How does a lesson look like?

The sessions take place at my beautiful place in Amsterdam Oud -West, and I always use my piano on the lessons. It is a very relaxed place and perfectly suitable for letting your voice out without concerns.

Every lesson starts with identifying what are we working on, and based on that we will do various exercises to reach the goal. These can be the combination of vocal warm ups, learning some new vocal technique, stretching or particular body movements, breathing exercises. Always depending on what your voice/body needs the most in the moment in order to reach your specific goal with your singing.

Most of the time we also choose a song to practice - it is good to have that already prepared before the lesson- so that we don’t waste time with trying to find a song. This part of the lesson we try to improve the song and put the vocal techniques in actual practice.

Sometimes we go deep…

It really depends on your personality and openness, but sometimes you may feel emotional, or triggered, during the practice. It can easily happen, that while we are doing something physical, some psychological content comes up for you, in the context of voice giving (i.e. the fear of being too loud, fear of taking up too much space, fear of sounding stupid…etc.). These are common psychological blockages that once we become aware of, we can also let go, and allow our voices to be expressed more.

So it can happen that you come to such realizations, insights, emotional releases (yes, even crying) on a singing lesson, and as a therapist (that is my other job) I am equipped in giving you safety and hold space for those emotional processes to heal, if they come up.

Special Requests

Each of us are unique and therefore each lesson can go very differently, based on your personality, and your requests. I had some people who asked me to practice singing with microphone, while others asked me to help them create nice singing melody for their original song. Sometimes you have a special occasion where you need to sing a specific song- and you want to prepare for that… or maybe at one point you need some practical advice where and how could you show your talent outside of the lessons…

I am happy to adjust to your specific requests as long as it is something I am able to help you with!