Colds, flu, and poor general health bring stress and suffering to everyone, but for a voice teacher and singer, it means missed opportunity and lost income(and in severe situations - vocal injury). Our guest, Voice Teacher, nutrition expert, and health coach, Elizabeth Rotoff outlines the four pillars of better health - exercise, stress management, sleep, and nutrition.

If you are looking to make healthy living a priority in 2019, Elizabeth shares some simple strategies and inspiration for happy AND healthy singing!

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Introductory Vocal Classes are a unique opportunity for students age 6-8 years who love to sing and are new to lessons. This group lesson is a music skills class with a particular focus on singing.

If you have the interest, space, and mindset to work with a small group class, Nikki shares the kid and teacher-tested singing games and activities and all the fantastic resources she uses to create a fun and educational vocal music curriculum. For links to all the resources mentioned in this podcast, please visit our show notes page.

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Debuting in this episode is the My Music Staff Minute: Business Tips for your music studio.

Discussions about onset, using resistance bands with our vocal students and a very naughty tongue twister that will keep everyone laughing. Our trip around the world continues and teachers are sharing their go-to warm-ups and exercises. A special thank you to Elizabeth Rotoff, (Winnipeg, Canada) Jerry Elsbernd, (Shorewood, Minnesota, U.S.) and Nicole Casey (U.K./Spain) For more information about our guests and the free resources mentioned in the podcast, please visit our podcast page www.thefullvoice.com/fvpodcasts/67

{Please note, there is some crackle at the beginning of the interview, but it quickly fades away.}

Kid friendly exercises for helping with speech articulation and easy-peasy (and super effective) exercises to help coordinate switching between the registers. We continue our journey around the world to discover great warm-ups and exercises for your students. A special thank you to Lauren MacKay (Brisbane, Australia), and Christine Keene (Anchorage, Alaska) for sharing super fun singing ideas! For more information about our guests visit our podcast page at www.thefullvoice.com/fvpodcasts

Pack your bags - we are taking a trip around the world. We are stopping in on our friends and colleagues from around the globe and asking them about their favorite vocal warm-ups. {Teacher Take-a-way Alert} Listen to this podcast and You will have new and exciting vocal exercise ideas for your studio - guaranteed! In this episode, no piano warm-up tips and crowdsourcing ideas from your students to customize a warm-up that makes them smile! Special thanks to Karen Michaels, Kim Wessel and Rebekah Piatt for their great ideas (and some fun laughs!) For more information about the guests and links to more information - Please visit our webpage at www.thefullvoice.com/fvpodcasts

Returning Guest, Shannon Coates discusses her new online course: The Vocal Instrument 101. A fun and lively conversation about continuing education and diving into the science, anatomy, and physiology of singing. For information about the links mentioned in this podcast please visit www.thefullvoice.com/fvpodcasts (Please note: There is occasional “crackle” in the recording due to internet connection issues, but the voices are clear!)

After miserably hacking through a student’s song on the piano in the lesson the other day, I started thinking about challenges of accompanying our students. And the struggle with using backing tracks for home practice. Whether you are a seasoned pro behind the keyboard or your skills are functional there are plenty of times when we need to step away from the piano and watch our students too! Music is a collaborative art form and yet, are we supporting our singers too much? Visit our website for links from this podcast www.thefullvoice.com/fvpodcasts

Voice teachers are ALWAYS preparing students for auditions. What songs will give our students the best chances of landing the roll? Should you transpose the music? What about the 16 or 32 bar cuts? Our good friend (and Musical Theatre guru) Nate Plummer answers these questions and MORE in this interview. For more information and shownotes visit www.thefullvoice.com/fvpodcasts

Keeping students engaged and participating in your teaching studio can be challenging. Yes, students often quit lessons for many reasons that are out of our control, but in this podcast, Nikki discusses several strategies that can ensure that students of all ages will stay with us and take advantage of all that we have to offer in our teaching studios. For more information and links to the show notes, please visit www.thefullvoice.com/fvpodcasts

Special returning guest, Michelle Markwart Deveaux discusses the unique challenges we face in our teaching studios depending on our age. Yes! Age matters more than you may think when running an independent teaching studio. Whether you are new to teaching or you have been at it for decades, Michelle shares strategies for all of us PLUS an important reminder about how we can all support each other. For all links mentioned in this podcast, please visit our website at www.thefullvoice.com