All Things Vocal Podcast – Détails, épisodes et analyse

The singing and speaking voice is greatly affected by the health and hearing ability of our ears. In this episode, I chat with Dr. Rebecca Grome, the audiologist and owner at Ears4U in Nashville, Tennessee, who generously shares her advice on ear care, including what NOT to stick in there! 

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Want more vocal control when singing in the studio? In this short but valuable episode, I give you 5 pro hacks specially designed for singing at a recording microphone. They can immediately increase your vocal control and thus skyrocket the quality of your final vocal. Find the transcript and video at www.AllThingsVocal.com.

LINKS MENTIONED:

Singing In The Studio  (My multimedia course for singers)

Vocal Production Workshop (My 2 hour workshop for audio engineers and producers)

In this interview with my co-creator Darren J. Butler, we talk about how our musical Runaway Home has metamorphosized from a couple of monologues to a staged reading by headliners for heads of the entertainment industry in the middle of New York. We're hoping it's the room where 'it' happens - so full productions in major venues is next.

Find creative team and actors bios and more at the musical's website:  https://www.runawayhomethemusical.com/

Darren's website: https://www.darrenjbutler.com/

My website: https://judyrodman.com/

This is the audio version of the blogpost you can find at AllThingsVocal.com.

Today's topic is How to get Mucus off your vocal cords. Listen to this podcast episode for tips to un-phlegm your froggy speaking or singing voice.

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If you’d like help with vocal health, or any other vocal matter, signup for newsletter and 5 bonus pages of vocal health tips. For heathier vocal technique, take Power, Path and Performance vocal training, available at www.JudyRodman.com in vocal lessons and on CD courses.

Subjects covered in this episode include:

• Signs of mucus-laden vocal cords
• Tips to thin out mucous
• Natural remedies including lymph drainage massage

Links mentioned in this podcast include:

• Heather Wibbles lymphatic drainage massage
• De-gunking strategies for voices with allergies

This is the audio version of the blogpost you can find at AllThingsVocal.com.

Today's topic is my story of getting my voice back from vocal damage. Listen to this podcast episode to find hope for full recovery from most cases of vocal abuse, strain, and yes, even damage.

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If you’d like a 5 page report with vital tips for vocal health, sign up at www.judyrodman.com.

If you'd like to train with my method, consider my vocal lessons and  packaged vocal training courses.

Links mentioned in this podcast include:

• Mayo Clinic
• Intubation
• 24 Italian Art Songs
• Power, Path & Performance vocal training method

This is the audio version of the blogpost you can find at AllThingsVocal.com.

Today's topic is about how the Vagas nerve impacts the voice. This is Part 2, by guest podcaster Jackie Warner, who is a Functional Medicine practitioner. Listen to this podcast to find ways to reduce chronic stress, balance and nurture the body, and strengthen vagal tone. 

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If you’d like more information on developing, increasing and protecting your vocal health, signup for my newsletter and get my 5 page vocal health report. See the signup box at www.judyrodman.com. 

Find the author of this episode, Jackie Warner, and her wellness services at Thrive Health and Wellness Clinic, Nolensville, Tennessee.

Topics covered in this episode include:

• Stress and its impact on the body
• Balancing two parts of the autonomic nervous system: The sympathetic (fight or flight) and the parasympathetic (the brakes).
• Stress response signals, adrenaline rush
• What happens when stress becomes distress
• Symptoms of adrenal overdrive or depletion
• Jackie's 4 steps to reset your stress response to heal anxiety

Links mentioned in this podcast include:

• Institute for Functional Medicine
• Dr. Golubic
• Heart Math emWave
• Thrive Health and Wellness Clinic
• Headspace app
• ashwagandha
• Vitamin B12 deficiency
• Selenium benefits

Very special thanks to our expert Jackie Warner for writing the article that I (Judy) am narrating for this episode. She is a board-certified nurse practitioner in family practice and functional medicine. Combining her diagnosis and treatment-based experience in hospital care with a functional medicine approach to identifying and eliminating the underlying causes of disease and dysfunction is Jackie’s passion, and her Thrive Health & Wellness Clinic, located in Nolensville, Tennessee, is its expression.

This is the audio version of the blogpost you can find at AllThingsVocal.com.

Today's topic is about how the Vagas nerve impacts the voice. This is Part 1, by guest podcaster Leah Grams Johnson. Listen to this podcast to find ways you can improve your vagal - vocal connection to benefit both! It contains a great reason to sing.

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If you’d like more information on developing, increasing and protecting your vocal health, signup for my newsletter and get my 5 page vocal health report. See the signup box at www.judyrodman.com. 

Suggestions covered in this episode include:

• Ways to stimulate your vagas nerve
• How this far-reaching nerve rules the autonomic nervous system
• How relaxed (non-threatened) versus fight-or-flight (fear) signals affect the voice
• Where the vagas nerve physically touches that impacts the voice.

Links mentioned in this podcast include:

• Christopher Bergland, Psychology Today
•  Dr. Arielle Shwartz
• Stacy Sampson, DO, Medical News Today
• Leah Grams Johnson

Many thanks to Leah Grams Johnson for researching, writing and narrating this Part 1.  Leah is a singer-songwriter hailing from the coast of Northern California. Her unique take on Country and Contemporary Folk music has resonated with fans of all musical backgrounds nationwide. She is also an accomplished horsewoman and loves to do yoga!

This is the audio version of the blogpost you can find at AllThingsVocal.com.

Today's topic is my interview with founder of Coaching Life Matters Dr. Terry S. Smith. We talked about how psychology affects voice...  about how healing the spirit lets you find your unique and authentic voice, as well as a much better life. 

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If you’d like more information to powering and protecting your singing and speaking voice, check out Power, Path & Performance vocal training at www.judyrodman.com. 

You can find Terry S. Smith for help and to donate to his highly recommended nonprofit at www.coachinglifematters.com. 

Points covered in this interview include:

• Terry’s background - his dysfunctional childhood and adolescence, his deep questioning, and his spiritual quest for truth.
• How he used singing to find joy, to connect to his inner being, to create brain endorphins, and to question what is real.
• The power of gratitude.
• What Terry experienced in vocal lessons.
• Terry’s training in listening helps people learn to listen to their own voice and questions.
• Three core beliefs that determine our actions: security & survival, protection & esteem (love), power & control.
• How finding true voices can help successful entertainers can avoid feeling fake.
• Terry’s core method of life coaching is mapping people’s stories. His coaching initiates the healing power of understanding your own story.
• The parts education, process, discipline and decision plays in healing and finding the true self and voice.
• How we act from the 12 year old inside who was wounded. How children are the best recorders and worst interpreters.
• 95% of people’s behavior can come from believing the lie that they are not worthy of love.
• God as compost maker
• Be careful what you’re looking for (you’ll find it). Look for truth with an open mind. Look in your history for those who validated and affirmed you.
• How authenticity can power songs and speeches.
• A conversation between Peter and Jesus.
• The power of living out of knowing you are loved.
• The impact of enlightened voices on others.

Links mentioned in this podcast include:

• coachinglifematters.com

This is the audio version of the blogpost you can find at AllThingsVocal.com.

Today is the second part of my 2 part series... career saving tips to protect your voice from a hit song. Listen to this podcast episode for 7 more strategies to help your voice survive the increased performance demands that come with vocal career success!

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If you’d like more information to protect your singing and speaking voice, signup for my newsletter and get my 5 page vocal health report. See the signup box at www.judyrodman.com. 

Suggestions covered in this episode include:

• Nourish your body like your voice is attached
• Workout like a pre-game athlete
• Avoid voice saboteurs
• Rehearse with and use in-ear monitors
• Stay in touch with your vocal coach
• Be prepared for the emotional ride
• Know what to do about laryngitis

Links mentioned in this podcast include:

• Take care lifting free weights
• Quit smoking
• Shania Twain losing her voice to Lyme Disease
• In-ear monitors - don't just use one
• Doing vocal exercises wrong
• What to do about laryngitis
• Pre-show nutrition
• www.judyrodman.com 

This is the audio version of the blogpost you can find at AllThingsVocal.com.

Today's topic is 5 career saving tips to protect your voice from a hit song, part 1. _______. Listen to this podcast episode for 5 strategies to help your voice survive the increased performance demands that come with vocal career success!

This podcast is now playing at iTunes , Google Play,  TuneIn Radio, . Subscribe and don't miss an episode... and please leave a review where you like to listen! REVIEWS ARE MUCH NEEDED and APPRECIATED!

If you’d like more information to protect your singing and speaking voice, signup for my newsletter and get my 5 page vocal health report. See the signup box at www.judyrodman.com. 

Suggestions covered in this episode include:

• Control your breath for vocal health
• Sing like it's the first time to activate fresh fire even when you're weary
• Limit and control your speaking voice
• Rest wisely
• Increase and monitor your hydration

Links mentioned in this podcast include:

• laryngopharyngeal reflux
• Spasmodic Dysphonia
• pulling technique
• www.judyrodman.com