Chris Johnson is a professional singer turned vocal coach who has worked with major label artists, West End leads, backing vocalists, singer/songwriters and vocal coaches. He is also the creator of Teach Voice, a programme that helps singing teachers up-skill and develop their technical and business acumen. He joins Alexa on Singing Teachers Talk to discuss all things articulation and singing when it comes to assessing jaw behaviour. 

KEY MOMENTS

‘The jaw's function and range of movement is unrestricted’

‘A lower larynx tends to have a warmer sound’ 

‘A lot of stability issues are because of the jaw’ 

‘The tongue needs to make up the pronunciation from the lack of mobility in the jaw’

RELEVANT LINKS & MENTIONS

• Singing Teachers Talk Podcast: Ep.44 - Exploring Vocal Registers with Chris Johnson: https://linktr.ee/basttraining?utm_source
• Artists mentioned: Boys2Men; Amy Winehouse; Adele; 
• Anatomy of Voice by Blandine Calais-Germain & Francois Germain
• Stephen King: https://voicecarecentre.co.uk/stephen-king/
• Feldenkrais Principles: https://feldenkrais.com/
• Circle: https://circle.so/
• Teach Voice Contact: teachvoice.com/email

ABOUT THE GUEST 

Chris Johnson started his performance career in a casual choir before working as a professional singer for 12 years. During the early part of his career, his busy schedule took its toll on his voice. Narrowly missing a serious vocal injury, Chris relearned his instrument and started on a never-ending journey of vocal development. 

After seeking help and turning his own seemingly ‘hopeless’ voice around, Chris realised he might also be able to help other singers and moved into vocal coaching. 

Chris has worked with major label artists, West End leads, backing vocalists, singer/songwriters and vocal coaches. He also helps singing teachers worldwide navigate the overwhelming amount of pedagogical information available to them, and develop their technical and business acumen, mainly via the courses he delivers through his programme: Teach Voice. 

Chris has also trained in manual laryngeal therapies and studied with scientists in vocal acoustics, physical and somatic therapy, and laryngology. He’s also one half of The Naked Vocalist podcasting/blogging duo.

EPISODE RESOURCES 

Guest Website:

• Teach Voice: teachvoice.com
• Coaching: chrisjohnsonvocalcoach.com
• Podcast: thenakedvocalist.com

Social Media: 

• Instagram: @teachvoicetraining
• Instagram: @chrisjohnsonvocalcoach

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