<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1180343/open_sms">Send a text</a>What if the teacher-student relationship in a singing lesson is not just the backdrop to vocal training, but the engine that shapes confidence, motivation, wellbeing and even performance anxiety? In Season 12 Episode 7 of This Is A Voice, we’re joined by Michelle Robinson (singer, psychologist and researcher) to explore what the research says about relationship quality in one-to-one music teaching, and why it can determine whether learning feels safe and survivable, or tense and threatening. We talk about: Why the teacher–student relationship is mutually influential (it’s not one-way) The three core ingredients of healthy learning relationships: Closeness, Commitment, Complementarity How relationship quality links to motivation, autonomy, and wellbeing The master–apprentice tradition, where it helps, where it can harm What “good teaching” looks like in micro-behaviours, not slogans Repairing ruptures, rebuilding trust, and creating studios where singers can truly sound like themselves This one is for singers, vocal coaches, singing teachers, choral directors and people who cares about high standards without fear-based training.00:00 – Why relationships matters more than we admit 01:34 – Meet Michelle: singer → psychologist → researcher 06:37 – “The relationship is mutually interdependent”, what that really means 08:26 – What does the teacher need? 10:48 – Jeremy’s hard lesson about different energies 17:51 – TWO humans in the room 24:30 – The 3 pillars: closeness, commitment, complementarity 29:02 – When “closeness” becomes unhealthy (blurred boundaries) 31:34 – IS there an inherent power dynamic? 33:09 – Students and safeguarding 👍 If you found this helpful, hit like, subscribe and share it with a teacher or singer who needs to hear it. Leave a comment below on what inspired you the most! #singing #vocalcoach #voiceteacher #performinganxiety #musiceducation #psychology You can find out about our Teacher Accreditation for singing teachers, vocal coaches and choir leaders and start your own journey here  https://vocalprocess.co.uk/teacher-accreditation/ We&apos;ve also got this ↓  For the best self-guided learning, check out the Vocal Process Learning Lounge - 22 years of vocal coaching resources (over 600 videos) for less than the price of one private singing lesson.  Click on the link https://vocalprocess.co.uk/learning-lounge/learning-lounge-level-2-deep-dive/   If you want to discover if our singing teacher training programme works for YOU, message us - we can share the process for joining Cohort26. https://www.cognitoforms.com/VocalProcess1/TheAccreditationProgramme  Get the One Minute Voice Warmup app here, it&apos;s got a 4.9star rating  Appstore https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/one-minute-voice-warmup/id1212802251  Google Play https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.speechtools.warmup&amp;hl=en_GB     Check out our Voice Journal, written with Rayvox&apos;s Oren Boder https://www.rayvox.co.uk/products/voice-journal?ref=VOCALPROCESS    Find us - follow us on the socials!  🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Vocalprocess    📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/vocalprocess   📖 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/vocalprocess  #vocalprocess #teacheraccreditation #voicetraining

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1180343/open_sms"&gt;Send a text&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;What if the teacher-student relationship in a singing lesson is not just the backdrop to vocal training, but the engine that shapes confidence, motivation, wellbeing and even performance anxiety?&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;In Season 12 Episode 7 of This Is A Voice, we’re joined by Michelle Robinson (singer, psychologist and researcher) to explore what the research says about relationship quality in one-to-one music teaching, and why it can determine whether learning feels safe and survivable, or tense and threatening.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;We talk about:&lt;br/&gt;Why the teacher–student relationship is mutually influential (it’s not one-way)&lt;br/&gt;The three core ingredients of healthy learning relationships: Closeness, Commitment, Complementarity&lt;br/&gt;How relationship quality links to motivation, autonomy, and wellbeing&lt;br/&gt;The master–apprentice tradition, where it helps, where it can harm&lt;br/&gt;What “good teaching” looks like in micro-behaviours, not slogans&lt;br/&gt;Repairing ruptures, rebuilding trust, and creating studios where singers can truly sound like themselves&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This one is for singers, vocal coaches, singing teachers, choral directors and people who cares about high standards without fear-based training.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;00:00 – Why relationships matters more than we admit&lt;br/&gt;01:34 – Meet Michelle: singer → psychologist → researcher&lt;br/&gt;06:37 – “The relationship is mutually interdependent”, what that really means&lt;br/&gt;08:26 – What does the teacher need?&lt;br/&gt;10:48 – Jeremy’s hard lesson about different energies&lt;br/&gt;17:51 – TWO humans in the room&lt;br/&gt;24:30 – The 3 pillars: closeness, commitment, complementarity&lt;br/&gt;29:02 – When “closeness” becomes unhealthy (blurred boundaries)&lt;br/&gt;31:34 – IS there an inherent power dynamic?&lt;br/&gt;33:09 – Students and safeguarding&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;👍 If you found this helpful, hit like, subscribe and share it with a teacher or singer who needs to hear it. Leave a comment below on what inspired you the most!&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;#singing #vocalcoach #voiceteacher #performinganxiety #musiceducation #psychology&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;You can find out about our Teacher Accreditation for singing teachers, vocal coaches and choir leaders and start your own journey here &lt;br/&gt;https://vocalprocess.co.uk/teacher-accreditation/&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;We&amp;apos;ve also got this ↓ &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;For the best self-guided learning, check out the Vocal Process Learning Lounge - 22 years of vocal coaching resources (over 600 videos) for less than the price of one private singing lesson. &lt;br/&gt;Click on the link https://vocalprocess.co.uk/learning-lounge/learning-lounge-level-2-deep-dive/&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;If you want to discover if our singing teacher training programme works for YOU, message us - we can share the process for joining Cohort26. https://www.cognitoforms.com/VocalProcess1/TheAccreditationProgramme &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Get the One Minute Voice Warmup app here, it&amp;apos;s got a 4.9star rating &lt;br/&gt;Appstore https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/one-minute-voice-warmup/id1212802251 &lt;br/&gt;Google Play https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.speechtools.warmup&amp;amp;hl=en_GB  &lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;Check out our Voice Journal, written with Rayvox&amp;apos;s Oren Boder https://www.rayvox.co.uk/products/voice-journal?ref=VOCALPROCESS &lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;Find us - follow us on the socials! &lt;br/&gt;🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Vocalprocess   &lt;br/&gt;📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/vocalprocess  &lt;br/&gt;📖 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/vocalprocess&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; #vocalprocess #teacheraccreditation #voicetraining&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Send a text What if the teacher-student relationship in a singing lesson is not just the backdrop to vocal training, but the engine that shapes confidence, motivation, wellbeing and even performance anxiety?  In Season 12 Episode 7 of This Is A Voice, we’re joined by Michelle Robinson (singer, psychologist and researcher) to explore what the research says about relationship quality in one-to-one music teaching, and why it can determine whether learning feels safe and survivable, or tense and ...

This Is A Voice

Why some singing lessons change your life and others break you

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1180343/open_sms">Send a text</a>In this episode of This Is A Voice (S12 Ep6), Jeremy Fisher and Dr Gillyanne Kayes continue the story from “The Secret Singer” (Ep5) and go deeper into what happens when a singer’s path gets interrupted. Gillyanne shares what came after stopping singing in her late 20s, how she rebuilt confidence (slowly and with care), and why her “happy ending” wasn’t about chasing the stage again. We talk identity, grief, agency and the surprisingly liberating idea that loving singing doesn’t require loving performance. Then we zoom out into the bigger picture, how singing skills transfer into teaching, leadership, presenting, training and research. Plus, we unpack the difference between rehearsal and performance as totally different nervous system tasks, and why connection with the audience can change everything. If you’re a singer, teacher, vocal coach, choir leader, or anyone who’s ever felt like you need to “prove” your voice, this one’s for you. Chapters 00:00 “Singer Interrupted” 01:14 The happy ending (and the grief) 02:45 Returning to singing, rebuilding confidence, technique + agility 05:12 Seven years off singing, and why that can still lead somewhere good 06:15 “Performing spoils my day/week”, permission to redefine success 08:22 Singing identity vs public performance 10:45 What would your happy ending be if you didn’t have to prove anything? 12:19 Teaching, training, presenting, research, performance changes shape 16:47 Connection with the audience, social engagement, polyvagal lens 18:24 Transferable skills singers forget they have 20:04 Rehearsal vs performance, what the audience changes 24:09 Starting from your real emotion, plus “it’s OK to be crap for 10 minutes” 28:37 Nervous system expectations in performance, what helps Mentioned: Melissa Forbes, Stop Chasing Perfection, Start Singing for Connection (This Is A Voice Season 11, Ep13 https://youtu.be/r5-Lq4ithDc Safe Space 2 - Polyvagal Theory for Performance - our new online course with Franka van Essen https://vocal-process-hub.teachable.com/p/safe-space-2-polyvagal-theory-for-performance-with-franka-van-essen The Master-Apprentice survey - please fill in this survey (10-20 mins) https://www.cognitoforms.com/VocalProcess1/Master-Apprentice-Model-In-Singing-Teaching   If this episode resonates, drop a comment, what part hit home for you? And tell us, where do you “perform” even when you’re not on a stage? Remember to like, subscribe, and hit the bell icon for more insightful episodes. Leave a comment below on what inspired you the most! 👇 You can find out about our Teacher Accreditation for singing teachers, vocal coaches and choir leaders and start your own journey here  https://vocalprocess.co.uk/teacher-accreditation/ We&apos;ve also got this ↓  For the best self-guided learning, check out the Vocal Process Learning Lounge - 22 years of vocal coaching resources (over 600 videos) for less than the price of one private singing lesson.  Click on the link https://vocalprocess.co.uk/learning-lounge/learning-lounge-level-2-deep-dive/   If you want to discover if our singing teacher training programme works for YOU, message us - we can share the process for joining Cohort26. https://www.cognitoforms.com/VocalProcess1/TheAccreditationProgramme  Get the One Minute Voice Warmup app here, it&apos;s got a 4.9star rating  Appstore https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/one-minute-voice-warmup/id1212802251  Google Play https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.speechtools.warmup&amp;hl=en_GB     Check out our Voice Journal, written with Rayvox&apos;s Oren Boder https://www.rayvox.co.uk/products/voice-journal?ref=VOCALPROCESS    Find us - follow us on the socials!

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1180343/open_sms"&gt;Send a text&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In this episode of This Is A Voice (S12 Ep6), Jeremy Fisher and Dr Gillyanne Kayes continue the story from “The Secret Singer” (Ep5) and go deeper into what happens when a singer’s path gets interrupted.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Gillyanne shares what came after stopping singing in her late 20s, how she rebuilt confidence (slowly and with care), and why her “happy ending” wasn’t about chasing the stage again. We talk identity, grief, agency and the surprisingly liberating idea that loving singing doesn’t require loving performance.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Then we zoom out into the bigger picture, how singing skills transfer into teaching, leadership, presenting, training and research. Plus, we unpack the difference between rehearsal and performance as totally different nervous system tasks, and why connection with the audience can change everything.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you’re a singer, teacher, vocal coach, choir leader, or anyone who’s ever felt like you need to “prove” your voice, this one’s for you.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Chapters&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;00:00 “Singer Interrupted”&lt;br/&gt;01:14 The happy ending (and the grief)&lt;br/&gt;02:45 Returning to singing, rebuilding confidence, technique + agility&lt;br/&gt;05:12 Seven years off singing, and why that can still lead somewhere good&lt;br/&gt;06:15 “Performing spoils my day/week”, permission to redefine success&lt;br/&gt;08:22 Singing identity vs public performance&lt;br/&gt;10:45 What would your happy ending be if you didn’t have to prove anything?&lt;br/&gt;12:19 Teaching, training, presenting, research, performance changes shape&lt;br/&gt;16:47 Connection with the audience, social engagement, polyvagal lens&lt;br/&gt;18:24 Transferable skills singers forget they have&lt;br/&gt;20:04 Rehearsal vs performance, what the audience changes&lt;br/&gt;24:09 Starting from your real emotion, plus “it’s OK to be crap for 10 minutes”&lt;br/&gt;28:37 Nervous system expectations in performance, what helps&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Mentioned:&lt;br/&gt;Melissa Forbes, Stop Chasing Perfection, Start Singing for Connection (This Is A Voice Season 11, Ep13 https://youtu.be/r5-Lq4ithDc&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Safe Space 2 - Polyvagal Theory for Performance - our new online course with Franka van Essen&lt;br/&gt;https://vocal-process-hub.teachable.com/p/safe-space-2-polyvagal-theory-for-performance-with-franka-van-essen&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Master-Apprentice survey - please fill in this survey (10-20 mins)&lt;br/&gt;https://www.cognitoforms.com/VocalProcess1/Master-Apprentice-Model-In-Singing-Teaching&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If this episode resonates, drop a comment, what part hit home for you? And tell us, where do you “perform” even when you’re not on a stage?&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Remember to like, subscribe, and hit the bell icon for more insightful episodes. Leave a comment below on what inspired you the most! 👇&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;You can find out about our Teacher Accreditation for singing teachers, vocal coaches and choir leaders and start your own journey here &lt;br/&gt;https://vocalprocess.co.uk/teacher-accreditation/&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;We&amp;apos;ve also got this ↓ &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;For the best self-guided learning, check out the Vocal Process Learning Lounge - 22 years of vocal coaching resources (over 600 videos) for less than the price of one private singing lesson. &lt;br/&gt;Click on the link https://vocalprocess.co.uk/learning-lounge/learning-lounge-level-2-deep-dive/&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;If you want to discover if our singing teacher training programme works for YOU, message us - we can share the process for joining Cohort26. https://www.cognitoforms.com/VocalProcess1/TheAccreditationProgramme &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Get the One Minute Voice Warmup app here, it&amp;apos;s got a 4.9star rating &lt;br/&gt;Appstore https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/one-minute-voice-warmup/id1212802251 &lt;br/&gt;Google Play https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.speechtools.warmup&amp;amp;hl=en_GB  &lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;Check out our Voice Journal, written with Rayvox&amp;apos;s Oren Boder https://www.rayvox.co.uk/products/voice-journal?ref=VOCALPROCESS &lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;Find us - follow us on the socials! &lt;/p&gt;</description>

Send a text In this episode of This Is A Voice (S12 Ep6), Jeremy Fisher and Dr Gillyanne Kayes continue the story from “The Secret Singer” (Ep5) and go deeper into what happens when a singer’s path gets interrupted.  Gillyanne shares what came after stopping singing in her late 20s, how she rebuilt confidence (slowly and with care), and why her “happy ending” wasn’t about chasing the stage again. We talk identity, grief, agency and the surprisingly liberating idea that loving singing doesn’t ...

Singer Interrupted - Love Singing & Hate Performing - here's why that matters

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1180343/open_sms">Send a text</a>In this episode of our This Is A Voice podcast, we do something we&apos;ve never done before. We have a “special guest”, not in the studio but on a recording, one that hasn&apos;t been played for more than 40 years. You&apos;ll have to listen to the first few minutes to discover who the special guest is! This conversation goes straight into the stuff singers quietly carry: The feeling that “good enough” is a place you never reach. How training can install a deficit narrative. Why the master-apprentice model can turn learning into permission-seeking. How confidence regresses when the teacher-student dynamic isn’t handled with care. There’s also a very practical tangent Gillyanne and I both care about. If you never sing music with scales written in them, stop treating scales like the goal. Build exercises from the repertoire you actually perform. Stop singing scales, start practising riffs! We close the episode with a second archival excerpt. Same “special guest”. Same question underneath it all. What would change if you stopped auditioning for permission, and started making music from ownership? ***Apologies for the slightly variable sound quality, our microphones weren&apos;t working properly*** Credits Archival excerpt 1, Handel (German aria excerpt “Meine Seele hört im Sehen”) Archival excerpt 2, Mozart (Concert Aria K490, &quot;Non temer, amato bene&quot;) Special guest singer: ??? Violin: Penelope Wayne Shapiro Piano: Jamie Clarke Recorded 1983 Master-Apprentice Survey link: https://www.cognitoforms.com/VocalProcess1/Master-Apprentice-Model-In-Singing-Teaching The Birmingham Vocal Coach blog on Rethinking Vocal Coaching https://www.thebirminghamvocalcoach.co.uk/blog Remember to like, subscribe, and hit the bell icon for more insightful episodes. Leave a comment below on what inspired you the most! 👇 You can find out about our Teacher Accreditation for singing teachers, vocal coaches and choir leaders and start your own journey here  https://vocalprocess.co.uk/teacher-accreditation/ We&apos;ve also got this ↓  For the best self-guided learning, check out the Vocal Process Learning Lounge - 22 years of vocal coaching resources (over 600 videos) for less than the price of one private singing lesson.  Click on the link https://vocalprocess.co.uk/learning-lounge/learning-lounge-level-2-deep-dive/   If you want to discover if our singing teacher training programme works for YOU, message us - we can share the process for joining Cohort26. https://www.cognitoforms.com/VocalProcess1/TheAccreditationProgramme  Get the One Minute Voice Warmup app here, it&apos;s got a 4.9star rating  Appstore https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/one-minute-voice-warmup/id1212802251  Google Play https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.speechtools.warmup&amp;hl=en_GB     Check out our Voice Journal, written with Rayvox&apos;s Oren Boder https://www.rayvox.co.uk/products/voice-journal?ref=VOCALPROCESS    Find us - follow us on the socials!  🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Vocalprocess    📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/vocalprocess   📖 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/vocalprocess  #vocalprocess #teacheraccreditation #voicetraining

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1180343/open_sms"&gt;Send a text&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In this episode of our This Is A Voice podcast, we do something we&amp;apos;ve never done before.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;We have a “special guest”, not in the studio but on a recording, one that hasn&amp;apos;t been played for more than 40 years. You&amp;apos;ll have to listen to the first few minutes to discover who the special guest is!&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This conversation goes straight into the stuff singers quietly carry:&lt;br/&gt;The feeling that “good enough” is a place you never reach.&lt;br/&gt;How training can install a deficit narrative.&lt;br/&gt;Why the master-apprentice model can turn learning into permission-seeking.&lt;br/&gt;How confidence regresses when the teacher-student dynamic isn’t handled with care.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;There’s also a very practical tangent Gillyanne and I both care about.&lt;br/&gt;If you never sing music with scales written in them, stop treating scales like the goal. Build exercises from the repertoire you actually perform. Stop singing scales, start practising riffs!&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;We close the episode with a second archival excerpt. Same “special guest”. Same question underneath it all.&lt;br/&gt;What would change if you stopped auditioning for permission, and started making music from ownership?&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;***Apologies for the slightly variable sound quality, our microphones weren&amp;apos;t working properly***&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Credits&lt;br/&gt;Archival excerpt 1, Handel (German aria excerpt “Meine Seele hört im Sehen”)&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Archival excerpt 2, Mozart (Concert Aria K490, &amp;quot;Non temer, amato bene&amp;quot;)&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Special guest singer: ???&lt;br/&gt;Violin: Penelope Wayne Shapiro&lt;br/&gt;Piano: Jamie Clarke&lt;br/&gt;Recorded 1983&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Master-Apprentice Survey link: https://www.cognitoforms.com/VocalProcess1/Master-Apprentice-Model-In-Singing-Teaching&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Birmingham Vocal Coach blog on Rethinking Vocal Coaching https://www.thebirminghamvocalcoach.co.uk/blog&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Remember to like, subscribe, and hit the bell icon for more insightful episodes. Leave a comment below on what inspired you the most! 👇&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;You can find out about our Teacher Accreditation for singing teachers, vocal coaches and choir leaders and start your own journey here &lt;br/&gt;https://vocalprocess.co.uk/teacher-accreditation/&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;We&amp;apos;ve also got this ↓ &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;For the best self-guided learning, check out the Vocal Process Learning Lounge - 22 years of vocal coaching resources (over 600 videos) for less than the price of one private singing lesson. &lt;br/&gt;Click on the link https://vocalprocess.co.uk/learning-lounge/learning-lounge-level-2-deep-dive/&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;If you want to discover if our singing teacher training programme works for YOU, message us - we can share the process for joining Cohort26. https://www.cognitoforms.com/VocalProcess1/TheAccreditationProgramme &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Get the One Minute Voice Warmup app here, it&amp;apos;s got a 4.9star rating &lt;br/&gt;Appstore https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/one-minute-voice-warmup/id1212802251 &lt;br/&gt;Google Play https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.speechtools.warmup&amp;amp;hl=en_GB  &lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;Check out our Voice Journal, written with Rayvox&amp;apos;s Oren Boder https://www.rayvox.co.uk/products/voice-journal?ref=VOCALPROCESS &lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;Find us - follow us on the socials! &lt;br/&gt;🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Vocalprocess   &lt;br/&gt;📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/vocalprocess  &lt;br/&gt;📖 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/vocalprocess&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; #vocalprocess #teacheraccreditation #voicetraining&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Send a text In this episode of our This Is A Voice podcast, we do something we've never done before.  We have a “special guest”, not in the studio but on a recording, one that hasn't been played for more than 40 years. You'll have to listen to the first few minutes to discover who the special guest is!  This conversation goes straight into the stuff singers quietly carry: The feeling that “good enough” is a place you never reach. How training can install a deficit narrative. Why the master-ap...

The "Not Good Enough" story and the recording never played - special guest episode

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1180343/open_sms">Send a text</a>Most singers can learn the notes and the words. That isn’t the part that gets in the way. The real block sits under the surface. It’s the moment where the song should land and somehow doesn’t. You can feel it. The audience can feel it. Something is missing. In this episode, we dig into that missing piece How singers learn songs too fast How the ear follows the recording but not the key How interpretation can be lovely but still empty And how inhabiting a song changes everything We talk through the internal logic sitting inside every piece of music The logic of the harmony The logic of the text The tiny decision points singers often sail past without noticing The moments of energy change, tempo change, key change, and emotional shift that carry the story There are real examples from our masterclasses, including: A classical song that suddenly locked into tune once the chords were stripped back. A singer who delivered a perfect interpretation but didn’t sound like himself until we dug for his version of the truth. A musical theatre song that revealed its turning point in the silence between phrases. 00:00 Why your song isn&apos;t landing 01:24 A shift in vocal technique 03:32 Being honest about your background 05:17 Helping a singer with tuning 08:39 Learning the song but not the key 10:15 Change points help you map the song 11:23 Do you memorise too quickly? 12:23 The Speed Run and other techniques 13:40 Acting without acting training 16:14 Green Finch and Linnet Bird 19:23 Not For The Life Of Me - Hidden in the text 21:47 Gimme Gimme - When ARE decisions made? 24:03 I Remember Sondheim 25:54 I Don&apos;t Sound Like Me! 30:30 Interpretation versus Inhabitation 35:06 The &quot;studio-perfect&quot; voice myth 37:44 This is our context, what&apos;s yours? If you teach singers, this episode gives you tools to diagnose why a performance isn’t landing. If you’re a singer, it shows you how to slow down, listen differently, and find the place where your voice actually sits inside the song. Tell us how you approach learning or teaching songs. What do you notice, break down, strip back, or question? We’d love to hear it. I Cain&apos;t Say No (Oklahoma) analysed by FlyNorthTheatricals https://www.tiktok.com/@flynorththeatricals/video/7566630322780081439 Remember to like and subscribe for more insightful episodes. Leave a comment below on what inspired you the most! 👇 You can find out about our Teacher Accreditation for singing teachers, vocal coaches and choir leaders and start your own journey here  https://vocalprocess.co.uk/teacher-accreditation/ We&apos;ve also got this ↓  For the best self-guided learning, check out the Vocal Process Learning Lounge - 22 years of vocal coaching resources (over 600 videos) for less than the price of one private singing lesson.  Click on the link https://vocalprocess.co.uk/learning-lounge/learning-lounge-level-2-deep-dive/   If you want to discover if our singing teacher training programme works for YOU, message us - we can share the process for joining Cohort26. https://www.cognitoforms.com/VocalProcess1/TheAccreditationProgramme  Get the One Minute Voice Warmup app here, it&apos;s got a 4.9star rating  Appstore https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/one-minute-voice-warmup/id1212802251  Google Play https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.speechtools.warmup&amp;hl=en_GB     Check out our Voice Journal, written with Rayvox&apos;s Oren Boder https://www.rayvox.co.uk/products/voice-journal?ref=VOCALPROCESS    Find us - follow us on the socials!  🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Vocalprocess    📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/vocalprocess   📖 Facebook - http

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1180343/open_sms"&gt;Send a text&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Most singers can learn the notes and the words. That isn’t the part that gets in the way. The real block sits under the surface. It’s the moment where the song should land and somehow doesn’t. You can feel it. The audience can feel it. Something is missing.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;In this episode, we dig into that missing piece&lt;br/&gt;How singers learn songs too fast&lt;br/&gt;How the ear follows the recording but not the key&lt;br/&gt;How interpretation can be lovely but still empty&lt;br/&gt;And how inhabiting a song changes everything&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;We talk through the internal logic sitting inside every piece of music&lt;br/&gt;The logic of the harmony&lt;br/&gt;The logic of the text&lt;br/&gt;The tiny decision points singers often sail past without noticing&lt;br/&gt;The moments of energy change, tempo change, key change, and emotional shift that carry the story&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;There are real examples from our masterclasses, including:&lt;br/&gt;A classical song that suddenly locked into tune once the chords were stripped back.&lt;br/&gt;A singer who delivered a perfect interpretation but didn’t sound like himself until we dug for his version of the truth.&lt;br/&gt;A musical theatre song that revealed its turning point in the silence between phrases.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;00:00 Why your song isn&amp;apos;t landing&lt;br/&gt;01:24 A shift in vocal technique&lt;br/&gt;03:32 Being honest about your background&lt;br/&gt;05:17 Helping a singer with tuning&lt;br/&gt;08:39 Learning the song but not the key&lt;br/&gt;10:15 Change points help you map the song&lt;br/&gt;11:23 Do you memorise too quickly?&lt;br/&gt;12:23 The Speed Run and other techniques&lt;br/&gt;13:40 Acting without acting training&lt;br/&gt;16:14 Green Finch and Linnet Bird&lt;br/&gt;19:23 Not For The Life Of Me - Hidden in the text&lt;br/&gt;21:47 Gimme Gimme - When ARE decisions made?&lt;br/&gt;24:03 I Remember Sondheim&lt;br/&gt;25:54 I Don&amp;apos;t Sound Like Me!&lt;br/&gt;30:30 Interpretation versus Inhabitation&lt;br/&gt;35:06 The &amp;quot;studio-perfect&amp;quot; voice myth&lt;br/&gt;37:44 This is our context, what&amp;apos;s yours?&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you teach singers, this episode gives you tools to diagnose why a performance isn’t landing.&lt;br/&gt;If you’re a singer, it shows you how to slow down, listen differently, and find the place where your voice actually sits inside the song.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Tell us how you approach learning or teaching songs.&lt;br/&gt;What do you notice, break down, strip back, or question?&lt;br/&gt;We’d love to hear it.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I Cain&amp;apos;t Say No (Oklahoma) analysed by FlyNorthTheatricals https://www.tiktok.com/@flynorththeatricals/video/7566630322780081439&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Remember to like and subscribe for more insightful episodes. Leave a comment below on what inspired you the most! 👇&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;You can find out about our Teacher Accreditation for singing teachers, vocal coaches and choir leaders and start your own journey here &lt;br/&gt;https://vocalprocess.co.uk/teacher-accreditation/&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;We&amp;apos;ve also got this ↓ &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;For the best self-guided learning, check out the Vocal Process Learning Lounge - 22 years of vocal coaching resources (over 600 videos) for less than the price of one private singing lesson. &lt;br/&gt;Click on the link https://vocalprocess.co.uk/learning-lounge/learning-lounge-level-2-deep-dive/&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;If you want to discover if our singing teacher training programme works for YOU, message us - we can share the process for joining Cohort26. https://www.cognitoforms.com/VocalProcess1/TheAccreditationProgramme &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Get the One Minute Voice Warmup app here, it&amp;apos;s got a 4.9star rating &lt;br/&gt;Appstore https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/one-minute-voice-warmup/id1212802251 &lt;br/&gt;Google Play https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.speechtools.warmup&amp;amp;hl=en_GB  &lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;Check out our Voice Journal, written with Rayvox&amp;apos;s Oren Boder https://www.rayvox.co.uk/products/voice-journal?ref=VOCALPROCESS &lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;Find us - follow us on the socials! &lt;br/&gt;🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Vocalprocess   &lt;br/&gt;📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/vocalprocess  &lt;br/&gt;📖 Facebook - http&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Send a text Most singers can learn the notes and the words. That isn’t the part that gets in the way. The real block sits under the surface. It’s the moment where the song should land and somehow doesn’t. You can feel it. The audience can feel it. Something is missing.  In this episode, we dig into that missing piece How singers learn songs too fast How the ear follows the recording but not the key How interpretation can be lovely but still empty And how inhabiting a song changes everything  ...

When A Song Doesn't Land - What to look for and how to fix it

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1180343/open_sms">Send a text</a>Burnout can creep up quietly - until one day you realise you’ve got nothing left to give. In this honest, wide-ranging conversation, Dr Gillyanne Kayes, Jeremy Fisher and guest Dr Marisa Lee Naismith (host of A Voice and Beyond) talk about burnout in the performing arts: how it happens, what it feels like, and what recovery really takes. We explore: The link between trauma, stress, and burnout Boundaries and learning to say “I don’t have the capacity” Why people-pleasing drives exhaustion The real brain changes in burnout and how to reset What it means to honour yourself as a creative This episode includes insights from Stress Burnout Reset by Kerry Norton, reflections on somatic recovery, and practical tools for singers and teachers finding their way back to balance. 00:00 Intro and Phlegm Alert 02:10 When Burnout Creeps Up On You 03:23 Losing Everything and Working Harder 05:39 Adversity vs Trauma 07:53 Burnout in the Performing Arts 08:41 Self-Worth and People-Pleasing 11:11 Learning To Say No And Setting Boundaries 15:19 The 24-7 Access Problem 19:28 The Power Of Saying &quot;I Don&apos;t Have The Capacity&quot; 22:07 What Burnout Does To The Brain 25:25 Recovery Tools and Somatic Practices 33:45 Maria&apos;s Final Reflections - Honouring Yourself Watch, reflect, and share your experience of burnout in the comments. Remember to like, subscribe, and hit the bell icon for more insightful episodes. Leave a comment below on what inspired you the most! 👇 You can find out about our Teacher Accreditation for singing teachers, vocal coaches and choir leaders and start your own journey here  https://vocalprocess.co.uk/teacher-accreditation/ We&apos;ve also got this ↓  For the best self-guided learning, check out the Vocal Process Learning Lounge - 22 years of vocal coaching resources (over 600 videos) for less than the price of one private singing lesson.  Click on the link https://vocalprocess.co.uk/learning-lounge/learning-lounge-level-2-deep-dive/   If you want to discover if our singing teacher training programme works for YOU, message us - we can share the process for joining Cohort26. https://www.cognitoforms.com/VocalProcess1/TheAccreditationProgramme  Get the One Minute Voice Warmup app here, it&apos;s got a 4.9star rating  Appstore https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/one-minute-voice-warmup/id1212802251  Google Play https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.speechtools.warmup&amp;hl=en_GB     Check out our Voice Journal, written with Rayvox&apos;s Oren Boder https://www.rayvox.co.uk/products/voice-journal?ref=VOCALPROCESS    Find us - follow us on the socials!  🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Vocalprocess    📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/vocalprocess   📖 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/vocalprocess  #vocalprocess #teacheraccreditation #voicetraining

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1180343/open_sms"&gt;Send a text&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Burnout can creep up quietly - until one day you realise you’ve got nothing left to give.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;In this honest, wide-ranging conversation, Dr Gillyanne Kayes, Jeremy Fisher and guest Dr Marisa Lee Naismith (host of A Voice and Beyond) talk about burnout in the performing arts: how it happens, what it feels like, and what recovery really takes.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;We explore:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The link between trauma, stress, and burnout&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Boundaries and learning to say “I don’t have the capacity”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Why people-pleasing drives exhaustion&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The real brain changes in burnout and how to reset&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;What it means to honour yourself as a creative&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This episode includes insights from Stress Burnout Reset by Kerry Norton, reflections on somatic recovery, and practical tools for singers and teachers finding their way back to balance.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;00:00 Intro and Phlegm Alert&lt;br/&gt;02:10 When Burnout Creeps Up On You&lt;br/&gt;03:23 Losing Everything and Working Harder&lt;br/&gt;05:39 Adversity vs Trauma&lt;br/&gt;07:53 Burnout in the Performing Arts&lt;br/&gt;08:41 Self-Worth and People-Pleasing&lt;br/&gt;11:11 Learning To Say No And Setting Boundaries&lt;br/&gt;15:19 The 24-7 Access Problem&lt;br/&gt;19:28 The Power Of Saying &amp;quot;I Don&amp;apos;t Have The Capacity&amp;quot;&lt;br/&gt;22:07 What Burnout Does To The Brain&lt;br/&gt;25:25 Recovery Tools and Somatic Practices&lt;br/&gt;33:45 Maria&amp;apos;s Final Reflections - Honouring Yourself&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Watch, reflect, and share your experience of burnout in the comments.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Remember to like, subscribe, and hit the bell icon for more insightful episodes. Leave a comment below on what inspired you the most! 👇&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;You can find out about our Teacher Accreditation for singing teachers, vocal coaches and choir leaders and start your own journey here &lt;br/&gt;https://vocalprocess.co.uk/teacher-accreditation/&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;We&amp;apos;ve also got this ↓ &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;For the best self-guided learning, check out the Vocal Process Learning Lounge - 22 years of vocal coaching resources (over 600 videos) for less than the price of one private singing lesson. &lt;br/&gt;Click on the link https://vocalprocess.co.uk/learning-lounge/learning-lounge-level-2-deep-dive/&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;If you want to discover if our singing teacher training programme works for YOU, message us - we can share the process for joining Cohort26. https://www.cognitoforms.com/VocalProcess1/TheAccreditationProgramme &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Get the One Minute Voice Warmup app here, it&amp;apos;s got a 4.9star rating &lt;br/&gt;Appstore https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/one-minute-voice-warmup/id1212802251 &lt;br/&gt;Google Play https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.speechtools.warmup&amp;amp;hl=en_GB  &lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;Check out our Voice Journal, written with Rayvox&amp;apos;s Oren Boder https://www.rayvox.co.uk/products/voice-journal?ref=VOCALPROCESS &lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;Find us - follow us on the socials! &lt;br/&gt;🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Vocalprocess   &lt;br/&gt;📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/vocalprocess  &lt;br/&gt;📖 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/vocalprocess&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; #vocalprocess #teacheraccreditation #voicetraining&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Send a text Burnout can creep up quietly - until one day you realise you’ve got nothing left to give.  In this honest, wide-ranging conversation, Dr Gillyanne Kayes, Jeremy Fisher and guest Dr Marisa Lee Naismith (host of A Voice and Beyond) talk about burnout in the performing arts: how it happens, what it feels like, and what recovery really takes.  We explore:  The link between trauma, stress, and burnout  Boundaries and learning to say “I don’t have the capacity”  Why people-pleasing driv...

A Million Downloads - Then Burnout Hit. With Dr Marisa Lee Naismith

Voice experts and bestselling authors Dr Gillyanne Kayes and Jeremy Fisher have been chatting about voice for more than 20 years - this time they've switched the microphone on. Vocal technique? check. Musicals? check. The weird things you can do with your voice? check. Includes AMA on voice, singing, speaking, performance techniques, voice exercises and so much more.

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