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This Is A VoiceAuthor: Jeremy Fisher and Dr Gillyanne Kayes
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. Language: en-gb Genres: Arts, Education, How To, Performing Arts Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Teaching vs Mentoring vs Supervision - A New Course for Singing Teachers
Episode 2
Tuesday, 3 November, 2026
Send us Fan MailWhat makes a great mentor for singing teachers - and how is mentoring different from teaching, coaching or giving advice?In This Is A Voice S13 Ep2 Jeremy and Gillyanne explore the thinking behind Vocal Process’s Foundations of Teacher Mentoring course, drawing on over 30 years of working together and supporting singing teachers.Discover how thoughtful questions, clearer communication and an understanding of individual capacity can help teachers recognise their strengths, untangle challenges and find their own next steps.We explore:• The difference between mentoring, coaching and supervision• Three distinct mentoring approaches, each with its own strengths• Six teacher mentor styles—and how to discover yours• Contracting, sorting complexity and choosing the next useful step• Feedback, reframing, imposter syndrome and professional boundaries• How mentoring skills can transform everyday singing lessons00:00 Why create a teacher mentoring course?00:42 Passing on an approach and teaching ethos02:26 Mentoring, coaching and supervision: the differences04:48 Jeremy’s mentoring style06:27 Gillyanne’s mentoring style07:31 Anne’s mentoring style09:01 What type of teacher mentor are you?10:31 The six teacher mentor styles explained13:14 Inside the Foundations of Teacher Mentoring course13:48 Contracting: agreeing what the session is for14:41 Sorting complexity and finding the next useful step15:08 Capacity calibration: what can someone manage today?15:40 Feedback, reframing and imposter syndrome17:30 Boundaries, reflection and peer mentoring18:04 Practising with real scenarios and live Q&A19:03 Course recognition and future plans20:24 Bringing mentoring skills into singing lessons21:43 Christian Herbst: resonance and registers23:16 Working with Vocal Process in personWe also reflect on a recent training session with voice scientist Christian Herbst on resonance and registers, and discuss opportunities to see Vocal Process working in person.What type of teacher mentor are you? Take the quiz and share your result in the comments.Teacher mentor quiz: https://www.cognitoforms.com/VocalProcess1/WhatKindOfTeacherMentorAreYouPractical Mentoring Skills for Singing Teachers and Vocal Coaches:https://bit.ly/Teacher-MentorSubscribe for more conversations about singing, voice and the craft of teaching.#VocalProcess #SingingTeachers #TeacherMentoring #VocalPedagogy #SingingTeachingRemember 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'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'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&hl=en_GB Check out our Voice Journal, written with Rayvox'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
