Teaching & Coaching

My philosophy is that all singers are a combination of 3 personas:  the Vocalist, the  Musician, and the Actor.

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The Vocalist is obsessed with vocal technique and how to make the voice as powerful, beautiful, free and glorious as possible.

The Musician is meticulous about bringing the written score to life, and expressing music through interval and rhythm.

The Actor concentrates on text, subtext, arcs of character, and interpretation.

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All three of these personas could occupy a lifetime of study, yet we singers must balance all three within ourselves.

Usually we have one very strong persona on which we mostly rely to help us through our career.

The actors are the director's favourite, the musicians the conductor's, and the vocalists have their own fervent following. 

But imagine what it would be like to have all three working together equally!

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My goal is to help you balance the three personas for yourself, so that you don't have to hide behind the singular strong one, but feel confident to rely on all three, and let them work together to make you the strong singer/musician/performer you inherently are.

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We can start off building a strong vocal technique built on freedom in the breath flow; a good knowledge of various forms of breathing techniques building a strong support; getting the voice to sit "in the cords" with healthy cord closure and efficient airflow; and a healthy tonus of musculature while singing. 

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You will incorporate musicality into your singing as we discuss style and deep dive into the score, perhaps listening to various examples and discussing preferences.

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The Actor was always my own personal strong point and I have a myriad ways to help you improve your performance, whether it be on stage, in audition, or in concert. Ways to get your message out to the audience while staying in your own concentration, or expressing a whole character within your one square meter of audition space.

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Schedule a Voice Lesson or Performance Coaching. I work with Professionals and Beginners and anyone in between.

In-person in Zaandam, Amsterdam, or Haarlem, or online.​

I look forward to helping you expand your toolkit to become the performer you want to be!​