Dr. Kari Ragan, is a voice teacher and rehab specialist, Master Teacher for National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) Intern Program, co-founder of Northwest Voice Conference. She joins Alexa to discuss NATS’ mission, benefits of membership, and the upcoming conference. Also, insights on NATS International Congress of Voice Teachers 2025 KEY TAKEAWAYS NATS (National… Read More »Ep.157 What Singing Teachers Need to Know about NATS with Dr Kari Ragan ..read more

Making a few easy adaptions in your studio can help singers with dyslexia feel nurtured and included ..read more

Dr Shannon Coates is with us for part two of this discussion on building neurodiversity inclusive voice studios and we’re picking up just where we left off last week. Shannon is a singer, voice teacher, and educator who began developing training and educational resources specifically for independent voice teachers. She works with smaller groups of… Read More »Ep.156 Part Two: Building Neurodiversity-Inclusive Voice Studios with Dr Shannon Coates ..read more

Dr Shannon Coates will be keeping us company over the next two weeks to help us understand how we can build neurodiversity-inclusive voice studios. Shannon is a singer, voice teacher,… Read More »Ep.155 Part One: Building Neurodiversity-Inclusive Voice Studios with Dr Shannon Coates ..read more

Slug tongue releases tension, boosts articulation and is guaranteed to make you sound and look a bit silly ..read more

In this solo episode, Alexa dives into the common struggles of imposter syndrome, low confidence, and feeling overwhelmed that many singing teachers face. As an experienced voice instructor and singer… Read More »Ep.154 Managing Imposter Syndrome, Low Confidence and Overwhelm as Singing Teachers with Alexa Terry ..read more

Confused by vocal terminology? Here's a simple guide to common singing terms to help you teach with confidence ..read more

Joining Alexa this week is Nic Redman, who has been working with the spoken voice for almost 20 years and who is the author of the best-selling book ‘On the… Read More »Ep.153 Mastering the Spoken Voice for Recording with Nic Redman ..read more

What is twang? How does it relate to the tongue? And how can singers master this vocal technique? Read on to find out ..read more

Alexa Terry talks about vocal related terminology with BAST founder Line Hilton. Line explains some of the anatomical terminology a singing teacher may encounter in a medical or voice science… Read More »Ep.152 ‘Tomayto, Tomahto’: Understanding Singing Terminology With Line Hilton ..read more