<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1180343/open_sms">Send us a text</a>What does it take to keep a Broadway voice strong, expressive, and injury-free through 8 shows a week? 🎤 In this episode, we’re joined by the brilliant Mike Ruckles — vocal coach, pianist, musical director, and the quiet powerhouse behind Tony, Grammy and Oscar-winning singers and actors. ✅ How Mike balances vocal science and artistic nuance ✅ The real challenges of coaching Broadway performers ✅ Tools for building sustainable technique under pressure ✅ Behind-the-scenes stories of vocal breakthroughs ✅ Moving away from voice training "Models" Whether you’re a singer, vocal coach, or just obsessed with what makes Broadway tick — this episode will inspire and challenge your thinking. 0:00:00 - Why Artists and Educators Need Each Other   0:05:22 - Mike’s Unexpected Start in Vocal Coaching   0:08:12 - The Arrival Moment: When a Singer Owns It   0:10:45 - What's Your Auditory Target?   0:13:49 - Coaching Elphabas and Hamilton Voices   0:17:05 - What Role Does Safety Play in Singing?   0:20:11 - Are You *You* in a Casting?   0:23:10 - The Trap of Fitting a Vocal Mould   0:26:12 - When Technique Doesn’t Match the Voice   0:29:14 - Singing is About Identity, Not Just Sound   0:32:05 - Should We Have Homogeneity in Training? 0:35:00 - Honouring Uniqueness in Every Performer   0:37:51 - Celebrating the Graduates Who Don’t Fit the Box   📢 Share this with a singing teacher or performer who needs to hear it Remember to like, subscribe, and hit the bell icon for more insightful episodes. Leave a comment below on what inspired you the most! 👇 You can find out about our Teacher Accreditation for singing teachers, vocal coaches and choir leaders and start your own journey here  https://vocalprocess.co.uk/teacher-accreditation/ We've also got this ↓  For the best self-guided learning, check out the Vocal Process Learning Lounge - 22 years of vocal coaching resources (over 600 videos) for less than the price of one private singing lesson.  Click on the link https://vocalprocess.co.uk/learning-lounge/learning-lounge-level-2-deep-dive/   If you want to discover if our singing teacher training programme works for YOU, message us - we can share the process for joining Cohort26. https://www.cognitoforms.com/VocalProcess1/TheAccreditationProgramme  Get the One Minute Voice Warmup app here, it's got a 4.9star rating  Appstore https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/one-minute-voice-warmup/id1212802251  Google Play https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.speechtools.warmup&hl=en_GB     Check out our Voice Journal, written with Rayvox's Oren Boder https://www.rayvox.co.uk/products/voice-journal?ref=VOCALPROCESS    Find us - follow us on the socials!  🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Vocalprocess    📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/vocalprocess   📖 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/vocalprocess  #vocalprocess #teacheraccreditation #voicetraining  Broadway vocal coach, Mike Ruckles interview, how to train a Broadway voice, singing coach for musical theatre, voice science for singers, vocal technique Broadway, This Is A Voice podcast, voice teacher advice, musical theater vocal training, vocal health for performers, Gillyanne Kayes, Jeremy Fisher, vocal coaching podcast, how to survive 8 shows a week, Broadway vocal technique, vocal stamina tips, professional voice training, musical theatre voice tips

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