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What are the turning points in your life? What drives you to make life-changing decisions? Vocal experts Dr Gillyanne Kayes and Jeremy Fisher share some of their turning points.
What crisis led to their meeting?
What Gillyanne said after leaving the Estill organisation
What happened when Jeremy damaged his hand (twice)
Why crises in your life might be good for you
And what happened in Jeremy's worst audition ever

Today's podcast is sponsored by Canu Publishing
The Featured Resource today is: Why Do I Need A Vocal Coach? Stories, tips and hacks from the studio of a voice expert
Ebook/paperback https://amzn.to/3aXuq1w 
Audiobook https://amzn.to/3QNl23R 

The Singing Express books and songbooks 1-4 https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=singing+express&i=stripbooks&ref=nb_sb_noss_2
The Oxford Handbook of Singing https://www.amazon.co.uk/Oxford-Handbook-Singing-Library-Psychology/dp/0199660778
Amazing Grace transcriptions https://vocalprocess.co.uk/what-is-music-anyway/
How To Sing Legato https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Sing-Legato-Practical-exercises-ebook/dp/B07CP4SXT3/

Professional Development Webinars 1-18 are now all available in the Learning Lounge for less than the price of one singing lesson https://vocal-process-hub.teachable.com/p/the-vocal-technique-learning-lounge

Download your free Build Your Own Tilting Larynx template on https://vocalprocess.co.uk/build-your-own-tilting-larynx

Vocal Process Online Singing Teacher Training is now the 12 Hours to Better Singing Teaching, available 24/7 here https://vocal-process-hub.teachable.com/p/12-hours-to-better-singing-teaching

Singing and the Actor https://amzn.to/3knFBHW
Successful Singing Auditions https://amzn.to/3iIFINW
This Is A Voice https://amzn.to/3waUz6Z 

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Dr Gillyanne Kayes & Jeremy Fisher reveal more stories behind the stories on their vocal technique books. This episode focuses on two extremes written at the same time - the Singing Express series for children and the Oxford Handbook of Singing for academics.

How we found our writing voice for each audience
Behind the scenes on creating and filming Singing Express
Collaborative writing (and why it took us 16 years to really make it work between us)
Working with a team of composers and arrangers for songs in different genres
The four stages of pitch matching in children (and some adults)
Why we chose to write songs of just a seventh in range
The biggest differences between writing for children and academics
Writing song transcriptions for the Oxford Handbook of Singing (Jessye Norman and LeAnn Rimes)

Four Stages of Pitch Matching https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFqfVpU8_4w&feature=youtu.be
The Singing Express books and songbooks 1-4 https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=singing+express&i=stripbooks&ref=nb_sb_noss_2
The Oxford Handbook of Singing https://www.amazon.co.uk/Oxford-Handbook-Singing-Library-Psychology/dp/0199660778
Amazing Grace transcriptions https://vocalprocess.co.uk/what-is-music-anyway/
How To Sing Legato https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Sing-Legato-Practical-exercises-ebook/dp/B07CP4SXT3/

Professional Development Webinars 1-18 are now all available in the Learning Lounge for less than the price of one singing lesson https://vocal-process-hub.teachable.com/p/the-vocal-technique-learning-lounge

Download your free Build Your Own Tilting Larynx template on https://vocalprocess.co.uk/build-your-own-tilting-larynx

Vocal Process Online Singing Teacher Training is now the 12 Hours to Better Singing Teaching, available 24/7 here https://vocal-process-hub.teachable.com/p/12-hours-to-better-singing-teaching

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Every singer is individual, with their own voice, skills and background. Does your singing teacher work with "the singer in the room" or do they try to fit you into their templates?
International vocal consultants Dr Gillyanne Kayes & Jeremy Fisher break down working with different voices

• how important context is
• what they listen for in each voice
• the problem with "industry sounds"
• the difference between demonstrating and modelling
• different training timelines for different genres
• why your voice isn't my voice and what to do about it

This podcast is sponsored by Vocal Process and our featured resource is our professional development online Webinar Finding the YOU in Every Song. This streaming resource is filled with exercises, analysis and vocal information. We break down five completely different song performances from singers in different genres, and give you five things that matter most when you sing.
Get Webinar 4 - Finding the YOU in Every Song in the Learning Lounge here  https://vocal-process-hub.teachable.com/p/the-vocal-technique-learning-lounge


Books available from Vocal Process here
Singing and the Actor https://amzn.to/3knFBHW
Successful Singing Auditions https://amzn.to/3iIFINW
This Is A Voice https://amzn.to/3waUz6Z
Singing Express books 1-4 and Songbooks 1-4 https://amzn.to/3WjZ1e6

Professional Development Webinars 1-18 are now all available in the Learning Lounge for less than the price of one singing lesson https://vocal-process-hub.teachable.com/p/the-vocal-technique-learning-lounge

Download your free Build Your Own Tilting Larynx template on https://vocalprocess.co.uk/build-your-own-tilting-larynx

Vocal Process Online Singing Teacher Training is now the 12 Hours to Better Singing Teaching, available 24/7 here https://vocal-process-hub.teachable.com/p/12-hours-to-better-singing-teaching

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Go behind the scenes as Dr Gillyanne Kayes and Jeremy Fisher reveal the facts, the myths and the realities of writing their first 2 books - Singing and the Actor, and Successful Singing Auditions.
What did Jeremy do to make Gillyanne finish the book?
Why was Singing and the Actor groundbreaking at the time (it might not be what you think)
Why did Jeremy create the FOAL process for Successful Singing Auditions?
What do Jeremy and Gillyanne recommend for writing your first book?
All this and more (including being on the receiving end of THOSE reviews)

This podcast is sponsored by Canu Publishing, and our featured resource is Jeremy's new book Why Do I Need a Vocal Coach? Stories, tips and hacks from the studio of a voice expert. Book and ebook available from Amazon here
Audiobook from Audible here

Books by Gillyanne and Jeremy
Singing and the Actor https://amzn.to/3knFBHW 
Successful Singing Auditions https://amzn.to/3iIFINW 
This Is A Voice https://amzn.to/3waUz6Z 
Singing Express books 1-4 and Songbooks 1-4 https://amzn.to/3WjZ1e6

Professional Development Webinars 1-18 are now all available in the Learning Lounge for less than the price of one singing lesson https://vocal-process-hub.teachable.com/p/the-vocal-technique-learning-lounge

Joan Melton's book One Voice available from Amazon here

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What makes good practising? How do we practise?
Vocal coach Jeremy Fisher and singing consultant Dr Gillyanne Kayes chat about techniques, tips and hacks for getting your singing practice focused and effective.

Learning, memorising, things you need to practise, putting it together - they are all different.
How do you help singers to know what to practise and how to practise - what's the difference between understanding what to practise and experiencing what to practise?
What does a singer need to practise that instrumentalists don't?
If you get a skill wrong, can you undo it and how does neuroplasticity fit in?
Whose responsibility is it if your student keeps getting things wrong?

Hear the 3 AMAs we chose that were recorded on https://Speakpipe.com/Vocalprocess
How much time in a lesson is it reasonable to practice [supervised]?
How can I stay still when I'm practising instead of walking around the room?
What's the difference between practising and rehearsing?

We also have news of a survey on singing practise aimed at 7-18 year-olds around the world - please listen then fill in the survey!
https://surveymonkey.co.uk/r/S2HXB3G

Today's podcast is sponsored by Vocal Process
The Featured Resource today is: What's In A Warmup? The online training webinar on great vocal warmup tools, and the difference between a warmup and a skill. https://store.vocalprocess.co.uk/VocalWarmupSecrets

The free Vocal Process Build-Your-Own-Larynx template is at https://vocalprocess.co.uk/build-your-own-tilting-larynx/

"Why Do I Need A Vocal Coach? Stories, tips and hacks from the studio of a voice expert" book/ebook/audiobook
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Why-need-vocal-coach-Stories-ebook/dp/B084QDLT7C/

Vocal Process Online Singing Teacher Training is now the 12 Hours to Better Singing Teaching, available 24/7 here https://vocal-process-hub.teachable.com/p/12-hours-to-better-singing-teaching

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What's the best way to learn a song? Voice experts Dr Gillyanne Kayes & Jeremy Fisher chat about four different ways to learn a song from scratch, how to use YouTube to learn a song successfully, why it's not so easy for singers to change key, and why teaching singers the melody from the piano isn't a good thing.

AMA: 10 minutes to learn a song - HELP! What to focus on if you only have 10 minutes.

Sponsored by CANU Publishing, publisher of #1 bestsellers including Jeremy's latest book "Why Do I Need A Vocal Coach"
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Why-need-vocal-coach-Stories-ebook/dp/B084QDLT7C/
and "How To Sing Legato"
https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Sing-Legato-Practical-exercises-ebook/dp/B07CP4SXT3/

Vocal Process Online Singing Teacher Training is now the 12 Hours to Better Singing Teaching, available 24/7 here https://vocal-process-hub.teachable.com/p/12-hours-to-better-singing-teaching

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Married couple Dr Gillyanne Kayes (singing teacher) and Jeremy Fisher (vocal coach) thrash out the differences & similarities between the two jobs. Vocal warmups in singing lessons, singing as a visceral act, what the job is, performance coaching, voice building, the BIG FOUR in singing, and collaboration.
AMA A typical 40 minute lesson - how long on the warmup/song/techniques?

Sponsored by CANU Publishing, publisher of three #1 bestsellers including Jeremy's latest book "Why Do I Need A Vocal Coach" https://www.amazon.co.uk/Why-need-vocal-coach-Stories-ebook/dp/B084QDLT7C/

Vocal Process Webinar 3 - What's In A Warmup is in the Learning Lounge  https://vocal-process-hub.teachable.com/p/the-vocal-technique-learning-lounge 

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In our first podcast episode, vocal experts and bestselling authors Dr Gillyanne Kayes (Singing teacher) and Jeremy Fisher (Vocal coach) chat about all things voice. AMA!

How we started, writing the book This Is A Voice for the Wellcome Trust, surviving the cancellation of all our international courses during Lockdown, creating the Online Singing Teacher Training (and selling out three times).

Every episode will include AMA (Ask Me Anything), and we have a whole musical box tin of questions for you.
This episode the questions are:
1. Teaching the opposite gender and demonstration - how do we manage that?
2. Accompanying skills - how important are they for a singing teacher and can I apply for jobs in colleges without them?
3. Ask students to sing the whole song first or work on fragments first in a singing lesson?

This podcast is sponsored by CANU Publishing, the publishers of Jeremy's new book "Why Do I Need A Vocal Coach? Stories, tips and hacks from the studio of a voice expert"
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B084QDLT7C

Online Singing Teacher Training is now called 12 Hours to Better Singing Teaching and is available 24/7 here https://vocal-process-hub.teachable.com/p/12-hours-to-better-singing-teaching 

Jingle specially written for us by Connagh Tonkinson
Oohs and ahhs voiced by members of the company