How do actors convincingly switch accents, and what happens when singing enters the mix? Voice teacher, researcher and spoken voice expert Louisa Morgan returns to explore the rich world of accents and dialects—from phonetics and oral posture to emotional authenticity and ethical considerations. Louisa dives into the challenges singers face when shifting from speech to song in character, how to manage biases, and why understanding your own “home” sounds is key.

WHAT’S IN THIS PODCAST

2:35 What actually are accents and dialects?

7:37 What makes an accent easier vs difficult to learn?

15:05 How can we understand accent mapping?

22:51 Speaking Vs Singing in an accent

30:58 What are the challenges of teaching a singer who has a different accent to you?

36:09 What ethical considerations are required?

41:16 Getting to grips with IPA

46:32 Louisa’s favourite resources

48:29 Live accent and dialect coaching

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RELEVANT MENTIONS & LINKS

Singing Teachers Talk Podcast Ep.109 Mastering ‘Acting Through Song’ Techniques to Elevate Musical Theatre Performance

Voice Study Centre

Guildford School of Acting

IPA

Singing Teachers Talk Ep.151 How to Sing with Twang

Singing Teachers Talk Ep.194 From Jersey to Bali: Relocating a Singing Teaching Business

How to Do Accents by Edda Sharpe and Jan Hayden Rowles

Knight Thompson

Phonetics by J D O’Connor

The Experiencing Accents Book Knight Thompson

Phonetics by Peter Roach

Accents and Dialects for Stage and Screen by Paul Meier

International Dialects of English Archive

Killing Eve

Estill

VASTA Conference

ABOUT THE GUEST

Louisa Morgan is a lecturer, voice teacher, and researcher specialising in spoken and sung emotion. She teaches with the Voice Study Centre (as Spoken Voice Lead) and she is also completing a PhD in emotion in Acting Through Song with Guildford School of Acting. Louisa has taught at institutions including Italia Conti and the Cygnet Training Theatre, alongside 15 years of private coaching. She holds an MA in Vocal Pedagogy, a diploma in Acting with Directing, and a BA in English and Literary Studies. Louisa is a Vocal Process accredited teacher and former editor of AOTOS. She has presented at PEVoC and will speak at the 2025 VASTA conference.

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In this episode, Alexa shares 10 game-changing resources that have transformed her own practice as a singing teacher. From essential books and pitch apps to surprising finds, this episode is packed with fresh inspiration for teachers at every stage of their journey.Which resource could become your new secret weapon? Tune in to find out.

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RELEVANT MENTIONS & LINKS

Anatomy of Voice by Blandine Calais-Germain & Francois Germain

Training Contemporary Commercial Singers by Elizabeth Ann Benson

The Voice Teacher's Cookbook, Creative Recipes for Teachers of Singing by Brian Winnie

SpeechPlusLanguage

Etsy

Canva

Ultimate Guitar

musicaltheatreresources.com

Stage Door Unlocked

Dr Dan’s Voice Essentials

Vocal Pitch Monitor

ABOUT THE GUEST

Alexa runs a singing tuition practice in the South of England, and is a singing tutor at one of the UK’s leading performing arts schools – Italia Conti, where she also regularly panels entry auditions and assessments. Alexa is the host of the BAST Training Singing Teachers Talk podcast, mentors for the BAST Training Level 5 qualification, and has presented on topics of Musical Theatre repertoire, authentic Musical Theatre performance, and imposter syndrome for Vocology in Practise and The Sing Space.

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What happens when you mix Julie Andrews, musical theatre, and a dash of cheeky cabaret? This week, Alexa chats to performer and singing teacher Rosie Williamson about her show What Would Julie Do?—a musical comedy cabaret. Rosie shares how she built a heartwarming, hilarious, harmony-filled show that uplifts audiences and champions mental health causes. Plus: perfectionism, parody law, and why your passion project might just be your best work yet.

WHAT’S IN THIS PODCAST

4:16 What are the first steps to devising your own show?

10:54 How audiences describe ‘What Would Julie Do?’

12:58 Performing as a singing teacher

18:23 What’s it like working with a friend?

20:46 Rights and approvals

23:16 How to hire singers

26:06 Balancing performing and teaching

29:11 Getting the project off the ground

33:29 Funding

43:42 Should devising be a standard part of theatre training curriculums?

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RELEVANT MENTIONS & LINKS

Sarah Louise Young

Yvonne Kenny

Leontine Hass

Matt Samer

Mind

Carers UK

Dan Turek

Singing Teachers Talk - Ep.154 Managing Imposter Syndrome, Low Confidence and Overwhelm as Singing Teachers

Mandy UK

Spotlight

The Pheasantry

Arts Council

Develop Your Creative Practice (DYCP)

Singing Teachers Talk - Ep.213 Medicine to Music. A Journey Back to A Creative Calling

Crazy Coqs

ABOUT THE GUEST

Rosie Williamson is a London-based singing teacher, performer, and writer with a background in classical voice and musical theatre. Inspired by frequent comparisons to Julie Andrews—her school tutor once described her as “just like Mary Poppins”—Rosie created What Would Julie Do?, musical comedy cabaret blending self-help themes with show tunes and parody. Her work has been performed at leading London cabaret venues, Brighton Fringe, and Mountview’s Catalyst Festival. Rosie trained at the University of Sheffield, University of York, and Associated Studios, and now teaches at institutions including ArtsEd and LAMDA.

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Teaching | What Would Julie Do | Show Tickets HERE

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