I grew up with music. My mother is a conductor and my father is a musician...
A life full of music
I grew up with music. My mother is a conductor and my father a musician. In our house, as in the rest of the family, all kinds of musical instruments are played. I once started playing the cello, an instrument that I found very beautiful, but also difficult. I wasn't particularly good at it and struggled to get better. I also didn't practice enough. Still, I really wanted to go to the Conservatory.
At the age of 17 I discovered that singing was perhaps more for me. Singing gave me the opportunity to make music without using my hands.
Unfortunately, right when I finished high school, I started having voice problems. Therefore it was not an option to go straight to the conservatory. I chose to study History at Utrecht University. After obtaining my bachelor's degree, I was admitted to the conservatory in Tilburg for classical singing. As a singer, for example, I sing solo in choir projects or in a professional choir.
Learning and teaching
In addition to singing myself, I also started giving singing lessons. I really enjoyed that from the start. I have been teaching for 7 years now and now have my own space in the cultural center Het Koorenhuis in The Hague. I share this space with my boyfriend, who is a jazz pianist and teaches piano here.
Together we have Studio MusicalMente, a music school for adults. MusicalMente stands for studying with music in mind and with the thought of the music. It is a name that not everyone can always easily remember, but also a name that I still find very beautiful and appropriate in terms of message.
Our own studio gives us both a lot of freedom. We can now practice and teach whenever we want without bothering anyone else.
Soon the second part of a total of five. Read more here: Humans of Wing Chun
