Hi I'm Maaike
I'm a singer, actor, performer, teacher, coach.
I moved to Amsterdam in 1985 to study musical theatre. From there my mentor Rients Gratama guided me in my first years as a performer teaching me song and text interpretation and the tricks of the trade.
Since then I have had, and still have, the honour to perform in many great musical productions.
After living and working in The Netherlands,Germany, Belgium and the UK, my home base is now in Vienna.
Next to performing in musical theatre I also very much enjoy my work as a singing teacher and coach.
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“Maaike is a wonderful teacher, very competent in passing on her knowledge. Under her guidance I was able to make big steps forward without worrying about my voice. She can answer technical and medical questions right away about the voice. In her work Maaike is very insightful. She senses the individual needs and the learning types of her students very well.
Through of her teaching I have learned to love CVT and am looking forward to get even deeper into the technique.””
A safe and positive environment is vital.
When working together it's important you feel comfortable in your surroundings, confident in your performance, and aware of the multitude of sounds you can produce. I work individually with each student on their specific vocal needs so they can let go of their frustrations and take their voice to new heights. The best moment in a coaching session is when a student opens up on an exercise and then says: "I never knew I had so much power."
In CVT one of the philosophies is: "leave out taste" (or in other words I don't put my taste upon your voice). Therefore, I give you permission to develop your own personal sound. At the end of the day, my job is to help you produce sounds you love in a healthy way.
““I always thought I couldn’t sing, but after a few singing lessons with Maaike I was very surprised that you can get so much out of the voice with a special technique. On top of that, it’s great fun! Maaike taught me how to raise my voice.””
