Tesimonials

"...I wanted to improve my pop/rock singing, as I'm a songwriter. I had lessons with a classical teacher once, and I felt like I was climbing an impossible mountain..never getting anywhere. At the same time, the lessons didn't seem to be aimed at my actual goals. I didn't want to learn opera!

Ricard's lessons, on the other hand, are always fun and motivating. I learn something useful in every session, and something always improves. He works with you to create your own special learning path, and always has a smile on his face that gives you confidence..."

Tim, USA (We Used To Exist, The Mentalettes, The Obsidians)

"...My voice improved noticeably with these lessons. I am on the best way to solve my biggest problem, which is the tension I always have when singing, so I'm singing more and more relaxed and many new spaces are opening up to my singing expression. The lessons are relaxed and very focused on one's vocal features. In short, I recommend the lessons to anyone who would like to improve his singing in a relaxed, easy way, and always with an eye to technique..."

Marina Pizzo, Italy (Marina Pizzo)



"...I really like the relaxed atmosphere in ricards lesson, they let you get to the place where he tries to lead you: to the joy of singing when body and mind are in a vital relaxation. Since i am practicing with Ricard, i have got far more air and strength when singing and i stopped trying to strain my voice to get louder, but instead i am searching for new resonancebodies on the inside. Furthermore Ricard is just a nice guy with real interest in his students getting somewhere with their practices..."

Carolina Baur, Switzerland (lafayettes)


"... With my Vocal Coach Ricard I'm experiencing stirring up all that isn't working good enough and fixing it with the right, and creative, forms of daily practice. Easy straight forward I am carefully guided trough my own voice so to say, while I'm gradually improving..."

Mila Slaminova, Denmark (Smilaz)

"..."When I started looking for a vocal teacher, many questions came to me and I was not sure what to look for. It was a difficult task until I had the first appointment with Ricard. As a singing teacher, Ricard not only offers wide range of professional knowledge, but more importantly, he adjusts lesson plans according to personalised needs. Through his attentive and communicative approach, students can shape and mould their music careers with a solid backup of professional supervision. Now I am very confident and happy about my decision, for I have learned so much about myself and understand how I can improve even more. I would not hesitate a second to recommend Ricard to anyone who wants to learn to sing!..."

Muyi Liu, Taiwan


"Ricard provided me with excellent tips and hints that I hadn't come across prior to meeting him. This is customized training - one gets to improve on and achieve the intended target by doing what's required and as necessary. Certainly worth the while!"


Martin Rao, Bali/London (Paper Planes)

"....Being new to singing, I was looking for a coach to teach me the basic mechanics of my voice and how to improve it.

Ricard has been able to do exactly that and more!

Currently, I have been following classes with Ricard for about 4 months and the quality of my voice has already substantially increased. That is:

1.     The range of my voice has increased
whereas before I could only sing on the lower end, I am currently able to reach much higher tones and combine my chest voice & head voice in a more natural way
Tones that were previously impossible to me have now become easily accessible.

2.     The depth of my voice has improved
My voice previously showed “a lot of air”, which has been reduced somewhat. More work is required but I have currently the right tools at hand to continue.

3.     Singing has become more natural
Before, I was often forcing myself to reach certain tones, making it visible and audibly recognizable to the audience.
Today I need to push much less, resulting in a much clearer and nice-to-hear voice. It simply sounds more natural.

All this was achieved through a combination of “theory” and practical exercises:

-       Understanding the mechanics of your voice: how is sound created, what interferes, what shapes it, etc..
-       Understanding what I did wrong so far = Very important!
-       Learning to “sing according to your feeling rather than your hearing”, which means that the less you force, the better it sounds!...."


Quentin Vaquette, Belgium


"...I feel very lucky to have found Ricard, as he taught me singing in a way that felt efficient and also very natural and intuitive to me. He was always pleasant and fun to be with and always a person of respect, someone who's method I could easily trust and wanted to follow. I was amazed by the progress I made and astonished to see that I actually do have a singing voice...."

Nikolai Schalpinav, Saint Petersburg, Actor


"...My experiences with Ricard have been very positive. I like his approach, which is both professional and personal. He doesn't roll out a pre-fabricated program, but constantly looks at what I can do, where problems arise and where my potential is. He uses a wide range of exercises to overcome specific limitations one step at a time. Sometimes this also means that the focus is away from the voice, following a more holistic route to deal with tension working secondarily into the vocal system. The lessons have been paying of in the improvement of my voice, and on top of that, it's great fun to take classes with him. I always leave the place energized...."

Fons Schiedon, Amsterdam, Professional Artist