Beth Aggett

Beth Aggett - Singer, Composer, Educator

Hello! My name is Beth and I am a vocal coach in Amsterdam with over 10 years experience. I aim to create a fun, engaging and safe space for singers to reach their full potential.

Beginners to Professionals

As a beginner, you will learn how to control your voice, how to sing in tune, and how to improve your listening and musicianship skills. Are you a professional singer with a busy schedule who wants to advance their technique or learn how to protect their voice from overuse? You will receive tailor-made exercises and advice for your style and professional demands.

Pop, Jazz, Soul

Do you love these styles too? Work on your vocal technique whilst singing songs you love! I welcome songs that my students want to sing but can also help you choose repertoire that suits your voice and ability.

Typical Lesson:

• Warm up: we will use gentle vocal exercises to warm up your voice so it's ready to sing.
• Practise: we will do more specific vocal exercises that are tailored to you, depending on your needs: breathing, resonance, tuning, high notes, etc
• Work on a song: we'll see how we can put the things we've learned into practise, and enjoy singing the music we love!

Location: Amsterdam East

I teach from my beautiful studio in Amsterdam Oost where we have pianos, recording equipment and microphones for practising with.

Learn to accompany yourself!

Ever wanted to sing and play at the same time? I can help you learn how to play the chords for your song on either the piano or the guitar.

Harmonising & Improvisation

As an experienced choir director and backing vocalist, I live for harmonies! If you want to learn to harmonise, you've come to the right place. I also love teaching my students to improvise, as this builds confidence, musicianship, and helps to develop a singers' own style.

Songwriting

As a published songwriter, I have a wealth of experience writing for different contexts and have helped students turn an "idea" into a fully arranged and recorded song. If you want help with lyric writing, or want to learn how to put chords to a melody, we can work on this.

Vocal Technique

My main focus as a teacher is to help you discover and develop your own, unique, voice and sound in a healthy and efficient way. There can be a lot of terminology in the singing world such as belting, twang, falsetto, head voice, chest voice... don't worry if you are confused! My aim is to help you understand the different capabilities of your instrument in a language you can understand.

Confidence

Perhaps the no.1 problem with singing is that it's scary! In order to discover the full potential of the voice, singers need to be brave enough to try new sounds that don't sound like "them." This can be hard and the fear of sounding "bad" can paralyse us. In my studio, all sounds are welcome and we will build confidence together, rather than striving for "perfection."

About me

I have been singing since I could talk! I grew up in London, UK, where I learned about music through singing folk songs with my dad. I have a bachelor's degree in classical music and composing, a master's degree in musicology, and I have also studied jazz. Alongside my teaching, I have worked as a professional session vocalist, backing vocalist, and songwriter, working with many international artists. Currently, I am the musical director of four different vocal ensembles in Amsterdam