This Is A Voice

Send us Fan Mail We're talking business, singing and marketing with founder of the Speakeasy Cooperative (SECO) Michelle Markwart Deveaux We share what happened when Michelle coached us in our own business (Vocal Process), and the two MAJOR decisions we made that have turned our lives around. We find out The main reason why it's difficult to make your singing studio work financially Why...

Send us Fan Mail Impostor Syndrome is real. We're chatting about Jeremy's recent blog post Seven Ways to Deal With Impostor Syndrome, and sharing our own journeys feeling like impostors.  Jeremy describes the five types of impostor:  Perfectionist Expert Natural Genius Soloist Superman/woman Discover which ones we are (and which ones we think each other might be).   And we go into more d...

Send us Fan Mail Gillyanne and Jeremy riff about life after lockdown, the Accreditation programme, and different ways of working with us (the Ziggurat) How life has changed since our first podcast episode a year ago Finding an envelope for your creativity Working with us offline, online and live The Vocal Process Teacher Accreditation Programme (launching 4th July) The Learning Lounge Our new Circ...

Send us Fan Mail Our special guest prizewinning jazz singer Georgia Mancio talks frankly about becoming a lyricist almost by accident collaboration as a song-writer the layers of a song including melody, lyrics, story and social conscience dealing with a vocal cyst as a recording artist working with Gillyanne on voice habilitation after surgery the difference between experiencing a performance, or...

Send us Fan Mail Gillyanne & Jeremy tackle two controversial AMAs in this episode: What they REALLY think about "thick and thin folds", and why the topic of vocal fold hydration is so confusing. Gillyanne and Jeremy go in depth into vocal fold behaviour, why the terms thick and thin are misleading, how we can change pitch and volume while singing, and which words they now use in thei...

Send us Fan Mail Gillyanne and I have some more best bits we'd like to share with you, this time from Series 1 Episodes 6-9 and Series 2 Episodes 1, 3 & 5. Episode 6 - The Singer in the Room. Industry sounds, why my belt isn't your belt, and at what point a singer needs to be "fixed" in their technique. And we answer Joanna's question about students and "when do y...

Send us Fan Mail Gillyanne and I have some best bits we'd like to share with you. Here are the best bits from Series 1, episodes 1-5 Episode 1 - How our online teaching changed during Lockdown, and does a singing teacher need keyboard skills? Episode 2 - What's the difference between a vocal coach and a singing teacher, and when we might swap clients Episode 3 - How Jeremy teaches songs...

Send us Fan Mail The theme for World Voice Day 2021 (April 16th) is One World, Many Voices . To celebrate being part of that One World of voice, we thought it would be great to hear the best bits from our vocal expert guests. We start with the first of our #LockdownHeroes, our SOVT expert Oren Boder Oren made four appearances altogether on Podcasts 10, 11, 13 and 14 answering your SOVT questions a...

Send us Fan Mail Gillyanne and Jeremy tackle the controversial topic of vocal registers M1 and M2 - what the M words actually mean The difference between M1 and chest voice The only way to find out where the mechanisms change (according to the research) Why registers help us navigate our pitch range (with examples) Why key is vital to registers in different genres Why mixing is not about the vocal...

Send us Fan Mail We're talking about Covid and voice, breathing and singing. Phoene Cave, music therapist, singer, trainer and developer of the Singing For Lung Health sequences chats to us about her life, singing for people who have chronic lung conditions, and what she thinks is the single most underrated skill for singing leaders. Why Exercise Induced Laryngeal Obstruction is sometimes mis...

Send us Fan Mail Why we don't do "vocal coach reacts to" videos, and when we might The single most important difference between a singer and a singing teacher (and the simple reason why great singers might not be great teachers) Vowel shaping When to listen to the speaking voice of a singer and why Teaching two different people the same Belt technique And Jeremy demonstrates exactly...

Send us Fan Mail We're talking to Nic Redman and Leah Marks from the excellent podcast TheVOSocial How Leah and Nic got into voiceovers What a portfolio career means for an actor Voiceover genres Finding your niche Dream jobs Why Gillyanne and Nic are passionate about vocal education How Leah and Jeremy found podcasts as a playground for their talents And of course, What's in your mug? F...

Send us Fan Mail Gillyanne & Jeremy open series 2 (and 2021) with chat about tea, purpose, happiness and coffins They share more on their legacy and how to incorporate legacy into your life, why they stopped selling books, Konmari-ing Vocal Process and getting rid of 1900 dead people. They also reveal plans for more podcasts and their guest wishlist Also in this episode: Gillyanne's the Q...

Send us Fan Mail We had so much material on SOVT techniques, straws and AMAs that we had to split it in 2! Here is part 2 of Oren Boder's return visit. All 3 of us answer questions on: Athletic vocal exercises - what does that mean? The difference between athletic, therapeutic and agility SOVT work A/C versus D/C backpressure and what it means for your vocal folds Lumpy runs and how to avoid...

Send us Fan Mail By popular demand, #SOVT expert Oren Boder, creator of the SOVT Singing Straw, is back! We had so many more AMAs for Oren following our SOVT Workshop together that we invited him back for SOVT AMAs part 2 (part 1). In part 1 of this two-part return, Oren, Gillyanne and Jeremy answer questions on: what SOVT really is the difference between active and passive SOVT which way should y...

Send us Fan Mail Dr Gillyanne Kayes & Jeremy Fisher chat with another of their own #LockdownHeroes, James Sills. James is a passionate choral leader, the founder of The Sofa Singers, and the author of Do Sing. James shares how Sofa Singers ran from a quirky idea to international recognition (almost overnight), why singing together is vital for our wellbeing, and how his background shaped his v...

Send us Fan Mail SOVT expert Oren Boder answers six of the top AMAs we received on semi-occluded vocal tract exercises & science. We discuss: Why the angle of the straw in water might make a difference - 3.50 Why you might be bypassing the benefits of straws without realising it - 5.30 Why matching resistance of your straw to your personal glottal impedance is important, and when to break that...

Send us Fan Mail Dr Gillyanne Kayes & Jeremy Fisher chat with one of their own #LockdownHeroes, Oren Boder. Oren is the creator of the SOVT Singing Straw (patent-pending), a brilliant variable length/width metal straw for singers and speakers.  In part 1 of a 2-part interview, listen to Oren's story as he shares how he started, how he navigated the multiple stages of creating a brand new...

Send us Fan Mail "Okay, as you can tell, we have absolutely no idea where this podcast is going" Voice experts and authors Gillyanne and Jeremy riff about how they do what they do.  The good and bad bits of being creative teachers. The three most important things that make us great teachers What it means to create 130+ resources in different formats Musical experience (and the difference...

Send us Fan Mail 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 happene...

Send us Fan Mail 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 Collaborativ...

Send us Fan Mail 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 &q...

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Send us Fan Mail 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 f...