At work with Julie Miles, a vocal coach training America’s Got Talent contestants and other star singers in quarantine
Can you walk me through what a typical day looks like for you?
My husband booked me a surprise singing lesson with one of the top UK vocal coaches, David Grant. He said, have you ever thought about being a vocal coach? I was like, really? I have no qualifications! And I’m sure singing teachers only charge 10 pounds an hour or something. But the lesson with David was absolutely amazing, and I started traveling to London every month to train with him.
Every student will bring something different to a degree, but everyone will also bring something very similar. Working with someone’s voice — everyone’s voice should function the exactly the same way. It’s the same function as talking. When I first started teaching, I probably knew 10% of what I know now. You’ve got a feel and intuition but you learn something constantly about people’s voices and the same thing in one voice can happen later in another person’s.
When you’re a singer there has to be an element of ego involved. So for me, as soon as somebody walks into my studio for a lesson — it might be the first or hundredth time — it is not about me, it is about them, full stop. That is the difference between being someone who can help someone sing and somebody who is definitely a vocal coach with integrity that you’re going to stay with for a long time. I’m very proud of that: that so many of my singers stay with me for years.
And don’t just sing a song because it is a belter! Sing something that makes you feel comfortable and authentic. The difference between a singer who’s just really comfortable in their own skin and someone who’s not enjoying themselves — it puts the audience on edge. If you feel not prepared, the audience is going to feel that.A lot of the students I work with are fairly comfortable in their own skin.
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