COACHING
FREE YOUR VOICE • SING • PLAY • CREATE • WRITE
with Natalie
“My sessions with Natalie are truly the best part of my week - I always leave feeling accomplished, positive, and proud of what we have discovered.”
FREE YOUR VOICE:
This is not a singing lesson, although it might involve singing! Everyone one has a voice - it’s a huge part of how we present ourselves & how we are perceived. Are you shy? Tired? Raspy? Locked up? Embarrassed? Tense? Let’s dig in, baby and free you up!
SONGWRITING:
You have a drawer of half-written songs. You have ideas. You don’t finish them. You are scared to share them with anyone. You have 3 albums worth of material no one has heard. You write poems and want to make them into songs. You don’t understand how a song is structured. Let’s play and get you through that barrier!
CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE:
You’re a great singer but you don’t know what to do with your hands or how to speak on the mic. You want to learn a handful of basic guitar chords so you can jam with the fam over the holidays. You have a questions and you think I might be able to help!
“Lessons with Natalie have been wonderful! They are so fun and always leave me feeling full of joy! Building up my confidence was such a large factor in my decision to start taking lessons. Natalie makes me feel so comfortable to act silly and brave. I'm so grateful to have her. She expertly improves singing ability, while also helping you be aware of how your whole body is connected to your voice. She is amazing and so attuned to her singers. I am so lucky to get to learn from her.”
-Amanda Kwiatkowski (Student)
❤︎
My sessions with Natalie are truly the best part of my week - I always leave feeling accomplished, positive, and proud of what we have discovered. Natalie is patient and willing to meet at the point of need of each learner. There are a plethora of components when it comes to rediscovering and understanding the voice. Natalie teaches that there are no wrong voices, no wrong bodies, and that the body itself is an integral instrument in the development of understanding of rediscovering one’s voice. Healthy boundaries are placed, played with, and pushed throughout the journey, all of which are flexible and both understood and known by Natalie and the learner. This approach and coexistence promotes a consistently safe and comfortable space. There are a number of concepts associated within the journey, and Natalie’s experience and range of knowledge allows for resetting and reframing until the concept is explained in a way that truly sinks in and resonates with the learner. Natalie’s teaching promotes much more than a singing experience - these lessons are transformational in understanding oneself, the voice that they have, and the potential that is waiting to be unlocked. I would recommend anyone looking to become more in-tune with their voice, their body, and their self to utilize Natalie’s truly unique and special gift!
-Bret Crowle (Student)
❤︎
Natalie's insight and skills as a creative coach are unparalleled. Over the past 6 months she has helped me identify creative goals and strategies, and has given me tools and exercises to execute these goals which in turn continue to help grow my artistic career (music and fine arts) and successfully move it forward. Transformative! Her ability to truly listen and get to the root of the creative issue/problem/blockage has been an incredibly valuable asset as I continue to build my music career. Natalie is an invaluable part of my team, I highly recommend her creative coaching!!
-Stephanie Westdal (Student)
Credentials:
CQ Voice: Athletic Voice Science & Pedagogy (Current)- Studying with Carol-Lynne Quinn
Voice Intensive 2019 - Studied with David Smuckler, Brad Gibson, Gayle Murphy, Tanya Elchuck & more through the Moving Voice Institute
Private Voice Studies 2010 to 2023: Tamara Beatty, Kayla Williams, Burton Harker
The Acoustic Guitar Project 2018: International Songwriting Series: Selected for the Calgary Edition through Gallery House Concerts
Alberta Music Songwriting Intensive at OCL Studios 2017
The Manitoulin Conservatory For Creation & Performance (Formerly Clown Farm) 2015: Baby Clown & Boot Camp 1
FRSA in Acting 2013 - 4 Year Immersive Conservatory Program
Other:
Calgary Arts Development Grant Juror 2023
YYC Music Award Nominee 2022
CBC Searchlight Regional Finalist 2017