FULL VOICE Music Podcast
Sharing pedagogy, business strategies, and best practices for your voice studio.
Our Latest Podcasts
65 | Vocal Warm-Ups From Around the World (Part One)
Pack your bags - we are taking a trip around the world. We are stopping in on our friends and colleagues from around the globe and asking them about their favorite vocal warm-ups. {Teacher Take-a-way Alert} Listen to this podcast and You will have new and exciting vocal exercise ideas for your studio - guaranteed!…
64 | The Vocal Instrument 101: Interview with Shannon Coates
Returning guest Shannon Coates shares the exciting details about her new online course The Vocal Instrument 101. Created for voice teachers who are looking to continue their education about vocal anatomy and physiology of the singing voice. Shannon makes learning fun, convenient and affordable. (She also shares a generous discount code for FULL VOICE podcast…
63 | Accompanist or Backing Track
Are you a professional collaborative pianist or are your piano skills ‘functional’? Either way, knowing when we need to step away from the piano and give our students our full attention is important. Can we be giving our students too much support? What about those backing tracks for home practice?
62 | Finding GREAT Audition Songs: Interview with Nate Plummer
Voice Teachers are ALWAYS preparing students for auditions. What songs will give our students the best chances of landing the coveted roll? Should you transpose the music? What about 16 or 32 bar cuts? I asked our returning guest and Musical Theatre Repertoire expert, Nate Plummer these questions and more!
61 | Student Retention
Keeping students thriving in your teaching studio can be challenging. Yes, students often quit lessons for good reasons that are out of our control, but in this podcast, Nikki discusses several strategies that can ensure that students of all ages will stay with us and take advantage of all that we have to offer in…
60 | Challenges in Your Teaching Studio as Life Goes
Special returning guest, Michelle Markwart Deveaux discusses the unique challenges we face in our teaching studios depending on our age. Yes! Age matters more than you may think when running an independent teaching studio. Whether you are new to teaching or you have been at it for decades, Michelle shares strategies for all of us…
59 | Creating Your Own Resources: With Mim Adams
If you are interested in creating your own teaching resources - This podcast is for you. My dearest friend and faithful colleague, Mim Adams dropped into the FULL VOICE office and we talked about our adventures researching, creating, publishing and marketing the FULL VOICE resources. It has been a LONG journey (almost 20 years) but…
58 | Songs for Young Singers: Interview with Glyn Lehmann
Nikki talks to Australian composer Glyn Lehmann about his modern, pop-infused music for young singers. Children around the world have enjoyed singing his music and he shares his inspiration in composing for young voices. This podcast features clips of his catchy songs from his library of great music.
57 | Freebie Friday: Exploring ONSET with Young Singers
The Freebie Friday download on our website called “Singing Owls” is a kid-friendly vocalise that encourages exploration of vocal onset with our young singers. How can you help your singers find a smooth, balanced onset…Listen to find out.
