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This Is A VoiceBest of 2023 - Our top five podcast episodesSend us a textWe'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.Then we chose the "WildCard" fifth episode ourselves.We're introducing excerpts from each of the top five episodes as voted for by you.If you don't want to know which episodes we chose, look away now...Top episode from January-March - Season 7 Episode 5 with Kate...2023-12-2638 min
This Is A VoiceIs Beyoncé teaching you this week? Authenticity, rhythm & positive pedagogy with Louise GibbsSend us a textPart 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 swearing, mostly from Gillyanne***0:00 Dealing with bad self-talk1:37 Artistry - who is teaching you this week?3:53 Study practice rehearse perform7:11 Being in the moment9:50 Dealing with self-editing singers12:04 Why Louise is a singer not a pianist13:43 Jeremy on communication modes15:07 Know yourself and your outlook17:03 Louise & Jeremy...2023-06-2635 min
This Is A VoiceAuthenticity in singing - what is it & can you teach it? With Louise GibbsSend us a textOur 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 & fascinating conversation about authenticity (for the singer and for the music), training authentic singers, exploring style envelopes and when to push their boundaries.00:00 Being yourself to stand out02:10 Why Gillyanne didn't like "I don't know how to love him"03:12 Personal authenticity versus style authenticity06:00 Jeremy on authentic self v a...2023-06-1932 min