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Founded by award-winning singer, songwriter, performing artist, and accredited vocal coach Anna van Riel, Nook Road Productions offers expert guidance on using your voice to impact your audience and amplify your performance.
My name is Anna van Riel. I’m a singer/songwriter, performing artist and vocal coach based in the beautiful Lake Hāwea in the Deep South of New Zealand.
I am incredibly excited to work with you and to support you as we discover a whole spectrum of possibilities that your vocal instrument has to offer, no matter what age or stage you’re at with your voice work.
My journey of vocal exploration has been a life-long one, however over the last decade I have been deeply focused around undoing habits and muscle memories that, until I found the right mentors, had never known were the cause of my ongoing vocal issues.
Classically trained as a child, and up into my teens, I was embedded with the ‘doing’ of singing but never the ‘how’.
One of my students perfectly defined a similar experience when mimicking an old singing teacher who very promptly replied to her questions with, “Don’t ask! Just do as I do!”
Within this decade I have also found incredible vocal mentors who have helped me reach new heights with my singing and public speaking, and have inspired me to share all this exciting knowledge with others. Having vocal mentors has been the pivot point for me in my vocal expansion, and I love that I am still learning every day.
I have discovered that I am a visual learner, so incorporating memorable and absorbable visual tools for my students is something I am proud to offer.
With a focus on building new muscle memory, and arming you with your unique vocal toolbox, I can support you through the mechanical shifts you may be experiencing, and allow you to reach a dynamic new level in your vocal presentations.
Using a combination of anatomical teachings, breathwork and vocal techniques, along with tools for visual learners, I have developed a dynamic workshop for groups, choirs and speakers which I deliver across the Deep South of Aotearoa.
From my Hawea-based vocal studio, I work 1:1 with vocalists to support them in reaching their personal best both on and off stage.
I look forward to sharing my vocal toolbox with you.
Offering a range of fun and dynamic vocal training options, Anna’s coaching services help enable students to reach their full creative potential.
Vocal students are offered tools that help to build their own ‘vocal toolbox’ and therefore become their own best coach.
With a growing awareness that strong and connected teams increase productivity, many successful companies are incorporating creative workshops as part of their team building strategy
With a growing awareness that strong and connected teams increase productivity, many successful companies are incorporating creative workshops as part of their team building strategy