Work with MMus, Authorised Complete Vocal Technique Teacher Katja Maria Slotte to gain and maintain vocal freedom and develop your signature sound.

Personal Vocal Trainer

Your Private Vocal Academy

Work together with Katja Maria to take your voice or teaching skills to the next level!

BOOK A CALL WITH KATJA

Are you preparing to achieve a specific vocal goal?

A series of concerts, a recording or a role in a musical theater production? Do you have entrance exams coming up for a conservatory or performing arts academy?

Let me help you get your voice and performance in top shape!

Personal Vocal Trainer is a fully personalized, intensive coaching and mentoring program for motivated, dedicated vocalists and performers. Ideal for you if you:

  • Are looking to develop a more refined technique to bring out subtleties in music, and be able to express a wide range of emotions in your voice.
  • Want to develop your sound for a specific music genre or gain vocal versatility to sing across different genres. You’re a jazz singer who (secretly) wants to sing rock. A classical singer working on a pop project. A flamenco singer who wants to sing musical theater. Maybe you even wanna create your own style!
  • Want to overcome vocal fatigue and learn healthy habits to ensure vocal sustainability. Your voice is doing fine, but you still feel tired after having sung that gig. Or you’ve recovered from a vocal injury, done voice therapy and want to get back into the game.
  • Are looking to develop an embodied performance that feels confident to you and connects with your audience. You’re fine singing, but speaking to your audience throws you off. You want to build a strong performance, not just musically, but also visually and theatrically.
  • Have been studying vocal techniques on your own like crazy, but find it difficult to apply the techniques and concepts you’ve learned into your own singing.
  • Are a life-long learner, who wants to know the why behind everything, and explore vocal techniques from multiple angles. You want to know more about vocal anatomy and physiology. You want to learn more about Complete Vocal Technique and other science-based techniques to train your voice, connect the dots, and “translate” between different terminologies.
  • Want to uplevel your musicianship, rock the jargon so you feel confident communicating with band members, or write your own lead sheets like a boss!
  • Have followed vocal training or taken lessons for some time, know what you want and can work well on your own, but would still like to have someone to be your personal strategist, trouble-shooter, accountability partner, and cheerleader. Because you know that one essential aspect of achieving your big goals is to surround you with the right people who can help you get there.

  • JosieJosie

    Coaching with Katja is one of the best decisions I ever made. I was given the tools to overcome the obstacles & (unknown to me at the time) limiting beliefs. The combination of working on the mental side as a creator as well as the technique of singing have completely turned my life around. I truly believe I would not be about to release my first single if it hadn't been for Katja and I feel confident in continuing on my course of growth. Katja provides not only guidance & knowledge, but also the opportunity to share true thoughts & feelings without fear of being vulnerable. She is an expert in her field & helps you connect to the joy and opportunities as a creative.

  • EstrellaEstrella

    I've performed and recorded for years. At some point I noticed I started putting songs in lower keys, because it felt more comfortable for my voice. Sing Everything has made me ready to make full use of my vocal range. Now I have more control, especially over the use of the whole wide spectrum of tone colors that my voice is capable of. Not only do I have a better understanding of my instrument, but also more possibilities for musical expression.

  • TamaraTamara

    Katja helped me grow into my identity as a business owner and to see business as part of my artist life. I found out that as an artist, as a singer, I am so much more than my voice, I am so much more than my teaching…I am also a business owner! And that’s an art in itself. The cool thing about working with Katja is, she’s not putting some ‘cookie-cutter-product’ into your head, but she’s really into your ideas and develops the business-side of your teaching and artistry with you. I had so many plans on how I wanted to evolve my services as a singing teacher, but did not have a clear vision about who I actually want to work with. I only felt that some collaborations didn’t feel right anymore, but I didn’t know how to deal with that and how to get out of this. Working with Katja I identified who I want to work with, and learned saying no to people and projects that don’t feel aligned! I learned to prioritize better in my daily life, so I could create more space for the things that matter the most. Also, I learned to design offers from the heart, to trust myself more, and gained confidence to talk about my teaching offers.

  • SaskiaSaskia

    Working with Katja has helped me to place focus on myself, my voice and my creative work again in a playful way, check in with my voice and work daily, and to find joy again in working on my own voice next to a full teaching load. It has offered me a change of perspective on my own singing in sound, embodiment and storytelling. I got back in connection with voicework, found focus and tools to balance teaching and creative work, and was able to dive deeper in my creative message.

    If you are looking for a place to get back in connection with your art/creativity, find recognition with other creatives/teachers and make your own voice/creative work fun and playful again....this is the place to be! 

  • JudithJudith

    Before I started working with Katja, I felt stuck, needing to realign. I had a desire to record an album, and wanted to get my voice back in shape. Despite being technically skilled through studies in many vocal methodologies, I didn’t know how I wanted to sound anymore. I was looking for a sound that was more connected - reflecting more of me. ⁣I was also suffering from imposter syndrome, which was holding me back both in my singing and teaching.⁣ 

    Through working with Katja in 1:1 coaching and in the pilot version of her program Sing From The Source, things started shifting on many levels. I reconnected with playfulness, and that spread out to areas in my whole life.⁣ My singing became gentler, more expressive and dynamic. I found my own sound that was aligned with the stories I wanted to tell. My vocal range expanded, and singing started feeling much easier and more connected.⁣

    My creative flow exploded and I ended up writing not just one, but TWO albums, that I now feel confident bringing to the recording studio! Through the coaching, I learned to fully embrace my identity as a rock and metal vocalist, which helped me expand my artistry, and let go of my limiting beliefs around teaching.⁣ There were also a lot of money blocks that got cleared, and right now my income has doubled, while I’m doing way less than before!

  • AyelenAyelen

     Katja’s personality makes it very easy to establish a connection with her. Some teachers use difficult words and are very serious and solemn in their approach, which creates a distance, but the way Katja teaches feels very personal and easy to understand. And you don’t have to wait six weeks to hear results - it’s right there! I’m now adding new songs to my repertoire with much more confidence, I know that I can do it!

     

  • NicoNico

    One of the things I was struggling with in my singing, was that my muscles felt completely tense. When I had to sing 4-5 gigs in a week, or do a recording session, I was always struggling, and singing rock music felt really hard. I reached a point where I wanted to get rid of this problem, I wanted to sing with power, but without all the struggle.

    Sing Everything was my first experience ever in taking a voice class online, and it was really good! Within the first 15 minutes of my first online class, I completely forgot that I was in an online lesson, and felt like I was sitting in the same room, at the same table with Katja! I learned using my support muscles, and became aware of how to make very powerful sounds without any discomfort whatsoever. The results were immediate, and it was really great to hear the immediate results in other participants’ voices too. I also enjoyed working on modifying the vocal tract, and learn how to access more harmonics. I really like how my voice sounds when I’m applying all of those things!

  • MandyMandy

    Katja blows me away with her breadth of knowledge not only of the voice itself, but also a variety of vocal pedagogies. To put it simply, I can't imagine a situation where she wouldn't be able to meet a learner at their individual point of need, as she draws on a very extensive range of experience and can reframe concepts in different ways until it sinks in. I really can't recommend Katja highly enough. Enjoy!

  • FéliceFélice

    I used to become hoarse regularly, especially after speaking for long periods of time, after a busy choir rehearsal or a long teaching day. With coaching some things became better, but my voice always had this weak link. Until I worked with Katja. Since I started taking lessons with her, my voice can handle much more! The structured voice techniques for speaking and singing were ingrained in my system already in a couple of intensive lessons. I can teach long days, speak and sing: I've never lost my voice again!

  • CaroleCarole

    After having followed an online course with Katja, singing became more easy. I learned better breath support and became able to reach high notes with more ease. I feel my voice doesn't flip anymore, it's more stable. Before working with Katja, I did not know why I was doing certain exercices or scales, and I couldn't apply the techniques into my songs. As a teacher, the course gave me a LOT of tools - simple and efficient exercises, and easy ways to explain things. Now I have more tools to help my students directly in their songs!

  • EvelienEvelien

    Katja is like a barrel full of knowledge and inspiration from where I can draw whenever I feel stuck. Whether it's a voice related thing, a question about a student I teach, or organizing my work better - after a lesson with Katja I always have new ideas and insights, and it always helps me to get unstuck! I believe you can't wish for a better teacher.

  • FloorFloor

    Katja always puts the student in the spotlight. It's all about YOU and how she can help you the best. She is empathetic and objective at the same time, which makes you feel very comfortable as a student. The teaching tools I have learned are great. Now I feel more like a real voice teacher than I did before!

  • Katja helped me grow into my identity as a business owner and to see business as part of my artist life. I found out that as an artist, as a singer, I am so much more than my voice, I am so much more than my teaching…I am also a business owner! And that’s an art in itself. The cool thing about working with Katja is, she’s not putting some ‘cookie-cutter-product’ into your head, but she’s really into your ideas and develops the business-side of your teaching and artistry with you. I had so many plans on how I wanted to evolve my services as a singing teacher, but did not have a clear vision about who I actually want to work with. I only felt that some collaborations didn’t feel right anymore, but I didn’t know how to deal with that and how to get out of this. Working with Katja I identified who I want to work with, and learned saying no to people and projects that don’t feel aligned! I learned to prioritize better in my daily life, so I could create more space for the things that matter the most. Also, I learned to design offers from the heart, to trust myself more, and gained confidence to talk about my teaching offers.

  • MargrietMargriet

    Katja is a great and enthousiastic teacher, with deep and detailed knowledge of the voice and how it works. I find her lessons inspirational and I recommend her strongly. She's the kind of teacher that makes you sing the songs you never dared to sing and has solutions for every 'problem' along the way. Inspiring!

BOOK A CALL WITH KATJA

The training may include any of the following elements:

  • Complete Vocal Technique, Estill-based and other science-based vocal techniques to develop a well-balanced voice and sing across different styles.
  • Personalized warm-ups and practice routines.
  • Body-work to free muscle tension and ensure optimal alignment.
  • Song interpretation, storytelling and stage work to ensure captivating performances.
  • Using mindfulness and yoga based techniques to help you become more present.
  • Musicianship skills ranging from ear-training and sight-reading to writing your own lead sheets.
  • Vocal anatomy and physiology.
  • Creativity coaching and The Artist’s Way tools to find back the magic if you’re on a creative dry spell.
  • Career coaching and Making Your Life As An Artist tools to ensure successful project planning and creating a sustainable career.
  • Help in setting up business essentials: e-mail lists, using social media, handy apps and tools to make your creative business run smoothly.

How it works

Intake

We start off by having virtual coffee together! In a free 20 minute online discovery call, we’ll find out if this way of working together is right for you.

BOOK A CALL WITH KATJA

After the discovery call, you’ll book an intake appointment and fill in an intake questionnaire. During the intake session (75-90 minutes long), we clarify your goals and do some voice work together. Together, we will choose 1-5 main goals to accomplish in our work. I will then design your bespoke training and gather resources that might be helpful to your training and relevant to achieving your goal(s).

The coaching

We will work together intensively, meet up and be in touch several times per week for a month, a quarter (12 weeks), or two quarters (24 weeks).

What’s included

  • Fully bespoke coaching & mentoring program targeted on voice work, performance coaching, artist (career) coaching, or a combination of these.
  • Weekly private coaching and accountability: up to 2 hours of weekly private live coaching and video/audio feedbacks. On an average, we’ll be in touch 2-4 days per week. Private sessions can take place either via online video call on Zoom, or in person in Rotterdam (NL).
  • Monthly check-in calls, during which we set up your personal goals for the coming weeks, check in on progress, make a strategy for the month and adjust our strategy from previous weeks where needed.
  • Hand-picked and curated library of (online) resources that support your personal learning goals.
  • Personal Vocal Trainer community on FB.

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