Voice Studio

Coaching for Public Speakers

Private Coaching for Business Presenters

Voice Coaching is individual sessions with Marieke where you learn skill-building tools for a strong, healthy, clear voice.  Each session includes exercises and practice with feedback and is recorded on CD for you to take home.  Voice coaching is for you if...

    

  •     You want your voice to be louder and stronger so that you can be heard.
  •     You want your words to be clear and understandable.
  •     You want to not run out of breath!
  •     You need help with feeling nervous, having dry mouth or shaky knees.

   

Review of DVD/Video

No time for individual sessions in your busy schedule?  Submit a high-quality DVD of a presentation that you've done.  Marieke will watch the DVD, make observations and suggestions for improvement and send it to you in a written format, with a coaching by phone as a follow-up.

Live Review of Presentation

Are you already a presentational speaker and want to bring your skills to the next level?  Marieke can attend and observe one of your presentations and follow-up with a follow-up of one or more coaching sessions.

  

An initial consultation helps Marieke identify what your needs are as a speaker.  Please call or email to schedule a time.

Recognition

WASHINGTON D.C., June 8, 2009 -- Cantare Voice Studio has been selected for the 2009 Best of Eugene Award in the Voice Lessons category by the U.S. Commerce Association (USCA).

The USCA "Best of Local Business" Award Program recognizes outstanding local businesses throughout the country. Each year, the USCA identifies companies that they believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and community.

Various sources of information were gathered and analyzed to choose the winners in each category. The 2009 USCA Award Program focused on quality, not quantity. Winners are determined based on the information gathered both internally by the USCA and data provided by third parties.

CONTACT:
U.S. Commerce Association
Email: PublicRelations@us-ca.org
URL: http://www.us-ca.org

 

Marieke Schuurs

Marieke Schuurs

Master Voice Teacher and Bio-mechanics Expert

Marieke has been teaching singers since 1986. She develops free singing and speech in her students through encouraging awareness of the bio-mechanics involved in the processes of singing and breathing.

Marieke recieved her Bachelor of Music and her Master of Fine Arts degrees at the University of California, Irvine. She trained with Ms. Ellen Faull, formerly of New York City Opera and with Barbara Conable (author of What Every Musician Needs to Know about the Body) and completed her training in Body Mapping as an Andover Educator in 2006.

She is a long standing member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS). She has adjudicated voice competitions for both the Oregon Music Educators Association (OMEA) and NATS.