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About Maya Lewandowsky

March 19, 2018 By Maya Lewandowsky

Free Your Natural Voice is a methodology of singing and voice coaching, as taught and developed by Maya Lewandowsky.  This holistic approach uses the body as an instrument of breath and awareness, ultimately reshaping your voice and allowing it to find its most natural, fluid and powerful form.  The Free Your Natural Voice method is for beginners, experienced singers, adults and children alike.

Maya Lewandowsky’s distinction as a singer and dancer has seen her performing and touring professionally in Europe, North America and Asia for over two decades. Maya studied classical opera singing and contemporary vocal techniques at the University of Tel-Aviv in Israel from 1995 to 2001.  Since then she has been discovering  and developing the voice in its multifaceted forms.  Her explorations and study in expanding and freeing the voice have included vocal exercise, body awareness, dance and guided meditation.  In 2012 she completed the International Advanced Voice Workshop with Richard Armstrong, a pioneer in the Extended Voice method.

Maya has worked for the School of Alberta Ballet, the University of Calgary Dance Faculty and the Epcor Centre for the Arts . She is also the Artistic Director and founder of LaCaravan Dance Theatre.  In 2003 Maya received the first place award in the NAT Classical Song Festival Competition.  She has also received numerous awards and scholarships in dance and theatre in Israel and Canada.

 

Singing Lessons and workshops

Maya offers private singing lessons online and in central Calgary. Click for the listing of upcoming intensive singing workshops and feel free to contact Maya anytime with questions and inquiries.

Maya Lewandowsky Singing Coach

Testimonials

I need vocal coaching to improve my singing technique – breath control, support, tone production, resonance, blending the high and low ranges. Maya is an excellent teacher for me as she incorporates dance moves with singing technique which help me to visualize the association between the body and the voice and how they are both integrated.

She also helps me to take care of my voice and prepare for performances of my songs. I have developed a deep bond and trust in her and the results show in my singing voice and the compliments I receive!!

~ Sylvia Schmidt, Calgary

I started singing with Maya around the age of 8 or 9 years old. I initially came to her because conventional voice lessons and choir practices had left me frustrated, uninspired and insecure about my vocal performance.

My mother knew I needed something that would bring back my confidence and love of singing in front of people, so she removed me from the stress ridden and ridicule laden environment of competitions and exams and sent me to Maya, who emphasized a playful and lighthearted approach to an otherwise serious study of the vocal arts.

We knew right away her coaching was multidisciplinary because I was first introduced to Maya when she was one of my dance teachers at the School of Alberta Ballet. Not only is she a talented musician, but also a gifted dancer and choreographer. Mayas coaching emphasized a focus on all parts of the body and mind and how they impact one another. This training was both unconventional (by most north American standards) and very effective for me.

It was a slow process for me to overcome my stage fright but the nonjudgmental and encouraging environment Maya helped build around me allowed me to take more risks and come out of my shell. First I would only sing for her, then my mother… then other students and before I knew it I was anxious to have an audience once again. Maya’s voice training not only helped me to be a better singer over all, but she helped me find a confidence and a way to ground myself that I would not have discovered otherwise.

It sounds cliché, but she really did help me find my voice. And for that, I will forever be grateful.

Johanne Young, Professional Musician and Dancer

Free Your Natural Voice Testimonial from Eric Smith

March 18, 2018 By Maya Lewandowsky

Any vocalists out there looking to take their voice to next level? I’ve been taking voice lessons with Maya for the past year and I’m always amazed by what I discover about my voice after doing a two days of work with Maya. Maya is a master at her craft and she has an incredible talent for tricking you into unlocking and accessing abilities you never knew you had. I can’t say enough about how much this work has helped me as an artist and a performer and what a phenomenal teacher Maya is.

– Eric Smith, Musician/ Singer, Calgary, 2016

Free Your Natural Voice Workshops in 2016

February 9, 2016 By Maya Lewandowsky

Voice Classes in Calgary 2016

“Maya is a fantastic facilitator. Her work and approach is an example of mastery in how she blends different modalities and helps the participants manifest their own creative process. She is available, vulnerable, understanding and compassionate and is able to meet the participant for their needs. Such a talent as hers is a rarity in the world and something special to observe and be a part of.”  –Brooke Cox, Engineer, Calgary

 

2016 Singing Workshops Schedule

Singing & Dancing & Glee Oh My!, March 12-13

11:00am-5:00pm each day (Saturday & Sunday)
Beginners welcome
$295 – early bird pricing (Until March 6)
$350 – regular price

View details for Singing & Dancing & Glee Oh My!

Join The Cabaret, June 25-26

11:00am-5:00pm each day (Saturday & Sunday)
Beginners welcome
$295 – early bird pricing (Until June 19)
$350 – regular price

View details for Join the Cabaret

Vocal Embodiment, October 29-30

11:00am-5:00pm each day (Saturday & Sunday)
Beginners welcome
$295 – early bird pricing (Until Oct. 23)
$350 – regular price

View details for Vocal Embodiment

Special Package: Buy 2 workshops get the 3rd 50% off!

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Group Voice Workshop

Free Your Natural Voice Testimonial from Brooke Cox

September 1, 2015 By Maya Lewandowsky

I immensely enjoyed Maya’s workshop on ‘Freeing your inner voice’. My background and work is as an engineering manager for a major oil company, which is to say ‘you don’t have to be a creative free spirit’ to attend, enjoy and get something from this workshop.

I came away from the workshop exhausted, having pushed my edge, feeling renewed and centered with a better understanding of myself. To have the opportunity to speak up (through voice) and be heard in a respectful and caring environment is pretty special and rare in our world and it is an opportunity that I recommend to all people.

Maya is a fantastic facilitator. She has the remarkable ability to synthesize movement and voice in a creative and fun way where it seems like we are playing and not practicing and doing exercises. Her work and approach is an example of mastery in how she blends different modalities and helps the participants manifest their own creative process. She is available, vulnerable, understanding and compassionate and is able to meet the participant for their needs. Such a talent as hers is a rarity in the world and something special to observe and be a part of.”

-Brooke Cox, Engineer, Calgary, 2015

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