MY PHILOSOPHY AS A TEACHER:
Languages: fluent English / intermediate Dutch
Lessons for all ages and all levels, including professionals.
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Ik geloof dat als je een sterke behoefte hebt om te zingen en dingen te maken, je dit absoluut voorrang moet geven omdat het je uiteindelijk heel gelukkig zal maken. Als je geen tijd maakt voor de dingen die je gelukkig maken, dan verspil je kostbare tijd.
I believe that if you have a strong desire to sing and make things, then it's absolutely something you should prioritise because ultimately, it will make you very happy. If you don't make time for the things that make you happy, then you're wasting precious time.
Music is in all of us and all we need to do is make the time to feel it, listen to it and make it.
I use our lessons together to prioritise music and what it means to you. How can we make you sound the best you can and how can we bring your dreams and ideas to life?
The lessons are fun with all the space to be as technical or as untechnical as we like. In the end, I want you to go home afterwards feeling satisfied and happy that you've made time for something you enjoy doing.
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Singing Lessons
When you are a singer, your instrument is your body. We often underestimate just how much one’s posture, position and psychology can affect our expression as a singer. Singing techniques often revolve around these two key things- posture, position and psychology.
The best sort of technique is the one that solves problems and my job is to help you solve them.
In my teaching, I give you the tools to assist your vocal technique taken from particular techniques such as Alexander Technique and CVT but more often than not, these are just guidelines to work by. I do not believe in one strict routine for singers to stick by as each voice is different and needs to be treated as such.
Whatever it is that you want from a lesson, I definitely want you to leave with a smile on your face, some food for thought and a lighter, brighter feeling in your heart.
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Storytelling & Songwriting
Besides technique, we go deeper into the world of interpretation and lyric-treatment. What is the story and the message of the song? How can you convey it in a personal way? There isn’t just one approach, but it helps to narrow things down and focus on the essentials. I want to bring out the storyteller in you.
We can do this either by working on your favourite songs or by helping you write your own! Of course, we can also do both! Perhaps you’ve had a bad day, how can we turn this into music? Maybe you’re completely in love and you want to tell the whole world about it, but how can we tell this through music? Perhaps you are more introverted and need to come out of your shell a bit more, while protecting the beauty of being a sensitive, more soft-spoken kind of person. Perhaps you’re more outgoing and you want to bring more sensitivity into your songs. Or perhaps you’re looking to channel your energy in a more controlled way.
Whatever the case, I want to help you get your story across.
Guitar
Fingerpicking, strumming, accompaniment
