Alexa’s guest this week is Wendy Rolls, who divides her time teaching singing at two Brisbane girls’ secondary schools and at her own private studio, conducting a chamber choir for middle school girls. Wendy completed a Masters where her thesis focused on the pedagogical needs of adolescent female singers and is currently tracking the development of nine girls for her PhD. She is the creator of the female voice change pamphlet and post packs and is here to discuss how we can best navigate the adolescent female voice change.

'Our language is so important that we need to make sure we don’t inadvertently put pressure on students'

RELEVANT LINKS & MENTIONS

• Mental Health First Aid England
• Harvard Thinking Routines
• If in Doubt, Breathe Out by Ron Morris and Linda Hutchison
• Singing and Teaching Singing: A Holistic Approach to Classical Voice by Janice Chapman
• James Clear
• Finding Ophelia’s Voice, Opening Ophelia’s Heart by Lynne Gackle
• Singing Teachers Talk Ep.87 How to Manage Allergies and Upper Respiratory Infections with Laryngologist Declan Costello
• Barbara Connable
• Teaching Singing to Children and Young Adults by Dr Jenevora Williams
• Doctor Vox
• Untangled by Lisa Damour
• Good Habits, Bad Habits by Wendy Wood
• Blame My Brain by Nicola Morgan
• Thinking Outside the Voice Box by Bridget Sweet

ABOUT THE GUEST 

Wendy Rolls enjoys working with singers of all ages as teacher, conductor and performer. Her work is informed by a wide-ranging background with a Master of Music Studies in vocal pedagogy from Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University, Bachelor of Veterinary Science (UQ), Bachelor of Education (QUT), and an Australian Kodály Certificate.

Wendy has worked with many young female singers as choristers and music students, including twelve years in a singing-based school music program, from early childhood to middle school.

Wendy currently divides her time teaching singing at two Brisbane secondary girls’ schools and private studio, conducting an auditioned chamber choir for middle school girls, and PhD study.

Following her Masters' thesis on the pedagogical needs of adolescent female singers, Wendy recognised the need for a clear and simple way to explain girls' voice change. The subsequent pamphlets were well received by both teachers and students, and she was encouraged to explore this area more deeply. Wendy’s current PhD study involves one-to-one singing lessons with nine girls whilst tracking their vocal development and responses to changes they experience.

She has presented at workshops and conferences on vocal pedagogy, vocal health, and musicianship for singers for ANATS, ANCA and Kodály Australia.

Guest Website: rolls.id.au

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Kimberley George is a singer-songwriter and topliner for DJs. She joins Alexa today on Singing Teachers Talk to tell you everything you need to know about songwriting for electronic music styles. Listen in to find out what happens when a DJ contacts a vocalist, the problems in communicating creative ideas, the advantages of doing your own production, and what you, as a singing teacher, can do for a student wanting to get into that industry.

 KEY MOMENTS

‘By being versatile I can adapt to what people need and create the best vocal that I can’
‘It’s a massive advantage doing your own production and not having to go to a studio’
‘A DAW is like your kitchen cupboard, the one that works for you is the one where you can find the cups’

RELEVANT LINKS & MENTIONS

• Artists Mentioned: Fleetwood Mac; Ellie Goulding; Avicii; Jax Jones & Becky Hill
• Singing Teachers Talk Podcast: Ep.105 How to Teach Popular Music Styles to Singers with Jo Sear: https://linktr.ee/basttraining?utm_source
• Equipment: DAW (Kim uses Logic); interface; SM58 microphone; reflection filter (Kim uses Aston Halo)
• Tommy Ludgate: @tommyludgatecoach
• Singing Teachers Talk Podcast: Ep.49 - Unlocking Your Creative Potential with Tommy Ludgate: https://linktr.ee/basttraining?utm_source
• Chad Kowal: @chadkowal

ABOUT THE GUEST

Kimberley George is a well-established session vocalist, songwriter, performer, and coach known for her exceptional talent and versatility.

Her skills as a vocalist allow her to adapt to different genres, making her a sought-after collaborator among producers and DJs. Her ability to create captivating toplines and deliver outstanding vocals is earning her a reputation as the go-to vocalist for many in the industry.
Kimberley made her mark in the electronic music scene just 3 years ago, and since then, her vocals have amassed over 6 million streams on Spotify.

In addition to her success as a vocalist and songwriter, Kimberley is also a dedicated vocal coach, deeply passionate about the voice and empowering creatives to achieve long and successful careers. Specialising in artist development, songwriting, and vocal technique, Kimberley shares her expertise and passion with aspiring artists.

EPISODE RESOURCES

Guest Website:

• kimberleygeorgemusic.com

Social Media:

• Instagram: @kimberleygeorgemusic

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BAST founder Line Hilton joins Alexa Terry today on Singing Teachers Talk to discuss giving student-led singing lessons. We’ll be talking about the different types of questions to ask and how you can get students to expand on their answers, reflect back on lessons, and set their own goals. 

KEY MOMENTS

‘It’s not about how good or bad I was, it’s about if I achieved what I wanted to achieve or not’ 

‘I’ve always felt the role of the teacher is to become redundant so a student can teach themselves’ 

‘Goals are a great form of motivation’

‘If you persist with teaching in a way they don’t like, you might lose them’

RELEVANT LINKS & MENTIONS

• The Coaching Manual by Julie Starr
• BAST Book Review - The Coaching Manual by Julie Starr: https://www.basttraining.com/the-coaching-manual-a-must-read-coaching-skills-guide/

EPISODE RESOURCES 

Guest Website:

• www.basttraining.com

Social Media:

• @basttraining

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Joining Alexa today is Jo Sear, a rock, pop and soul singer, and teacher of CCM singing styles. Jo completed her MA in Voice Pedagogy through the Voice Study Centre and will soon begin her PhD at The Royal Northern College of Music. She’s here to discuss teaching popular music styles, the topic of her recently published final MA dissertation project.

‘The whole basis of popular music is authenticity’ 

RELEVANT LINKS & MENTIONS

• Voice Study Centre
• British Voice Association
• The Journal of Popular Music Education
• Modern Vocal Pedagogy: Investigating a potential curricular framework for training popular music singing teachers, Joanna Sear
• Jeanie LoVetri
• Teaching Contemporary Singing; Voice Teacher Influencer; Beginning Singing, John Henny
• Jo Thompson
• Yvie Burnett
• Dr Matt Edwards
• Vocal Workouts for the Contemporary Singer, Ann Peckham
• Journal of Voice
• Heidi Moss Erickson
• The Musician’s Mind Teaching, Learning and Performance in the Age of Brain Science by Lynn Helding et al
• Interview with Dr Trineice Robinson-Martin How to Nurture a Singer’s Authentic Voice
• A Voice and Beyond podcast
• The Naked Vocalist podcast
• Christina Shewell
• So You Want to Sing…Rock and Roll, Matthew Edwards and NATs
• The Art of Singing Onstage and in the Studio, Jennifer Hamady

ABOUT THE GUEST 

Jo has been singing rock, pop and soul music all her life singing lead and backing vocals in a wide variety of rock, soul and blues bands, working as a session singer and taking part in many stage productions, including several at the London Palladium. Her current band is Soul Enforcement Bureau, an 8-piece professional soul band.

Jo has been teaching CCM singing styles exclusively for over 17 years, working both privately and within secondary and dance schools. She has trained in many different areas of voice study, including the Estill Model, advanced anatomy and voice acoustics, and has taught a wide range of students, from amateurs to professionals. She completed her MA in Voice Pedagogy with Distinction in April 2021 and is a passionate advocate of the importance of training more rock/pop teachers and conducting more contemporary voice research. Her research-based curriculum outline for training Popular Music singing teachers has recently been published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Popular Music Education.

Guest Website: popupvocaltraining.co.uk

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Joining Alexa today is Colin McGee, who is trained in psychoanalytic and humanistic therapy and hypnotherapy. Colin McGee works at the National ADHD charity ADDISS as a psychotherapist, supervisor, and trainer, and also has his own personal clinical practice specialising in behaviour management, ADHD and autism. He’s the perfect guest for this episode as we’re looking at teaching neurodivergent singers. 

KEY MOMENTS

‘ADHD is not deliberate, they’re not late on purpose’

‘People with ADHD are visual kinesthetic learners’ 

‘When you become emotionally overloaded, that’s where the problems start’ 

RELEVANT LINKS & MENTIONS

• Dr Russell Barkley - This is How you Treat ADHD Off Science Lecture: com/watch?v=_tpB-B8BXk0
• Georgia & Tommy: Baby Steps Documentary (Series 3; episode 1)

ABOUT THE GUEST 

Trained in psychoanalytic and humanistic therapy and hypnotherapy, Colin McGee works at the National ADHD charity ADDISS as a psychotherapist, supervisor, and trainer (Schools and Parents), and also has his own personal clinical practice.

Colin has a background in education and has taught in three countries over many years, teaching in most types of schools from Kindergarten to MA level and as deputy head and headteacher. His specialist areas are behaviour management, ADHD, and, more recently, autism, particularly as part of a dual diagnosis.

In the early 1990s, Colin started to work with singers from various backgrounds, from students to young professionals and established international performers. He has also worked with a number of classical musicians. Colin says: ‘I think that one of my strengths is that I know very little about music or singing, and I tend to ask questions that others may overlook.’

EPISODE RESOURCES 

Guest Website:

• addiss.co.uk

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Kaya Herstad-Carney joins Alexa to tackle the subject of how to measure a singer. That doesn’t mean marking their height on the wall in pencil; it’s about understanding someone’s limitations and exceptions. Kaya is creative with a wide skill set, ranging from powerful performances of her original music to vocal coaching, singing teacher training, and artist development. 

KEY MOMENTS

‘Measure but don’t mention the physical appearance of someone and what we can expect from their sound’
‘People’s ideal posture is individual’
‘If in doubt, go and check it out’
‘Breathing out literally lowers your heart rate'

RELEVANT LINKS & MENTIONS

• BAST Blog - The Vocal Fold Layers
• Singing Teachers Talk Podcast - Ep.40 Integrated Skills: Teaching Singing to Dancers with Jennie Morton
• Singing Teachers Talk Podcast - Ep.97 Elevate Your Performance Through Anatomical Efficiency with Jennie Morton 
• Spotlight
• Chris Johnson & Teach Voice
• Kerrie Obert
• Voce Vista
• The Work of: Ken Bozeman; Ian Howell; Ingo Titze; Johan Sundberg 
• Singing Teachers Talk Podcast - Ep.101 How to Belt with John Henny
• Voice Science Works
• Pitch Analyser App
• Vocal Pitch Monitor App 
• Waterbear

ABOUT THE GUEST
 
Kaya is a creative with a wide skill set, ranging from powerful performances of her original music, vocal coaching and singing teacher training, artist development and co-writing, artistic direction for Threshold Festival and gig promotion, band and choir direction/arranging, mentoring and community workshops, in addition to her lecturing career across the popular music subjects including voice, songwriting, band skill and music industry studies. Originally from Norway, she made the UK her home in 1999. She is an established artist with a track record of performances at The Royal Variety Show, to the BBC Songwriting Showcase, touring UK and Europe.
Kaya has a varied portfolio career and is a passionate singer, songwriter, performer and a harmony/vocal fanatic, vocal arranger and producer, festival director, mentor, musical/choir director, vocal geek and senior lecturer with a wide range of experiences and interests on and off the stage. She has a particular love for vocal habilitation and artist development in the Contemporary Commercial field of music, including popular music, musical theatre and extreme vocals. 

EPISODE RESOURCES
 
Guest Website:

• kayamusic.com

Social Media: 

• @kayamusic

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Today Alexa is joined by the wonderful Joanne Bozeman who has been a voice teacher for almost 50 years. Joanne is a singer herself and was a faculty member at Lawrence University’s Conservatory of Music in the state of Wisconsin. She is a frequent presenter for organisations such as the BVA, NATS, and PAVA and is a coauthor of Singing Through Change: Women’s Voices in Midlife, Menopause, and Beyond. Joanne is on Singing Teachers Talk to share her expertise on singing through the stages of menopause. 

KEY MOMENTS
‘Menopause is not an old age situation, it’s a mid-life one’ 
‘Some bodies are just more sensitive to oestrogen’
‘Our bodies' responses to hormones are individualistic so it’s not a one size fits all’
‘Sometimes we have to get back to basics and address this tiny trauma’

RELEVANT LINKS & MENTIONS

• The Effect of Hormones on the Voice by Same Kadakia, Dave Carlson and Robert T. Sataloff; Care of the Professional Voice; 2013
• BAST Blog - Singing and the Premenstrual Voice
• The work of Dr Jean Abitbol (referenced in The Effect of Hormones on the Voice article noted above)
• Singing Through Menopause: Reactions and Responses Survey by Martha Elliott
• Vocal Function work by Joe Stemple 
• The work of Rebecca Moseley-Morgan
• Chadley Ballantyne
• Singing Teachers Talk Podcast - Ep.52 Getting to Grips with Vocal Acoustics with Chadley Ballantyne
• Singing Teachers Talk Podcast - Ep.84 The Benefits of Cross-Genre Training with The Voice Collective
• Co-authors: Cait Frazier-Neely & Nancy Bos
• Journal of Voice

ABOUT THE GUEST
Joanne Bozeman, co-author of Singing Through Change: Women’s Voices in Midlife, Menopause, and Beyond, has been a voice teacher for nearly 50 years, beginning when she was completing her music training at the University of Arizona. She was a faculty member at Lawrence University’s Conservatory of Music in the state of Wisconsin for 26 years, where she taught singing and a number of voice and music education courses.  Along with her teaching career, Joanne was an actively performing soprano, specialising in recital repertoire, oratorio and chamber music. 

EPISODE RESOURCES
Guest Website:https://singingthroughchange.com
Social Media: Instagram: @singingthruchange

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Internationally renowned voice teacher John Henny returns to chat with host Alexa Terry on this episode of Singing Teachers Talk. John has taught thousands of vocalists, including Grammy winners and top background and session singers. He has also trained hundreds of voice teachers, including many industry leaders. We’ve got a belting episode for you this week, quite literally, as Alexa and John will be discussing how to belt. 

KEY MOMENTS

‘Belting, I know it when I hear it’ 

‘Most contemporary music can use belt, it’s only really female classical singers who won’t’

‘You’ve got to break that connection to work up to the belt’

RELEVANT LINKS & MENTIONS

• Belt Example @ 3:18 to end - Gimme Gimme from Thoroughly Modern Millie (Sutton Foster)
• Belt Example @ 1:23 - I Have Nothing by Whitney Houston
• Kerrie Obert
• Singing Teachers Talk Podcast - Ep.59 Top Tongue Tips for Boosting High Frequency Energy with Kerrie Obert
• Jeremy Ryan Mossman
• Vocology in Practice
• Ken Bozeman
• Practical Vocal Acoustics by Kenneth W. Bozeman
• Voce Vista
• Demo: You Don’t Do it for Me Anymore by Demi Lovato
• Chris Johnson

ABOUT THE GUEST 

John Henny has been a leading voice teacher for over 25 years. He has taught thousands of singers, including Grammy winners and top background and session singers. John's students have appeared on Broadway and in major touring companies. John has also trained hundreds of voice teachers, including many industry leaders.

John hosts the popular podcast, The Intelligent Vocalist, and his YouTube channel has more than eight million views and counting. His books, including Beginning Singing, are Amazon bestsellers.

John has lectured at USC, The Paul McCartney Liverpool Institute, and the Learning Annex.

John is known for making complex concepts simple and easy to understand and is a leader in creating online programs for singers and voice teachers.

EPISODE RESOURCES 

Guest Website:

• www.basttraining.com

Social Media:

• Facebook: @John Henny Vocals
• Instagram: @johnhennyvocals
• Twitter: @johnhennyvocals
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/jhenny62

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This episode is very special! It marks 100 episodes of the BAST Singing Teachers Talk podcast! We just wanted to take a second to do a massive shout out to all of the incredible guests we’ve spoken to and also you, our amazing listeners! To thank you for joining us, we’re running a special giveaway to win over a thousand pounds worth of educational videos, knowledge and singing teacher goodness! All you need to do to enter is take a screenshot of this episode of the podcast playing on your device, pop it on your story and tag @basttraining. That’s it! You’re entered! We’ll be announcing winners over on Instagram and Facebook so give us a cheeky follow. Competition entry ends at midnight tonight so get screenshotting!On to the podcast and on this milestone episode we’re joined by Duncan Rock, a graduate of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama who has an active career as an operatic Baritone performing roles at many of the world’s leading opera houses. He is a nutritionist working with the likes of Vocal Health Education and The Voice Care Centre and is currently training to be a physiotherapist.
KEY MOMENTSDairy does not create mucus, this is a myth
You’re just as likely to experience the same thing with a soy based drink as with dairy
These lists of best food for singers you find online are rarely based on anything substantial 
RELEVANT LINKS & MENTIONS

• Vocal Health Education
• Pubmed
• Singing Teachers Talk Podcast: Ep.60 The Best Nutritional Do’s and Don’ts for Singers with Stephanie Moore

ABOUT THE GUEST
Duncan is a graduate of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama (London) and West Australian Academy of Performing Arts. He has an active career as an operatic Baritone performing roles at many of the world’s leading opera houses including the Metropolitan Opera, the Royal Opera, Glyndebourne, English National Opera, Teatro Real and the Boston Lyric Opera. As a baritone soloist, he has recorded and performed with the London Symphony Orchestra and the BBC Symphony orchestra.Concurrently with his performing career, Duncan works as a Nutritionist and Nutritional Science Writer. He holds a Masters of Science in Nutritional Science and an advanced diploma in nutrition and weight management.His speciality is combining his parallel fields of study and providing nutritional information for performing artists. He is cognisant, from both an academic and personal standpoint, of the heavy demands of a busy performing schedule that often includes the demands of rigorous travel. He has been using his knowledge of diet and nutrition to propel his own career as well as help other performers attain optimal vocal and physical health.MMus MMperf MSc MRSPH

EPISODE RESOURCES
Guest Website:
basttraining.comSocial Media
duncanrocknutrition.com Social MediaInstagram:

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'Ask Me Anything' is where listeners can pose questions to BAST Training founder and trainer, Line Hilton. In this episode Line gives advice on creating cancellation policy, optimal booking systems, when you might need to use a debt collection agency and what to do if a student complains about aches and pains around the larynx.

KEY MOMENTS

‘We need to overcome the awkward feelings that come up when talking about money’ 

‘Don’t let yourself get into a bad situation, stop it before it happens’ 

‘If you don’t look after your money, no one else will’

RELEVANT LINKS & MENTIONS

• Singing Teachers Community Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/beasingingteacher/
• Xero (Accounting Software): https://www.xero.com/
• Singing Teachers Talk Podcast: Ep. 93 How to Organise Your Singing Studio Business with MyMusicStaff
• On Late Payment Charges: https://www.gov.uk/late-commercial-payments-interest-debt-recovery/charging-interest-commercial-debt
• Singing Teachers Talk Podcast: Ep. 62 How to Choose the Best Vocal Exercises with Line Hilton
• Singing Teachers Talk Podcast: Ep. 73 The Best Vocal Exercises for Laryngeal Stability with Line Hilton
• Singing Teachers Talk Podcast: Ep. 83 The Best Vocal Exercises for Sick Voices with Line Hilton
• Linktr.ee to the Singing Teachers Talk Podcast: https://linktr.ee/basttraining?utm_source

EPISODE RESOURCES 

Guest Website:

• www.basttraining.com

Social Media:

• @basttraining

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