Welcome to Season Two of the Vocal Advancement Podcast! Whether you’re a longtime listener or tuning in for the first time, we invite you to delve into all the fun and useful resources we have for you. Join Tom and Heather as they share the exciting lineup of voice coaches, researchers, and professional singers they’ll be interviewing this season. You’ll also get the inside scoop on IVACON 2024, the first IVA conference open to all voice teachers (not just IVA students and teachers) and all the amazing opportunities you’ll have to practice and level up your teaching skills with veteran vocal coaches.If you’re just getting started in voice teaching and wondering how to gain the skills and confidence to manage your classes, you’ll love this episode. Heather and Tom reflect on their early teaching days and explain how they turned teaching theory into practice.In this episode, you’ll learn:(4:57) Who Tom and Heather will be interviewing about singing and teaching this season(7:13) How to attend this year’s Vocal Advancement conference in June 2024 — even if you’re not affiliated with IVA!(13:00) How Heather got her start as a voice teacher and gained the skills and confidence to build a full-time career offering private vocal lessons(15:34) How Tom’s singing teacher helped him build his career as a voice coach(18:10) Why new teachers have a high turnover of students in their first year — and why this can be a good thing(20:07) The transformation singing teachers go through in their first year as they learn to shift focus from their lessons to their students’ needs(21:40) Why improving your own singing technique can make you a better voice teacher (22:50) How attending conferences and observing other teachers can improve your teaching(24:42) The challenges that come with teaching an advanced singer — and what you as a voice coach can offer them(29:32) Why it’s important to go off-book and try unconventional teaching methods (32:11) The importance of taking advantage of every teaching opportunity when you’re starting out — and where you can find those opportunities(39:15) The business side of voice teaching — what realities do you have to be prepared for when you become self-employed?(45:34) The importance of constantly investing in your own education as you grow as a teacherReady for our upcoming IVACON 2024 in Edinburgh from June 17-21? Then visit the IVACON 2024 event page to learn all about our event speakers, programming, and accommodations. Be sure to register today to take advantage of all our sessions, resources, goodies — and karaoke night!Are you excited to hear from all the talented performers and educators we’ll be interviewing this season? Make sure you don’t miss a single episode by following us on the Vocal Advancement Podcast.About the Institute for Vocal AdvancementThis year’s IVA conference may be months away, but you can start enjoying the teaching resources IVA provides you with right now by checking out how our Teacher Training Programs can help advance your career. Use the code “iva20percent” to get 20% off your first year’s course membership fee! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.