The Vocal Academy Podcast

Ep 5 Its Going To Feel Different

It's going to feel different.Some singers find it difficult to correlate sound with sensation. Yet whenever we make a sound, frequencies can result in changes in sensation due to sympathetic vibrations that resonate in our body. Tuning in to these sensations can be difficult initially but when you do, it can make huge differences to the speed at which you begin to understand your voice and it's potential.If you'd like to contact Bobby by all means send him an email at podcast@vocalacademy.ie - he will do his best to get back to you.You can also check out the website - www.vocalacademy.ie for more information.Bobby runs The Vocal Academy in Leixlip, Co. Kildare just on the outskirts of Dublin City in Ireland. Leixlip os famous for being the original home of Guinness!Some of the information for this podcast comes from Bobby’s training with The Institute for Vocal Advancement (IVA). If you’d like more information about becoming a Voice Teacher you should check them out - www.vocaladvancement.comThere are also some great books out there that deal with practice.www.amazon.com/Make-Stick-Scienc…729013/ref=sr_1_2?www.amazon.com/The-Talent-Code-D…H2KNT2/ref=sr_1_1?If you found this podcast to be helpful to you please leave us a 5 star rating. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Ep 4 Expectations

The Vocal Academy Podcast is a resource for anybody who has any interest in singing, vocalising, performing. Based around the experiences of Bobby Harpur, owner of The Vocal Academy Bobby hopes to de-complicate singing for you.Across the series you will learn about the voice, how it works, why it doesn’t work(!), the psychology of singing, strategies to overcome nerves, vocal health, technique, mythology of singing and many other subjects related to all things singing. The idea is to make it as understandable and comprehensible as possible.In this episode Bobby talks about the importance of setting realistic (yet challenging) Expectations. Why getting the Expectation right increases effectiveness and how to set fair and workable Expectations.If it’s complicated it’s too much work. Right? ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Ep 3 Practice (1)

“I don’t know if I’m doing it right” Have you ever asked this question as you try to practice at home on your own?Singing students often find it difficult to understand what it is they need to do to practice singing? Is it sing songs more often? Is it scales or vocalize? Is it breathing? How is it getting better? Is it getting better? What is it that you need to do and how do you measure the rate of your improvement.In this Episode we thought it might offer a few pointers on strategies to help you find solid ground more quickly after you’ve committed to taking some vocal lessons. In this podcast we hope to shine some light on how to begin to ‘measure’ your practice and what to look out for in your practice. It truly is a massive subject so we’ve only just scratched the surface in here.If you'd like to contact Bobby by all means send him an email at podcast@vocalacademy.ie - he will do his best to get back to you.You can also check out the website - https://www.vocalacademy.ie for more information.Bobby runs The Vocal Academy in Leixlip, Co. Kildare just on the outskirts of Dublin City in Ireland. Leixlip os famous for being the original home of Guinness!Some of the information for this podcast comes from Bobby’s training with The Institute for Vocal Advancement (IVA). If you’d like more information about becoming a Voice Teacher you should check them out - www.vocaladvancement.comThere are also some great books out there that deal with practice.https://www.amazon.com/Make-Stick-Science-Successful-Learning/dp/0674729013/ref=sr_1_2?https://www.amazon.com/The-Talent-Code-Daniel-Coyle-audiobook/dp/B07VH2KNT2/ref=sr_1_1?If you found this podcast to be helpful to you please leave us a 5 star rating. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Ep 1 The Vocal Academy Podcast - Getting Started

The Vocal Academy Podcast is a resource for anybody who has any interest in singing, vocalising, performing. Based around the experiences of Bobby Harpur, owner of The Vocal Academy Bobby hopes to de-complicate singing for you. Across the series you will learn about the voice, how it works, why it doesn’t work(!), the psychology of singing, strategies to overcome nerves, vocal health, technique, mythology of singing and many other subjects related to all things singing. The idea is to make it as understandable and comprehensible as possible. If it’s complicated it’s too much work. Right? ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Ep 2 What Happens In My 1st Vocal Class - 01:02:2021, 14.06

Nerves can and do play a part in most peoples very first singing lesson. So going into the unknown can play into those nerves. In this Episode we thought it might be helpful to shine some light on what happens at your very first vocal lesson so that you are not going in there completely blind. At least if you have some expectation of what's going to happen it might help settle some of your anxiety. Of course you can expect there may be some slight differences depending on the teacher however in an overall sense the general rules will be the same. If you'd like to contact Bobby by all means send him an email at podcast@vocalacademy.ie - he will do his best to get back to you.You can also check out the website - https://www.vocalacademy.ie for more information.Here is an example of what a scale is - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drnBMAEA3AM :-D ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.