VocalFri Podcast

Dr. P and Sarah's spoiler ridden review of Guardians of the Galaxy: Mixtape Volume 3 is actually about singing? Mabye? Or was this an episode about being a human? Is this movie about being a human? Join us and find out! But go watch the movie first.

Whoa! This one got a little deep. Sarah, Liz, and Dr. P dive into some heavy discussions for a Friday morning. We all want to do our absolute best for our students, but is there a time you need to realize you are working harder than the student? We also took a strange trip into how we think the profession evaluates our success as voice teachers. Of course we have some recent pop culture news at the end. A true old school VocalFri!

We were thrilled to be joined by one of today's most promising up and coming researchers in the field of voice, Theodora Nestorova. She shared her journey so far through the world of voice and voice science, and then we all shared a bit of a deep dive on vibrato. Theodora is working on her Interdisciplinary PhD at McGill University and has some really exciting work that she is doing examining variability in vibrato. Many great things to come and a name to watch! Check it out! Learn more about her at https://www.theodoranestorova.com/ 

#VocalFam! The guest episode train keeps rolling with a fantastic conversation with Amanda Flynn. (https://www.amandaflynnvoice.com/) We hear Amanda's journey as performer with some musical called Wicked...I've never heard of it...to her work as a Broadway voice coach and Van Lawrence Fellowship awardee. We also got to hear about her own online voice pedagogy courses, and most importantly, her new book, the 2nd edition of the So You Want to Sing Musical Theatre! Such a great resource for any musical theatre singer or voice teacher. A must listen!

Three longtime #VocalFam join us to preview this summer's upcoming Acoustic Vocal Pedagogy Workshop. Hear from Ken Bozeman, Ian Howell, and Chadley Ballentyne what you can expect in both in-person (July 31-August 4, Ann Arbor Michigan, USA) and online formats for their seminal continuing education program. Read more here. 

#VocalFam you guessed it! Its finally Kangin' time! Join Sarah and Dr. P hanging out down in the Quantum Realm as we unpack Ant Man and the Wasp: Quantumania! A tiny time was had by all. 

What a treat to have Dana Zenobi with us to tell us about her innovative methods for teaching vocal diction. She has been incorporating spectrograms into her diction classes. A wonderful and creative prospect. Hear more about Dana's journey along the voice world as well. Find out more about her here.

We kick off episode 201 with a preview of the Summer Vocology Institute with distinguished guests Ingo Titze, Lynn Maxfield, and Brian Manternach. Are you considering summer continuing education opportunities? Are you interested in the science, pedagogy, and performance aspects of voice? This is the program for you! Learn all about SVI's history, its "blocks," and its All Star faculty. The deadline for summer 2023 is rapidly approach so don't delay! Learn more at https://vocology.utah.edu/svi/index.php. 

#VocalFam we've officially been together for 200 episodes!!! Very hard to believe. Thank you to each of our #VocalFam who sent us shoutouts! Tune in to hear from many favorite guests from the past 5 1/2 years including Ken Bozeman, Joanne Bozeman, Nancy Bos, Heidi Moss Erickson, Carole Blankenship, John Nix, Caitlin Moore, Em2 Connect: Emily Martin and Elizabeth McDonald, Norman Spivey, Mary Saunders Barton, Leda Scearce, Wendy LeBorgne, Jonathan Price, Jenevora Williams, Joshua Glasner, Alex Carôt, Noel Smith, Ian Howell, and regular recurring guest star Yvonne Redman. Thank you to all our listeners over these past 200 episodes. We're only just getting started!

VocalFam, we are joined by our friends Lynn Helding, John Nix, and Allen Henderson to tell us about this summer's inaugural NATS Science-Informed Voice Pedagogy Institute being held at Utah State University from June 25-July 1, 2023. Check out the episode and learn more at nats.org.