Voice specialist, Dr. Reena Gupta joins John for Vocal Q&A part 2. In this episode, Reena discuses:

• The effects of marijuana and alcohol on the voice
• The essential partnership of the voice teacher and doctor
• Steroid use for the voice
• Vocal fry
• And much more!

This is another MUST-LISTEN episode for all professional voice users!

Dr. Reena Gupta is one of the leading ear, nose and throat (ENT) doctors in Los Angeles. Dr. Gupta specializes in professional voice users, including celebrity singers.

Dr. Gupta joins John in the studio to answer your voice questions, including:

• When should you see an ENT?
• What should voice teachers listen for in singer's voices?
• How to develop your diagnostic ear.
• How to know you are getting the best possible evaluation
• The truth about nodules

• Vowels in different languages and dialects
• The under-vowel
• Balanced compression
• Singing when sick

Chris is one of the leading voice teachers in the UK and his answers are always fascinating and well-steeped in vocal science.

Knowing what to work on in the practice room can be confusing. How do you know if you are focusing on the right aspects of your voice?

In this first of a two-part interview, John is joined by Chris Johnson (of the fantastic Naked Vocalist podcast) to discuss how to analyze the voice and discover where you should focus your efforts.

Overwhelm is as close as the phone in your pocket, where there is a never-ending parade of vocal distractions to pull at your attention.

Countless vocal methods, YouTube videos, courses, online discussion and arguments - it can leave you trying to do everything (and ultimately, nothing) at once.

In this episode, John discusses how to get out of the overwhelm and on the road to consistent vocal improvement.