Originally from The Netherlands, I have been teaching for more than 25 years. I started teaching in Brussels at the Music Academy Schaarbeek and Muziekhumaniora, a secondary school specialising in the Performing Arts.

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I currently teach at the Royal College of Music Junior Department and St Paul's Cathedral, teaching their Choristers. I also teaches privately.

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I graduated from the Lemmensinstituut Leuven (Belgium), where I also gained a PGCE in Music, which is also recognised as a QTS in the UK.

I went to receive a Chamber Music Diploma from the Royal Conservatoire Ghent (Belgium), a Vocal Pedagogy Diploma from the Royal Conservatoire Brussels, and a BA9Hons) Degree in Opera Studies at Rose Bruford College, Sidcup. I also studied singing at the Sweelinck Conservatoire in Amsterdam.

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As a singer, I have performed both as an ensemble singer and soloist throughout Europe, performing repertoire from early Baroque to Contemporary Music.

I sang with companies such as the Flemish Opera (Antwerp), Chapelle Royale (Paris), Flemish Radio and Television Choir (Brussels), The Dutch National Opera (Amsterdam), Opera Holland Park, Grange Park Opera and English Bach Festival.

I also have extensive experience in both Lied and Oratorio.

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I have always been passionate about teaching with particular focus on body alignment and breathing and the effect these have on both singing and our well-being, to create a rounded and technically confident performance.

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I am a member of both the BVA (British Voice Association) and AOTOS (the Association Of Teachers Of Singing UK) which helps ensure I keep up to date with the latest developments. 

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