Podcast appearances and mentions of janet shell

Welcome! This week my guest is mezzo-soprano opera singer, voice teacher, writer and broadcaster Janet Shell.  Janet has had a rollercoaster of a journey with her voice and shares, although she always had a strong desire to become a professional singer, like many before and since, the route there was full of twists and turns.  So many valuable experiences and lessons along the way have informed her teaching and she continues to commit to new learning to continue growing.       I loved learning about her background, her tenacity and drive is inspiring and Janet and I both felt a lovely open connection between us, which I hope comes across when you listen.    If anything resonates with you and you would like to reach out, Janet can be contacted through her website Contact Janet Here you can also learn about all her other services on offer for singers and speakers.   I particularly admire the work Janet has put in with helping teachers, of all kinds, understand how to use their voices more efficiently when classroom teaching.   If you are a teacher and want to learn more, visit her website "Talking Voice" here for more information.   If you would like to comment on anything raised here or have something else you want to share about voice, click here to learn more about how you can get involved!  Your voice matters!

Jackie Mitchell talks to Delia Orme, chartered account and tax advisorat Alliotts www.alliotts.com, Steve Coburn, Managing Director, Project Five, IT support for businesses www.projectfive.co.uk, Janet Shell voice coach, Talking Voice, helping business people www.talkingvoice.net and Philip Cox-Hynd from Harley Young, business consultant, author and mindfulness expert www.harley-young.co.uk

Janet Shell talks with Claire Garner on the founding of a new orchestra in Chertsey.

"Jerusalem" has become a quintessentially middle-class and very English song, but it is held in the hearts and memories of people from different backgrounds and cultures. There is a bit of cricket - Aggers discusses England's stunning and unexpected victory in the 2005 Ashes. Jerusalem reminds of that extraordinary summer. We hear from Pamela Davenport, the daughter of a man who felt that the words of Jerusalem highlighted inequality in society; lack of money prevented him fulfilling his academic potential and he died in a care home that didn't care well enough for him. For the American poet, Ann Lauterbach, the unusual and little-known Paul Robeson version was the theme-tune to her escape from the difficult years of Nixon and Vietnam to 1960s London. The singer, Janet Shell, recalls the burial of her Great Uncle who was killed during World War One, but whose body was only discovered in 2009. Susanne Sklar - a scholar of William Blake - discusses the inspiration behind the words of the poem. Probably, she says, he wrote them while awaiting his trial for sedition; he was in trouble for fighting with a soldier who had urinated in his garden. The composer and writer, Paul Spicer, plays, sings and talks through the tune which was composed by Sir Hubert Parry. Producer: Karen Gregor.

Janet Shell talks to Adam Johnson founder and conductor of the Northern Lights Symphony Orchestra. Adam selects his own choice of music and talks about the NLSO grand season finale concert at Cadogan Hall in June. Go to www.mixcloud.com/theclasicalcollection to hear complete programme. 

Janet Shell talks to Jenny Sutton who along with her husband John has organised a special performance of Karl Jenkins ‘The Armed Man’ taking place at Kempton Park in the presence of the composer himself.

Janet Shell asks local musician Andrew Broadbent what he would programme given carte blanche and hear about his upcoming concerts.

Janet Shell talks to Alex Roose who has just finished as a Lay clerk at Guildford Cathedral. Janet asks him about his life in music so far, his time at Guildford and what his future plans are and he shares some music that has meant a lot to him.

Janet Shell talks to Jane Booth and John Irving from the DeNote Ensemble about their music and their forthcoming concert in Esher.

This week's guest is Janet Shell, local mezzo-soprano, who also teaches and runs master classes. She also founded Talking Voice for active voice management and communication skills. Presented by Celia Jones.