclusivity
1:33:30 — Advice for Other Performers Coming to the Ship
1:36:39 — Kayla & Dom’s Next Plans

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This week’s guest is Elisa Stancil Levine.

Elisa Stancil Levine is a world-class decorative artist and author of the book ‘This or Something Better’. Elisa describes herself as a writer, a maker, a nature lover, as well as, a little woo woo. In this week’s episode, Elisa shares her most inspiring life story, describing how she overcame adversity and the terrible trauma she faced from a young age, to how she became a very highly successful businesswoman, and the founder of Stancil Studios, an award-winning nationwide company. Elisa tells us that she was silenced as a very young child, and lived under a shadow of shame when she suffered the trauma of physical abuse from her grandmother and unthinkable sexual abuse at the hands of her step-grandfather. However, it was during this time she found peace in nature and began a beautiful relationship and trust for her outdoor surroundings. As a teenager, Elisa faced further trauma when her son was stillborn, and she felt she did not have a voice, but once again she found strength in nature and discovered that as a woman, she was resilient and could achieve success and greatness. Elisa believes that we all can harness nature as our greatest guide to living our most joyful and fulfilling life, just as she did, especially in the moments when she was silenced. Elisa shares many wonderful stories and the lessons that she has learned through the journey of her most incredible life. This is an awe-inspiring episode with Elisa Stancil Levine.

In this episode
06:06 — From State Park to Outdoor Theater 
12:34 — Elisa’s First Realization of Wanting to Have a Voice
18:20 — Elisa’s Trauma With Her Step Grandfather 
21:28 — Shadow of Shame From Childhood Trauma
23:07 — The Famous Nun: Sister Mary Karina
24:12 — Beginning of a Huge Pivotal Point 
26:04 — Misogyny in the 1960’s
29:44 — Another Crushing Time 
30:50 — Dealing With Tremendous Loss
35:01 — How Elisa Spent a Year With Her Son 
36:34 — How the Remodeling Business Began 
41:08 — The Mindset of a Problem Solver 
43:33 — Being Out in Nature
46:53 — Influence of Nature
46:53 — One of the Most Rewarding Project of Stancil Studios
1:03:20 — Handling Fear and Healing From Past Trauma

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