In the first part of my interview with Julia Langley, we discussed everything from how she’s transformed her career with life changing events to a few quick exercises that are great for helping singers and speakers to visualizing sound. I can’t wait for you to jump into this second part of our interview to hear the rest of the great advice and knowledge Julia shares with us.
We discuss:
- How tone is perceived by an audience (in general)
- The importance of projection and annunciation
- Bringing in dynamics to make vocals interesting
- Improving your speaking voice for a podcast
- Great for a podcast – calm vocals and clarity
- Overcoming vocal battles
- To improve your voice, record your voice and listen back
- Where a vocal coach comes in
- Being okay with who you aren’t
- Knowing the things you’re not good at allows you to step into what you are good at
- The need for breath support
- Standing out
- Embracing the little pieces of you that allow you to be identifiable
- Tone and rhythm, how you breathe and where you breathe
- Your own personal audio branding
- Catch phrases
- The importance of hearing something over and over again
- Julia’s first thought when she originally heard the term “audio brand”
- Where TV shows use their audio brand throughout the show
- Musical themes across different media to create familiarity and comfort
- Sound’s role in PTSD
- Julia’s story with PTSD
- PTSD makes a physical change in the body and you can’t control your body’s reactions
- Learning to manage PTSD
- Using singing as therapy for PTSD
- Julia’s techniques for working through PTSD situations
- The role listening to music plays in your brain and on your body
- The role singing music plays in your brain and on your body
- Resources to use music to help with PTSD
- Long term memory and music
- Julia’s new website and online course
- All the questions Julia’s course answers
If you want to learn more about Julia or get in contact with her, check out these resources:
Resources on PTSD:
- Book: “The Body Keeps The Score: Brain Mind and Body in the Healing of Trauma” by Besser Van Der Kolk, M.D.
- On Amazon video there is a great documentary that addresses PTSD – consequences and overcoming. It’s called “Quiet Explosions: Healing the Brain”
She has two upcoming projects on the subject: A book she’s writing in the early stages now called “A Warrior’s Hymn – How to bounce back from adversity and find the champion within”. And a podcast on the same topic.
She’s also planning on having an online vocal training course by August 2021.
Julia’s website: https://julialangley.net/ (will be live by the time the episode is out)
Julia’s YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgUhHViaw0FhJ1vDOhq0mAQ
Julia’s Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/julia.langley
This episode was very skillfully made to sound beautiful by the talented Humberto Franco (http://www.humbertofranco.com/)
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