In Tune Highlights

Hear our experts’ many tips and tricks for warming up – from practising in Italian, to talking in a higher voice, and why basses can enjoy longer lie-ins before morning rehearsals than sopranos. Our experts vocal trainer Mary King, counter-tenor Iestyn Davies, soprano Angel Blue and baritone Roderick Williams explain all, in this episode of Singers on Singing, part of the Classical Voice season on BBC Radio 3.

Why is singing in Italian like riding a racehorse? Why is French such a tricky language to sing in? And what's with all those German consonants? Find out more from our experts baritone Roderick Williams, counter-tenor Iestyn Davies and soprano Angel Blue, in this episode of Singers on Singing, part of the Classical Voice season on BBC Radio 3.

How do you deal with an instrument you can’t see, only imagine? How can you practice throwing your voice? And why is counter-tenor technique akin to that of yodelling? Hear tips and tricks on technique from our experts baritone Roderick Williams, counter-tenor Iestyn Davies and soprano Angel Blue, in this episode of Singers on Singing, part of the Classical Voice season on BBC Radio 3.

On Thursday 11th June the saxophonist and jazz pioneer Ornette Coleman passed away. In this podcast saxophonist and MC Soweto Kinch talks to Suzy Klein about Coleman's great legacy, and how he himself was influenced by Coleman's revolutionary free jazz style.

Suzy talks to The Sixteen's Harry Christophers.