"Okay, as you can tell, we have absolutely no idea where this podcast is going" In the ninth episode of our #ThisIsAVoice podcast, voice experts and authors Gillyanne and Jeremy riff about how they do what they do and how they help singers and teachers in "making it work". The good and bad bits of being [...]
Almost a year ago I wrote this article (November 2019) on the misunderstandings between M1 and M2, or modal and falsetto vibrations. I'm sad to say that the confusion is still out there, with teachers saying "you can't get a clear sound in falsetto" or "countertenors sing in the same way as baritones, just higher up". [...]
In the eighth episode of our This Is A Voice podcast we're talking Turning Points and sharing some of the most dramatic and important turning points in our lives before and after our marriage. What drove us to make some of our biggest life-changing decisions? What crisis led to our meeting? What Gillyanne said after leaving [...]
In the seventh episode of our This Is A Voice podcast we're sharing more stories behind the stories - in this case two extremes. How and why we wrote a series of singing books for children AND two chapters for an academic book at the same time, and how they differ. How we found our writing [...]
In the sixth episode of our This Is A Voice podcast we're focusing on the singer in the room, and why it's important to pay attention to the person you're working with. Every singer is individual, with their own voice, skills and background. Does your singing teacher work with "the singer in the room" or do [...]
In the fifth episode of our This Is A Voice podcast Gillyanne Kayes and Jeremy Fisher share the stories behind the stories. We reveal the facts, the myths and the secrets behind our first two books - Singing and the Actor, and Successful Singing Auditions. What I made Gillyanne do that helped her finish the first [...]
The fourth episode of our new This Is A Voice Podcast arrived on 22nd July. In the previous episode (episode 3, How Do We Learn A Song) Gillyanne and I had shared the best ways of learning and memorising a song. In THIS episode we talk about practising. What it is, what it's for and how [...]
The third episode of our new This Is A Voice Podcast arrived on 15th July. Gillyanne and I are discussing how to learn a song, and we discuss having a "feel" for where a certain pitch is in your voice, even if you don't have perfect pitch. We also chat about four different ways to learn [...]
The second episode of our new This Is A Voice Podcast arrived on 8th July. Gillyanne and I slug it out on the difference between the singing teacher and the vocal coach. Why our focus is different, what the differences and similarities are in the way we deal with lessons and students, and what happens when [...]
The first TIAV Podcast (This Is A Voice) launched on 1st July where Gillyanne and I chatted about teaching singing, coaching performances and what we do. We also answer AMAs on piano playing in singing lessons, teaching the opposite gender, and do we get our singers to sing the whole song or just snippets in a [...]
