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Yap Sesh with VoiceProEdYap Short #10: Research RoundupOur final Yap Short of the season is a Research Roundup. In this yap short, Maurice highlight’s his favorite research reviews that we wrote about over the last 12 months. These research reviews are available on the VoiceProEd blog and sent to newsletter subscribers on a monthly basis!Resources & LinksExplore VoiceProEd: www.voiceproed.comCheck out our available courses: www.voiceproed.com/coursesTheme music by haspockets983: https://www.pond5.com/artist/haspockets983Join the Sesh!Subscribe for future episodes, and let us know what topics you want to hear ne...2025-07-0110 minYap Sesh with VoiceProEdYap Sesh #10: Teachers Teaching TeachersIt's the last Yap Sesh of this season! Co-hosts and Professional Yappers Anna and Maurice discuss how they became teachers who teach teachers, which is why VoiceProEd exists today.Maurice is also launching his private practice! Find Goodwin Voice and Speech, PLLC on the web at http://mauricegoodwin.comResources & LinksExplore VoiceProEd: www.voiceproed.comCheck out our available courses: www.voiceproed.com/coursesTheme music by haspockets983: https://www.pond5.com/artist/haspockets983Join the Sesh!Subscribe for future episodes, and let us know what topics you...2025-06-2233 minYap Sesh with VoiceProEdYap Short #9: NATS Intern Program RecapCo-host Anna Diemer shares more about their experience at the NATS Intern Program this past May. Want to be a future collaborative piano or voice intern? Slide into our DMs and ask us any questions you might have!More about the program: https://www.nats.org/nats-intern-program.htmlThanks to the University of Louisville Voice department for hosting us! https://louisville.edu/musicResources & LinksExplore VoiceProEd: www.voiceproed.comCheck out our available courses: www.voiceproed.com/coursesTheme music by haspockets983: https://www.pond5.com/artist/haspockets9832025-06-1513 minYap Sesh with VoiceProEdYap Sesh #9: Featuring Yapper Meredith EibCo-host Anna just got back from the 2025 NATS Intern Program, and they're having one of their cohort on the pod as this week's Featured Yapper! Welcome to Meredith Eib, musical theater voice teacher at Catholic & Temple Universities.Find Meredith on the web: http://mereditheib.comMeredith on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/mgraceeib/More on the NATS Intern Program: https://www.nats.org/nats-intern-program.htmlFrom Tool Time, Bel Canto Boot Camp: https://belcantobootcamp.com/Find Meredith's mentor teacher, Noel Smith, here: https://noelvoicestudio.com/2025-06-0834 minYap Sesh with VoiceProEdYap Short #8: Targeting the Tongue (Part 1)In this Yap Short, we kick off our Targeting the Tongue series with three simple tools to help your clients increase their awareness of what the tongue is doing during voicing and how to target inconsistencies. Maurice shares practical ways to use tongue-out humming, /ng/ glides, and /th/ fricatives in both speech and singing. Resources & LinksExplore VoiceProEd: www.voiceproed.comCheck out our available courses: www.voiceproed.com/coursesTheme music by haspockets983: https://www.pond5.com/artist/haspockets983Join the Sesh!Subscribe for future episodes, and let us know wh...2025-06-0108 minYap Sesh with VoiceProEdYap Sesh #8: As We Go On, We Remember...Congratulations to all of the voice clinicians graduating this May! In this episode of Yap Sesh, Anna and Maurice remember their own graduations and chat about their upcoming summer plans. Anna is attending the NATS Intern Program as we speak, and Maurice is gearing up to transition out of his full-time role at the hospital and into private practice.A special shout out to Bel Canto Boot Camp, featured in this week's Tool Time!Resources & LinksExplore VoiceProEd: www.voiceproed.comCheck out our available courses: www.voiceproed.com/coursesTheme music...2025-05-2532 minYap Sesh with VoiceProEdYap Short #7: Exploring FricativesA Yap Short is all about encouraging voice clinicians to experience their own voice and reflect on that experience in a way that creates improved voice awareness. In this (short) episode, host Maurice Goodwin explores fricative sounds and their benefit within the session with voice clients. Come explore these sounds in your own voice and then let us know their impact in your voice sessions!Resources & LinksExplore VoiceProEd: www.voiceproed.comCheck out our available courses: www.voiceproed.com/coursesTheme music by haspockets983: https://www.pond5.com/artist/haspockets983Join...2025-05-1812 minYap Sesh with VoiceProEdYap Sesh #7: The Burnout BeesIn this episode of Yap Sesh, Hosts Anna and Maurice reflect on boundaries, burnout, and the tools that help them stay grounded—both as clinicians and humans. Together they explore how communication, self-awareness, and a little humor keep their work (and wellness) on track. The also recap recent VoiceProEd course Voice Notes; available now asynchronously on the VocieProEd website. Resources & LinksExplore VoiceProEd: www.voiceproed.comCheck out our available courses: www.voiceproed.com/coursesTheme music by haspockets983: https://www.pond5.com/artist/haspockets983Join the Sesh!Subscribe for...2025-05-1134 minYap Sesh with VoiceProEdYap Short #6: On Documentation...for Singers!In this Yap Short, co-host Anna Diemer gets into documentation during sessions--but this time, for singers! Listen to find out how they make the most of their note-taking and information retention during lessons.If you missed our course on documentation for clinicians, Voice Notes: Practical Documentation for Voice Clinicians, not to worry! The replay is available for an entire year on our website at http://voiceproed.com/courses.Resources & LinksExplore VoiceProEd: www.voiceproed.comCheck out our available courses: www.voiceproed.com/coursesTheme music by haspockets983: https://www.pond5.com...2025-05-0412 minYap Sesh with VoiceProEdYap Sesh #6: Featuring Yapper Clare HendersonWe are joined this week by our very first FEATURED YAPPER, speech-language pathologist Clare Henderson (they/she)! Listen as Clare shares their experiences of becoming a voice-specialized SLP and as Anna is lovingly roasted by two of the voice folks that know them best.Find Clare on the 'gram: https://www.instagram.com/aclarevoice/Check out the clinic where Clare works: https://www.instagram.com/yourvocalhealth/Resources & LinksExplore VoiceProEd: www.voiceproed.comCheck out our available courses: www.voiceproed.com/coursesTheme music by haspockets983: https://www.pond5.com...2025-04-2745 min
Wholehearted Voice PedagogyEp. 8 - "Curiosity" with Maurice Goodwin, SLPCuriosity is central to our work as voice teachers. But how do we express curiosity and encourage students to engage their own? How can it create a value added in the voice studio? Join me for a great conversation with Maurice Goodwin, SLP who illuminates how curiosity can be useful in both clinical and academic arenas.Maurice Goodwin's Contact Information:https://www.mauricegoodwin.com/Also check out: @voiceproed on InstagramStay engaged!!Subscribe to this channel and find this podcast on all platformsEmail: wholeheartedpedagogy@gmail.comInstagram: @wholeheartedpedagogy...2025-04-2339 minYap Sesh with VoiceProEdYap Short #5: Vocal FryyyyyIn this Yap Short, host Maurice Goodwin breaks down the vocal fry sound and its use within voice sessions. From glottic insufficiency to contrastive practice, Maurice shares when fry can be helpful—and when it might not be. Tune in for quick, practical strategies to explore fry in your voice session!Resources & LinksExplore VoiceProEd: www.voiceproed.comCheck out our available courses: www.voiceproed.com/coursesTheme music by haspockets983: https://www.pond5.com/artist/haspockets983Join the Sesh!Subscribe for future episodes, and let us know what topics you wa...2025-04-2011 minYap Sesh with VoiceProEdYap Sesh #5: Happy World Voice Day!In this episode of Yap Sesh, Anna and Maurice celebrate World Voice Day with reflections on voice education, clinical growth, and as always, their favorite tools of the week in TOOL TIME! VoiceProEd's upcoming course is on documenting the singing voice, so our yappers share information about the course and reflections on how they listen to the voice.Resources & LinksExplore VoiceProEd: www.voiceproed.comCheck out our available courses: www.voiceproed.com/coursesTheme music by haspockets983: https://www.pond5.com/artist/haspockets983Join the Sesh!Subscribe for future episodes...2025-04-1337 minYap Sesh with VoiceProEdYap Short #4: On Performing with AnnaHost and professional singer Anna Diemer talks about their experience performing in the Asheville Fringe Festival on March 21 and 23, 2025.Resources & LinksExplore VoiceProEd: www.voiceproed.comCheck out our available courses: www.voiceproed.com/coursesTheme music by haspockets983: https://www.pond5.com/artist/haspockets983Join the Sesh!Subscribe for future episodes, and let us know what topics you want to hear next! Connect with us at @voiceproed on Instagram and Facebook or email us at info@voiceproed.com.2025-04-0613 minYap Sesh with VoiceProEdYap Sesh #4: Courses, Conferences, and ClubsOn this episode of Yap Sesh, hosts Anna Diemer and Maurice Goodwin reflect on the tools, courses, communities, and experiences that shaped their journeys as voice clinicians. From clinician observations to book clubs, they share the resources that helped them grow—and the lessons they’re still learning. Whether you're new to the field or a seasoned pro, this episode is packed with insights and inspiration for building your clinical toolkit.Resources & LinksExplore VoiceProEd: www.voiceproed.comCheck out our available courses: www.voiceproed.com/coursesTheme music by hasp...2025-03-3028 minYap Sesh with VoiceProEdYap Short #3: The Vocal Cool DownIn this Yap Short, we explore the power of the vocal cool down—why it matters and how to do it effectively. Maurice shares three simple, go-to exercises that help release tension, support vocal recovery, and keep your voice feeling balanced after heavy use. Perfect for singers, clinicians, and anyone who uses their voice all day.Resources & LinksExplore VoiceProEd: www.voiceproed.comCheck out our available courses: www.voiceproed.com/coursesTheme music by haspockets983: https://www.pond5.com/artist/haspockets983Join the Sesh!Subscribe for future episodes, and let us...2025-03-2309 minYap Sesh with VoiceProEdYap Sesh #3: Our Performance HistoryThis week on Yap Sesh, hosts Anna Diemer and Maurice Goodwin celebrate a major milestone—the launch of their first asynchronous course, Achieving Competence as an SLP Working with Singers! They dive into what this course offers, who it’s for, and why it’s an important step for SLPs looking to expand their skills with professional voice users.But that’s not all—this episode takes a trip down memory lane as Anna and Maurice share their earliest performance experiences and reflect on the performances they do now. From childhood recitals to the stages...2025-03-1629 minYap Sesh with VoiceProEdYap Short #2: Guided Meditation for Voice CliniciansTake a deep breath and settle in for this Yap Short with VoiceProEd. We're trying something new--a quick but powerful guided meditation led by Anna and designed just for voice clinicians. Through calming affirmations, we'll help you reconnect with your purpose, release tension, and remind yourself of the incredible impact you make every day. Whether you're between sessions or winding down, let this moment be a reset for both your voice and your mind.Background music by SoundVesselResources & LinksExplore VoiceProEd: www.voiceproed.comCheck out our available courses: www...2025-03-0910 minYap Sesh with VoiceProEdYap Sesh #2: Your Vocal Med KitIn this week’s episode of Yap Sesh, hosts Anna Diemer and Maurice Goodwin dive into the essentials of the vocal med kit, sharing insights into the tools and practices that keep voices performance-ready. They explore the vocal health routines of some of your favorite artists and reveal the contents of their own vocal care kits. The episode also includes a recap of VoiceProEd’s recent course “Bridging the Gap: Glottic Insufficiency in Singers” and provides details about the upcoming course “Achieving Competence as an SLP Working with Singers.”Resources & LinksEx...2025-03-0229 minYap Sesh with VoiceProEdYap Short: Experiencing ResonanceOur first Yap Short! VoiceProEd is all about encouraging voice clinicians to experience their own voice and reflect on that experience in a way that creates improved voice awareness. In this (short) episode, host Maurice Goodwin explores resonance voice techniques and common adjustments in this 12 minute episode. Resources & LinksExplore VoiceProEd: www.voiceproed.comCheck out our available courses: www.voiceproed.com/coursesTheme music by haspockets983: https://www.pond5.com/artist/haspockets983Join the Sesh!Subscribe for future episodes, and let us know what topics you want to hear next! C...2025-02-2312 minYap Sesh with VoiceProEdYap Sesh #1: How We Got HereWelcome to Yap Sesh! In this first episode, hosts Anna Diemer and Maurice Goodwin introduce the podcast, share their journeys as voice professionals, and talk about...why Yap Sesh!. From their backgrounds in voice pedagogy and speech-language pathology to the creation of VoiceProEd, this episode dives into their mission to bridge the gap between singing voice training and clinical voice care.They also discuss glottic insufficiency (a topic from VoiceProEd's upcoming course Bridging the Gap), share their favorite voice tools, and, of course, unpack the all-important question—why “Yap Sesh...2025-02-1533 min