This Is A Voice
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.
Episodes
100 episodes since 2020
Breaking down barriers - gender, taste and authenticity in vocal performance with Guro von Germeten
What's changing in musical theatre, and what needs to change? And what is authenticity in performance anyway? In their 100th episode, Gillyanne and Jeremy chat with singer researcher Guro von Germeten on her research into gender, authenticity a...
July 23, 2024
•
Season 9
•
Episode 10
•
39:19
The Omnivorous Voice - navigating taste & cultural expectations in singing with Guro von Germeten
Join Dr Gillyanne Kayes and Jeremy Fisher in a fascinating and deep episode on the omnivorous voice, featuring Dr. Guro von Germerten. Guro shares the highlights from her PhD on musical tastes and vocal techniques. From her emotional c...
July 09, 2024
•
Season 9
•
Episode 9
•
43:49
Keep It Real in the Music Industry - Ruth Royall on Confidence, Community & Touring While Pregnant
DJ, singer-songwriter, vocal coach and inspiration Ruth Royall joins Gillyanne and Jeremy to share the amazing story behind the #KeepItReal movement and its impact on the drum and bass community.In this episode:The importance of self-co...
June 25, 2024
•
Season 9
•
Episode 8
•
26:03
Crafting beats - songwriting and collaboration in Drum and Bass with DJ, singer-songwriter Ruth Royall
In this episode of 'This Is A Voice' podcast, Dr. Gillyanne Kayes and Jeremy Fisher are joined by singer-songwriter Ruth Royall. They discuss Ruth's diverse career journey, her pivot to become a prominent artist in the drum and bass genre durin...
June 07, 2024
•
Season 9
•
Episode 7
•
30:02
Just How Boring Are You? Jeremy launches a new book
Jeremy Fisher launches his new book called "Just How Boring Are you? How to be a great podcast guest, captivate your listeners and polish your vocal skills".In this bonus podcast episode Jeremy is interviewed by Karen Merstik-Michaels - sin...
June 04, 2024
•
Season 9
•
Episode 601
•
24:04
Cutting the legato, breathing truth bombs and little green men
This Is A Voice podcast S9 Ep6 focuses on our More Than a Masterclass experience at the Hamburg StimmSymposium last month.Coaching a singer in the big belt number from the musical Vanara - Prayer To The Moon. How Jeremy changed her st...
May 28, 2024
•
Season 9
•
Episode 6
•
35:15
Our 25th anniversary, Hamburg StimmSymposium, Breathing, singing and support
In this landmark episode of This Is A Voice (S9 Ep5), Dr. Gillyanne Kayes and Jeremy Fisher take a stroll down memory lane to celebrate a remarkable 25 years since founding their voice education company VocalProcess. From being the UK's first p...
May 14, 2024
•
Season 9
•
Episode 5
•
45:45
World Voice Day Special pt 2 - Belief Systems & Diagnosis - with GP Dr Ayan Panja
For the second half of our World Voice Day Special edition, we're talking belief systems and diagnostics with one of the most influential GPs in the UK (Pulse Magazine), Dr Ayan Panja. Dr Panja is a GP (family doctor), podcaster, p...
April 30, 2024
•
Season 9
•
Episode 4
•
34:56
The Health Fix and the Vagus nerve - with GP & bestselling author Dr Ayan Panja
For this World Voice Day Special edition of our This Is A Voice podcast we're delving into the Vagus Nerve and health diagnostics with one of the most influential GPs in the UK (Pulse Magazine), Dr Ayan Panja. Dr Panja is a GP (family doctor), ...
April 16, 2024
•
Season 9
•
Episode 3
•
42:36
Breath, Pressure & Flow. Dos & don'ts of breathing for singers - balancing a voice for sound & style
Dr Gillyanne Kayes and Jeremy Fisher on misunderstandings, misconceptions and personal insights about breathing and breath management for singing. Untrue statements, pressed phonation, relentless twang, breathy versus leaky tone, everything is ...
March 19, 2024
•
Season 9
•
Episode 2
•
37:40
What People Say - From cringe-worthy review to powerful testimonials
Celebrating 90 episodes of our This Is A Voice Podcast! Dr Gillyanne Kayes & Jeremy Fisher share how they deal with a bad review - and this one's just plain rude.And they celebrate 20 years of their groundbreaking voice teacher Accredit...
March 05, 2024
•
Season 9
•
Episode 1
•
40:30
Best of 2023 - Our top five podcast episodes
We're rounding off the year with our annual Best Of selection.We broadcast 20 episodes in 2023, so we divided them into four groups of five and got our listeners (and watchers on YouTube) to vote for their favourite episode in each group.
December 26, 2023
•
Season 8
•
Episode 9
•
38:42
The Singer's Safe Haven - Building confidence through compassionate coaching
In This Is A Voice podcast S8 Ep8 Lisa Perks returns to talk about creating a safe space in the vocal studio for singers to discover their voice and individuality. Lisa shares with Dr Gillyanne Kayes and Jeremy Fisher insights and techniques to...
December 19, 2023
•
Season 8
•
Episode 8
•
37:27
Season 8 Mini bonus - Polls for Best Of 2023
We're about to record our "Best of 2023" episode and YOU can help us choose.This mini-bonus episode of our This Is A Voice podcast contains four polls to help you choose your favourite episodes of 2023.There are 20 episodes to choose fr...
December 15, 2023
•
Season 8
•
Episode 0
•
5:47
Overcoming vocal shame - how singing teachers & vocal coaches can support their singers
In This Is A Voice podcast S8 Ep7 we're diving into the sensitive topic of shame in the singing world. In this wide-ranging conversation with Dr. Gillyanne Kayes, Jeremy Fisher and special guest Lisa Perks, we explore how shame can shape and li...
December 05, 2023
•
Season 8
•
Episode 7
•
28:30
Breaking the bias - a conversation about transformative voice coaching with Anne Leatherland
Join us in an insightful and empowering episode with our Associate Trainer, singing teacher and life coach Anne Leatherland. In Season 8 Episode 6 Anne returns to share her unique approach to helping women find their voice, both litera...
November 21, 2023
•
Season 8
•
Episode 6
•
27:45
Exploring Values and Beliefs in Teaching Voice, with Anne Leatherland
In This Is A Voice podcast S8 Ep5 we dive into the fascinating world of values and beliefs with our special guest, Anne Leatherland of Vocal Intuition. We discuss how understanding your values can transform your teaching and coaching, help you ...
November 07, 2023
•
Season 8
•
Episode 5
•
27:59
What matters to you? Putting what you love into your career
Today we're asking the question "What matters to you?" Do you already know, or do you need time to think about it?As singing teacher and vocal coach we can direct our careers to include doing what we love and what matters to us.In this ...
October 24, 2023
•
Season 8
•
Episode 4
•
29:22
Your voice & AI - tools for the singing studio
She's back! Social media expert and app lover Karen Michaels shares her favourite tools for your singing studioWe explore finding your "voice" (your social media persona) and how to write your value statement in 1 hour. Analy...
October 10, 2023
•
Season 8
•
Episode 3
•
25:54
The Rise of ChatGPT - How AI is changing the voice industry. With social media manager Karen Michaels
Social media expert Karen Michaels joins us for a fascinating discussion on the transformative impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the world of singing, voice education and singing teacher marketing.Karen shares her wealth of knowl...
September 26, 2023
•
Season 8
•
Episode 2
•
27:22
So where were we? Gillyanne & Jeremy talk past successes and future plans
We've been off the air for two months - so where were we? And where are we going?In this opening episode for Season 8, we reveal our future plans for singers, singing teachers, choral leaders and theatre MDs
September 12, 2023
•
Season 8
•
Episode 1
•
28:01
Is Beyoncé teaching you this week? Authenticity, rhythm & positive pedagogy with Louise Gibbs
Part 2 of our deep conversation with jazz singer, composer & educator Louise Gibbs.Has Beyonce been teaching you this week? Moving from imitation to authenticity, finding your "groove" and dealing with bad self-talk.***Warning! Some...
June 26, 2023
•
Season 7
•
Episode 12
•
35:55
Authenticity in singing - what is it & can you teach it? With Louise Gibbs
Our special guest for this week's This Is A Voice #podcast is jazz singer, recording artist, composer, educator and past president of the British Voice Association Louise Gibbs. It's a meeting of three practical minds in a deep & f...
June 19, 2023
•
Season 7
•
Episode 11
•
32:24
Career Mentoring and Vocal Habilitation - secrets of our 1-1 private coaching revealed
Wonder what we do in our private coaching sessions? It's a secret.We don't normally reveal what happens (or who we work with) but in this podcast episode we're sharing some of the techniques and "happenings" that make up a great mentori...
June 05, 2023
•
Season 7
•
Episode 10
•
28:51
What happens in our singing lessons, 1-1s & Masterclasses? What we teach & why we teach it
You've probably seen our books, you've listened to the podcasts, but you may not know what we really do in our 1-1 lessons and masterclasses.We're Dr Gillyanne Kayes and Jeremy Fisher, and we own and run VocalProcess. We'll be sharing with ...
May 29, 2023
•
Season 7
•
Episode 9
•
37:51