#85. My Career as a Rebel Traditionalist with Cate Frazier-Neely

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. https://www.Catefnstudios.com

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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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