Voice Training Amsterdam.

Voice Training for Everyone who wants to improve their voice.

Speakers

Voice training for anyone who frequently speaks in public on both large and small stages.

Business Professionals

Get more out of your voice whether you're an emerging professional or a seasoned executive!

Actors

A training tailored to actors, much like that for singers.

Voice-Overs & Podcasts

Having challenges as a voice-over artist? We can assist you!

Voice Training in Amsterdam Zangstudio Roel Bakkum

Voice training at Zangstudio Roel Bakkum in Amsterdam is ideal for anyone who wants more control over their voice, without specifically focusing on singing. Whether you want to improve your diction, combat fatigue, or make your voice more dynamic, our voice training is designed to increase your awareness and control of your voice.

In addition, we also offer specialized speech therapy. Anne van Zandbergen, our in-house speech therapist, will be pleased to assist you with specific speech therapy problems. Feel free to schedule an appointment with Anne!

Voice training is a valuable investment in yourself. The time needed for improvement varies and depends on your individual goals and starting point. Our team is ready to support you in enhancing and strengthening your voice.

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Classes in Amsterdam

Private Lessons

Focus on your learning goals
Safe learning environment

A private session offers personalized, custom training for everyone, regardless of experience level, with a focus on individual voice development and growth. For specific content of the training, read more about our voice trainings, and for whom our voice trainings are useful.

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Team in Amsterdam

Roel Bakkum

advanced teacher

Woensdag

09:00 - 13:00

Donderdag

09:00 - 22:00

Vrijdag

09:00 - 16:30

Zaterdag

10:00 - 13:30

Anne van Zandbergen

senior teacher

Maandag

09:00 - 22:00

Dinsdag

09:00 - 14:30

Woensdag

13:00 - 22:00

Zondag

10:00 - 17:00

Studio Amsterdam

Address

Tussen de Bogen 93

1013 JB Amsterdam

Contact

+31 (0) 6 50 85 70 18 amsterdam@vocalcoach.nl

Opening Hours

Monday

09:00 - 22:00

Tuesday

09:00 - 22:00

Wednesday

09:00 - 22:00

Thursday

09:00 - 22:00

Friday

09:00 - 21:30

Saturday

10:00 - 20:00

Sunday

10:00 - 17:00

How to get here

Parking

Willemspoort & Vicky (app)

Bus

21, 22, 24

Tram

Train

15 minutes walk from Central Station

Voice Training

Vocal Technique

Vocal technique offers control over the parts responsible for your voice sound, such as the vocal folds, jaw, breathing, and larynx. Training these parts leads to more awareness, confidence, and control over your voice.

Projection & Volume

Technique forms the basis for projection and dynamics. Good projection of your voice, in other words, being audible in every situation, is essential. Projection is not only about volume, so we often treat projection and dynamics together.

Accent Reduction

Do you have an accent and feel it hinders you in achieving your goals? Then taking lessons in accent reduction is an excellent choice. By training your muscle control in the tongue, lips, and jaw, you can reduce or even completely eliminate your accent.

Diction

Improving diction is often overlooked, yet it's of crucial importance. Many think that clear speech requires large movements of the lips, jaw, and tongue. However, the opposite is true: good diction requires subtle movements and minimal adjustment of the lip, jaw, and tongue positions.

Vocal Health

How do you deal with hoarseness and colds and how do you keep your voice in top condition? This is a frequently asked question, often too late. Therefore, it's important to maintain your voice well. There are two important aspects: voice training and vocal health.

Lesson Duration

A common question is: What is a good length for a voice lesson? The short answer: not shorter than 30 minutes, usually no longer than 45 minutes.

What works for you?

How do you choose a lesson duration that works for you? A lesson shorter than 30 minutes is too short in our opinion for explaining the point of work, creating awareness of the point of work, and learning an exercise. Whether you need a longer lesson is very student-dependent.

A 30-minute lesson

You can learn a lot in a 30-minute lesson. About 40% of all our students choose a 30-minute lesson. When do you choose a longer lesson? It depends on several factors, but here are a few:

A 45-minute lesson:

You like to have time to ask questions
You find it nice to go through the exercise a bit longer with the teacher

Rates

Our rates are based on the level of our teachers. We offer these levels: regular, senior & advanced.

Senior

30 minutes from

€

40.00

45 minutes from

€

60.00

60 minutes from

€

80.00

Advanced

30 minutes from

€

55.00

45 minutes from

€

82.50

60 minutes from

€

110.00

Estill Voice Training

Understanding Your Voice

Estill Voice Training is a model of function, outlining the function of each body part involved in voice production. We believe it to be the most transparent model available, clearly describing both the workings of the voice and effective training methods.

This unique model identifies the structures that produce the voice, as well as the structures in and around the throat (vocal tract) that further shape and modify the sound. This leads to a consciously chosen, reliable, and predictable control over voice production.

Developed by Jo Estill, a singer and scientist, Estill Voice Training divides voice training into two levels. Level one covers exercises for voice control, while level two deals with timbre and voice qualities.

Exercises for Voice Control

In Level One, the voice is divided into 13 trainable components of the body that are responsible for producing sound. This level also offers insights into breath control and delves into the training and effective monitoring of muscle control.

The 13 components are: The vocal folds, the moment of breath to sound, the false vocal folds, larynx, thyroid cartilage, the AES (also known as 'the twanger'), cricoid cartilage, the larynx, the tongue, the soft palate, the jaw, the lips, and your head, neck & torso stabilization.

Timbre

In the second level, you apply the skills trained in the first level to give your voice 'color', often described as voice qualities, timbres, or vocal characters. By applying the training from level one, you can create one of the six voice qualities proposed by Estill: Speech, Sob, Falsetto, Twang, Belt, and Opera.

These six voice qualities offer each singer an accessible way to become familiar with the idea that you can color your voice as desired. Fortunately, it's not limited to these six voice qualities; you have the freedom to make your voice sound the way you want.

Ultimately, good control of your voice, and understanding how a vocal color is produced, allows you to develop your own sound.

Coaches Who Work with Estill Voice Training

Roel Bakkum - Estill Figure Proficiency

Roel on Estill Voice Training

"Estill Voice Training is undoubtedly the best out there in terms of information and transformation. It not only teaches you how your voice works but also how to use your voice in ways you have never done before."

Anne van Zandbergen - Estill Figure Proficiency

Anne on Estill Voice Training

"As a vocal coach and speech therapist, I find Estill Voice Training to be a model that provides each student with an insight into their vocal use unlike any other technique I have worked with."