A 3-month vocal coaching program to realign your voice & creativity and kickstart your singing practice.
Have had a break from singing & performing and want to realign your voice & creativity.
Have been feeling "out of shape" vocally and want that to change.
Feel bored with your voice exercises or uninspired by your singing practice.
Find it difficult to stick to a singing practice.
Have exciting voice goals coming up and want to give your singing a booster shot.
Want to reconnect to your singing Self.
Are tired of trying to figure it out all by yourself.
"This "bootcamp" has been a big surprise for me. I thought I was going to practice singing in a military way, and I was ready...but I found a piece of heaven for my singer soul, and I have learned more than I was looking for."
"I now have a fuller and freer sound than before! The connection between my voice, my body and my mind is better, and I talk to my voice in a more loving way. I learned many things about finding the resonance, easy tools to go from falsetto to fuller neutral, releasing tensions, and good warm-up tools. Thank you so much for this program! You are awesome!"
Hi! I'm Katja
I'm a Creativity Coach, Vocal Coach & Artist Mentor. I draw from a strong background in music education and vocal pedagogy, an eclectic training in various music styles, vocal methodologies, vocal improvisation and creativity coaching, and experience as performer and theatre maker, coach, consultant and strategist for artists and teachers.
New to my work? Read my bio below to get to know more!
The Vocal Breakthrough program is a holistic approach to getting your voice back in shape so that you can sing with more freedom, stability, clarity, ease, confidence and have more FUN with all your exciting vocal projects this year!
In the Vocal Breakthrough program, I'll teach you a step by step vocal exercise plan to get your voice back in shape and help you establish a personal daily singing practice, using proven techniques from the methods I use in my own singing practice and my work as a singing technique specialist and vocal coach for professional performers, singer-songwriters and actors.
Yes, you'll get all my favourite vocal exercises to strengthen the foundations, get your voice back to optimal and help you access all the sounds you want for your artistic expression...and you'll also get my favourite tension tamers, energy balancing & singer soul soothing practices and learn mindful practice methods to help you practice singing in a way that's both effective and joyful.
You'll also get creativity coaching to help you establish a personal creative practice and (re)connect to your artistry, and learn tools to help you shift mindset and thought patterns that sabotage your practice and creative work.
1. Vocal exercises
Every second day, a new practice is released in your course portal. The vocal exercises are a workout that will improve your airflow, support, breath management, stamina and resonance, and give you access to smoother dynamic transitions. Consider these exercises the essential things a singer needs for going from sounding good to awesome!
2. Mindful techniques for learning & practice.
Throughout the program, you'll learn effective methods to make learning and practicing singing easier and more joyful.
3. Creativity & mindset coaching.
Every week, you'll get either a creativity or mindset coaching tool to help you shift thoughts and patterns that are sabotaging your practice, build a personal creative practice and tap into your creativity.
4. Assessments to help you clarify your personal goals & track your progress.
Throughout the Vocal Breakthrough program, you'll do several assessments to help you track your progress.
5. Three (3) live group creases on Zoom.
Thursday 24 October, Wednesday 6 November, Wednesday 18 December at 7:30 pm EET (Helsinki) / 6:30 pm CET (Amsterdam) / 1:30 pm ET (New York) / 10:30 am PT (Los Angeles). Recordings available.
4. Weekly feedback on your practice.
During Vocal Breakthrough program, you have access 12 weekly practice check-ins via a private video platform. I'll reply to your check-ins with feedback and help you optimise your practice and integrate what you're learning into your repertoire.
5. The possibility to add on 3 x 45 min 1:1 sessions and up to 10 personal practice feedback check-ins via a private video channel.
The 1:1 sessions can be scheduled and taken during or within 3 months after the program. Early Bird price for Vocal Breakthrough + the 1:1 add-on: €800 (until September 22), price after 22 September: €975.
Having a singing voice that feels free and is able to express your artistry has got to do with so much more than just vocal exercises!
It's about:
Finding out what's blocking the flow.
Releasing obstacles, not forcefully and "all in one go", but with mindful attention.
Revisiting and strengthening what's already working.
Building awareness over habits.
Exploring new options.
Working with your whole singer Self: voice, body, mind, energy and spirit, your creativity and your artistry.
This journey is not guided by the voice of your inner drill sergeant but by the voice of self-compassion and love. And I am honoured to be your guide and co-pilot on this journey!
I learned so much! I rediscovered some techniques, found some that were completely new to me (like using overtones), and found the vocal mode Curbing which I have had difficulties finding. I got more contact with my voice and gained control over it. I've got more range and a freer sound. Throughout the program I gained more trust in my voice and in the process. I learned to listen to the voice and not be so impatient. Now I think more positively about my voice!
As a professional singer & musician, singing teacher, voice & artist coach, voice over artist, music educator & choir leader, creativity & spiritual coach, mindset, life & business coach for artists, I have a lot of titles and wear a lot of hats. How all of these got together, has been quite an interesting journey!
My professional resume would tell you, among others, how I draw from a strong background in music education and vocal pedagogy, an eclectic training in various music styles, vocal methodologies, vocal improvisation and creativity coaching, and experience as performer and theatre maker, coach, consultant and strategist for artists and teachers.
Over the past 20+ years, I've been a singing teacher and vocal coach for aspiring and professional singers and actors, a theatre maker and vocal coach for talent development productions, a Complete Vocal Technique teacher, choir leader, a music education trainer for teachers, and a teacher of voice and music interpretation at performing arts institutes like Codarts University of the Arts Music Theatre department in Rotterdam (NL).
As a singer, musician and performer, I've toured Dutch theaters with my own show, played in bands, contemporary dance and theatre productions, entertained as a singer-pianist, performed fully improvised concerts, sang in choirs and a cappella groups.
I'm passionate about helping artists like you - who love to express themselves with the singing voice - tap their creative Source, find their own voice, communicate with presence, power and artistic freedom, so you can maximize your potential as a vocal artist, performer, musician and teacher. Together, we'll explore your possibilities so that you can gain full artistic freedom to choose your sound and deliver your message with confidence.
If we haven't met, read & subscribe to my creativity blog & podcast here, visit my website here, or follow me on the socials so you can know my work.
As soon as you purchase the Vocal Breakthrough program you will receive an email with a prompt to set up your account on Podia, the platform we use to host the resources. If you can't see it, check your spam. You can then log back into Podia to find your dashboard. If you already have an account with us, you can log straight into it to have immediate access to the introduction section of your purchased course.
The program begins on October 1st with some introductions, a kickoff assessment and a couple of assignments to make sure you've set up everything to run smoothly.
After the introduction days, the vocal practices are released to your course platform every second day.
The Vocal Breakthrough program starts on October 1st. Once you've completed your Welcome assignment, you'll receive a couple of Onboarding Assignments to set you up for the program. After that, you'll get access to assignments every second day starting October 7th.
The exercises are building on each other, and start with practices that target the foundations for healthy, optimal voicing. From there, we move on to optimizing and fine-tuning control over dynamics and vocal modes.
Throughout the program, you'll also encounter exercises for reducing physical & mental tensions, align your energy, tap into your musical inspiration, storytelling and vocal artistry.
My goal in creating the program was: it needs to be manageable!
The practices are bite-sized: 4-10 minutes max.
Previous participants found 20 minutes per day the minimal "sweet spot". You could also do less, or more...spread your practice out over the day in 2-3 mini-sessions. It's all very doable even if you're busy!
I love this question! And the answer is: YES you can!! This is why:
The way we do the exercises is going to be different. The name of the game throughout the Vocal Breakthrough program is: building awareness and mindful habits.
And don't take just my word for it :) many of singers who have been in the program are professional singers and voice teachers who know much about the voice. And as you can read in some of the testimonials on this page, they reported to me after the program that familiar exercises in the program were like new to them because of the detailed attention.
The live program runs from 1st October through 20th December. After that, you still have 3 months access to the content in the course platform. This way, you can review favourite exercises!
All sales are final. As this is a digital product already set at a reasonable price for maximum value, and contains live coaching, there are no refunds available.
The video and audio resources in the Vocal Breakthrough program are not downloadable but are playable inside the course platform, which you can access through your computer or mobile devices.