Testimonials

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I love my singing lessons with Maya. She creates a comfortable environment to explore the range of possibilities within my voice and my body. It is a playful and joyful experience.

Norm Johnston

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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

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Maya 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 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.

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.

Brooke Cox

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Singing presents itself as a daunting task for most dancers as we are accustomed to expressing ourselves with our movements but rarely with our voices. I was surprised to find that when the parameters and judgement were lifted from what I thought singing should sound like I was able to explore my full vocal range and find a natural singer within myself.

Nicole Charlton

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Singing with Maya is not an ordinary experience. I was expecting expert vocal exercises that isolated or focused on my vocal chords, but instead received experiential whole body exercises. I was expecting to perfect my singing voice, but instead found the playground of my natural resonance. I learned that my voice is the end result of my whole body, and not only that, the space that my body exists in as well.

I began to touch on something much deeper and contemplative. It is truly empowering to allow the artist within to emerge from the body and connect with the space it moves through. It cultivates awareness, confidence, and openness.

I sincerely recommend this workshop for anyone. Singers and non-singers alike will deepen their relationship with their body and discover the freedom to allow their extraordinary natural voice to come through.

Tessa Partridge

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Working with Maya has been inspirational and thoroughly enjoyable. She is a multi-talented artist and wonderful mentor who encouraged me to use a wholistic and effective approach in my voice-training. Her warm personality and cool techniques gave me such confidence in my singing that I even surprise myself! I am definitely an admirer.

Judy Fung

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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. Maya 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

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I attended the Free Your Natural Voice workshop with Maya about a year ago and was very impressed. The exercises and guidance that Maya supplied helped me find a range in my voice that I did not know was possible. Connecting with my voice really helped me to connect with my inner strength. I highly recommend this work.

Stephen Gilmore

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I became aware of Maya’s Free Your Natural Voice workshop through brocgures distributed at a weekly 5Rhythms dance class that I often attend. I am quite self-conscious about my singing voice, yet I wondered if it were possible to achieve some measurement of improvement. Maya incorporates moment with voice, which was a surprise for me, but it has the effect of subtly coxing hidden anxieties (related to singing) to the surface. I did my best to push through and wasn’t always successful. It was a worthwhile and challenging workshop.

Bryan Gooding

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This workshop is a great experience for novice and experienced vocalists alike. It will get you out if your shell and get grounded to learn how be and speak as yourself with genuine emotion. Now that’s singing your heart song!

Chris Perrotta

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In taking your workshop, I was looking to expand my comfort zone, to try something that scared me to bits. Your professionalism and friendly encouraging nature appealed to me. I was only scared because of my own fears of singing in public.

The workshop was an incredible experience. I felt that you eased us in slowly enough that I was able to feel comfortable enough, both in my body and through my voice, to sing in front of the group. The final voice exercise was a vocal experience unlike any I have ever had. It felt like an out-of-body experience – that my voice was not my own anymore. I loved it enough to continue taking lessons with Maya. Maya will make you feel so at ease that you’ll be wanting to sing by the end!

I would definitely recommend Maya. She is professional, kind, encouraging and so much fun to work with!

Belinda Fireman

Myriam Conzett

Il était une fois Maya.. un dimanche matin dans le mélange de nos voix collectives inconnues et endormies.. Maya nous a fait découvrir des myriades de sons cachés en nous-mêmes en quelques tours de perlimpinpin et avec tant de grâce et de douceur.. quelque chose s’est mis à danser en nous , s’est éveillé , comme une éclosion émotionnelle , comme si nous étions tous les chants du monde réunis au dedans de nous et ensemble aussi.

Maya est une fée de la voix dansée et du mouvement chanté.. j’ai hâte d’y revenir ..Merci !!!

Marie D.

De par son parcours, Maya possède toutes les clés pour nous permettre d’associer travail du corps et de la voix. Les exercices vocaux que nous pratiquons ensemble viennent s’inscrire naturellement dans une pratique corporelle, ce qui m’a permis de « désacraliser » le chant pour l’intégrer de manière plus instinctive. La vision globale sur laquelle Maya travaille permet à la voix de se libérer dans toutes ses dimensions pour devenir le prolongement de nos émotions et de nos vibrations profondes. C’est avec une infinie bienveillance et une créativité sans faille que Maya me fait progresser. Ses cours sont à la fois ludiques et profonds. Bref, je suis totalement fan !

Georgina Kovacs

Je recommande le cours avec tout mon coeur ! J’adore travailler avec Maya! Elle donne tout et plus pour tu te sens bien et pas trop timide . Bien sûr , le debut est comme ça , puis à la fin de cours ( deja le premier cours ) tu peux être très surprise quand tu entends ton “ natural voice” qui sort …

c’etait magie pour moi !

merci encore Maya !

Camille Isis Leto

Maya est une femme charmante et très à l’aise pour gérer un groupe de personnes. Je me suis beaucoup marrée pendant son stage ! Belle énergie,

😀 son cours est très accessible , elle nous apprends pleins de choses que nous pouvons reproduire après le stage, chez soi. Une belle bouffée d’air frais ! Je recommande.

Sandip Sett

I came to Maya because I had a lifelong speech impediment that I wanted to control. Many therapies before produced little results. I wanted more control of my life! Voice lessons over Skype with Maya have given me new tools and understandings to work with, and they have improved my speech infinitely to the point where 98% of the time I do not have any issues! Her insights into the physiological, mental and spiritual aspects of speech have all converged to light up my voice. I have an everyday deep resonance emanating from my soul, an unexpected gift. I am forever grateful to Maya for this gift. Thank you Maya! I would recommend her to anyone who wished to work on their voice! Much love and joy! Your open minded student.

Evangelos Diavolitsis

Not only did I free my voice and some of the pain I had been holding on to for years, I also freed my soul in the process. Maya is an extraordinarily compassionate, creative and resourceful teacher. She will seduce you into doing things you never thought were possible. You can use her vocal tools in many areas of your life. This is not just about singing. It’s about opening oneself to infinite potential.

Lisa Feder

I have known Maya in various capacities. I have taken voice lessons with her, and I have worked with her in the same creative group. I’ve also been a spectator to the performances she has directed. Maya has a dynamic and positive personality. She can transform a space into a beautiful work of art. She can transform individual actors into a committed and engaged artistic company.

She is truly impressive in how she leads a group in musical and other creative activities, coordinating and facilitating multiple parts to create an exceptional, meaningful performance. Maya has a focused and wildly creative vision that she knows how to manifest in the reality. Whether working under her supervision or as a spectator of such a performance, I have been amazed at how she brings a mere concept derived deep in her heart to life on the stage.

Cosmina Rusu

Not very often I’ve had the pleasure to meet an exceptional artist like Maya who can also work with both children and adult artists, who can train, inspire and educate others, and who can also very well administer a business. Maya is an extraordinary professional, ethical, hardworking and extremely creative. She has a remarkable personality and she is a lovely person to work with, always positive, generous and kind. I have no doubt that she will continue to do exceptional work, inspire others and make the world a better place.

Marion

In grade 5 the school singing teacher told me to never sing in her class again. I stopped singing that day. I’m not sure what inspired me to take Maya’s workshop, but I can assure you it wasn’t because I am a singer. The class was fun and exciting. Much of it is movement based. You don’t even realize how much you’re learning. It was the following days and weeks that blew me away. One opportunity after another presented themselves for me to clear some very old emotional garbage. What’s news is, I’m doing it! I am speaking my truth freely. The stuck feeling that I had in my through for as long as I can remember is gone. There is no doubt in my heart that it is because of Maya’s workshop. Thank you Maya.

Dorothy Bishop

Maya is a visionary and an extraordinary teacher. It’s been inspiring to work with her, to glimpse her creative process, to witness the immense progress of her students (in voice, dance, stagecraft), and to participate with her in life-changing performances.

Marla Orenstein

Maya is the marriage of passion and brilliance. As a teacher, choreographer, dancer and singer, she brings to Calgary a unique vision of what the arts can achieve. I am proud to know her as a colleague and a friend.

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Dan O'Brien

Maya is a consummate professional who demonstrates years of experience through channeling that into instructing those under her. As a leader, she can be trusted to direct and teach, and as a performer, she shines.

Kelsey Sunshine Cox

Maya was able to pull sounds from me I didn’t know were in there. It was a magical, powerful experience that I highly recommend to anyone who loves to sing and wants to discover what lies within yourself!

Andera Pass

Maya is a creative, gentle and ambitious arts leader. She has a quiet determination that inspires dancers of all ages, artists and musicians. It has been my pleasure to intersect with her on numerous occasions in the performing arts world.

Vincent E Duckworth

Maya is a living inspiration to all those who have been blessed to be in her presence. She is the consummate creative; always open to new ideas, bold and willing to be vulnerable to achieve her artistic vision. And what vision!

Maya’s performances are anything but ordinary; they combine choreography, voice, composition, and drama into highly original works that leave audiences, at first stunned, and then, wanting more.

Making great art is not enough. Maya wants to ensure that her art is sustainable. To that end, Maya is not only committed to her artistic vision but also to her vision to grow a strong dance company based on sound business principles.

Finally, as a teacher of dance and voice, Maya, again, stands above the crowd. Almost childlike in her willingness to engage play with a complete lack of pretence, Maya’s students quickly feel comfortable and uninhibited–which is why she is able to produce such fantastic results with adults and youth alike.

Maya is one of my favourite people. She is unique and she is authentic.

Plum Bob Arino

You are likely the best voice teacher in the West! Perhaps one of best internationally! I’m really enjoying the classes.

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