Overcoming vocal shame - how singing teachers & vocal coaches can support their singers

Send us Fan Mail How much of your singing teacher’s teaching are you still passing on without realising? The master-apprentice model can turn up in places we don’t think to look: teacher training, choirs, rehearsals and professional organisations. Even in how comfortable we feel asking another teacher for help. We’re back for Season 13 of This Is A Voice, and Gillyanne has spent much of the past year deconstructing that model for a new book chapter. What have we inherited from our own teach...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙 This Is A Voice with Jeremy Fisher and Dr Gillyanne Kayes The podcast where we get vocal about voice. This special finale (Season 12 Episode 12) brings together unforgettable moments from across Season 12, featuring bite-sized excerpts from powerful conversations about singing, voice, performance, creativity, identity, burnout, boundaries, connection and what it really means to use your voice. From the emotional reveal of “The Secret Singer” to conversations about vocal h...

Send us Fan Mail What does a real week look like when you run a vocal coaching business? In this episode, we take you behind the scenes of our actual working week, the conversations, the decisions, the small wins, and the moments that don’t usually make it onto social media. We talk about the reality of being a singing teacher or vocal coach, including the balance between teaching, running a business, supporting a community, and navigating the constant question of value and pricing. We also...

Send us Fan Mail In vocal health and voice rehabilitation, where does the speech language therapist's role end and the singing teacher’s role begin? In part 2 of this conversation, Jeremy Fisher and Dr Gillyanne Kayes go deeper into the relationship between the singing teacher and the SLT/SLP, exploring where the overlap is helpful, where boundaries matter, and why referral is sometimes the most professional thing you can do. They unpack some of the practical questions raised while teaching...

Send us Fan Mail What's the difference between a speech and language therapist (or pathologist) and a singing teacher? Where do those roles overlap and where should the boundaries be? In this episode of This Is a Voice, Jeremy Fisher and Dr Gillyanne Kayes explore the similarities and differences between the work of an SLT/SLP and a singing teacher, especially when singers or professional voice users arrive with voice problems, vocal fatigue, or concerns about vocal health. The conversation ...