Welcome to the Vocal Advancement Podcast! In this episode Heather and Tom interview performance anxiety specialist Melissa Toy who shares her advice on helping singers who have gone beyond stage fright into performance anxiety and her experience using brain stimulation in her research! Meanwhile, Heather and Tom continue their debate on what the best biscuit is around the world!Find out more about Melissa Toy: www.meltoymusic.com.About IVAInterested in training to teach singing or attend Professional development webinars with leading voice experts through the Institute for Vocal Advancement: www.vocaladvancement.comUse the code: “iva-podcast” to receive $5 off any upcoming webinar event or previous webinar recording.Watch Mel Toy’s Masterclass “Performance Anxiety: the personal and social influences”, which is discussed in this episode: https://vocaladvancement.gumroad.com/l/mel-toyWatch Heather’s TEDx talk “Chase the joy: Sing!”, which is discussed in this episode: https://youtu.be/Oh43sZFje-k. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.