Students

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• Do you want to make your concert or final exam have more impact?

• Do you always have a few bars that do not quite feel right?

• Are you making a demo recording and need to keep track or talk to someone, and the (video) engineer is busy?

• Do you need polishing of your programme or are you looking for an independent opinion?

Here I present myself to enable you to be your best in your performance by supervising your concert, exam or demo recording and supporting you all the way through.

What happens?

• During the intake we will discuss your expectations, what you need help with and what your main goal is.

• When we start working together, we will make sure that my work will be complementary/additional to your teacher’s and coach’s work.

• I will be there when you need support with training or feedback on any level (musical, physical, mental).

• I can equally support the people you are working with on a technical and organisational level.

Results for you:

• a fresh and open view from the outside

• tools and tips to fine tune your performance

• more efficiency and coordination in your team

• enabling you to focus completely on the task at hand.

Want more guidance in your preparation? I offer musical coaching to help you earlier in the process.

A combi-package is avaible with two coachings and supervision on the day.

Look here for more information and prices.

Who am I?

Having been in music as a soprano for the last 25 years, of which 15 years in opera and music-theatre, I have come across and worked with great directors, conductors and musicians, in both the theatre and chamber music field.

I know and have experienced what are the challenging parts for us performers in the classical music field. As an empathic, but a pragmatic problem solver at heart I help out where necessary. Through the years I have developed many tools to support the people I work with and established an intuitive feel how to enhance the overall feeling in their performance.

It is about you being empowered and have a more professional outcome

So.. when you have a try- out of your programme, or want to record a demo and are looking for some support.. send me a note with your details and get in touch here!

This is what others have said so far:

“Above all, Mrs. Simone Riksman is distinguished by her excellent hearing, her enormous power of concentration, and the knowledge of the hurdles that a singer has to overcome during a scenic development, in addition to the tactful handling in connection with musical and scenic direction.” Anke Berndt – Sängerin

“Due to her sensitive personality she was able to bring calmness and level-headedness into many a communication between the different disciplines. She is a very good team player with regard to questions of content and aesthetics, as well as problem solving in an opera production. She is an outstanding connecting element." Stephan Prattes - Bühnenbildner

"Thank you for your wisdom and sharp ears this afternoon. It was a good idea to ask you as an independent listener and vocal psychologist, and you immediately became 'part of the crew'." Onno van Ameijde - Video producer at Ovamus.nl