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EPISODE · May 12, 2026 · 44 MIN

The Unfiltered Reality of Running a Voice Training Business - What singing teachers do all week

from This Is A Voice · host Jeremy Fisher and Dr Gillyanne Kayes

Send us Fan MailWhat does a real week look like when you run a vocal coaching business?In this episode, we take you behind the scenes of our actual working week, the conversations, the decisions, the small wins, and the moments that don’t usually make it onto social media.We talk about the reality of being a singing teacher or vocal coach, including the balance between teaching, running a business, supporting a community, and navigating the constant question of value and pricing. We also reveal some of the conversations and techniques we share with our Registered Teachers, our latest cohort of singing teachers and choir leaders, and our private 1-1 performance coaching and teacher training sessions.This is the unpolished version. No highlight reel. Just what the work actually looks like.If you’re a singing teacher or vocal coach, you’ll probably recognise more of this than you expect.Our Master-Apprentice Model survey link is here - please fill it in if you are an independent singing teacher, vocal coach or choir leader.https://www.cognitoforms.com/VocalProcess1/Master-Apprentice-Model-In-Singing-TeachingMaking Music That Matters, the book by Melissa Forbes we talk about, is here: https://www.routledge.com/Making-Music-That-Matters-Positive-Music-Leadership-for-Social-Health/Forbes/p/book/9781032724157Gillyanne said this about it: "Extensively researched, theories of positive psychology and leadership are interwoven with reports from singing and music leaders. For any musician looking to make a difference for themselves and their communities."Claire Underwood's This Is A Voice episodes on guiding high-profile actors in new singing roles are here https://youtu.be/yI0y7gEQAXgand here https://youtu.be/MLZoBdVq-dQRemember 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

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