Ginger
"Even a piano goes out of tune if you leave it standing. You have to keep fine-tuning it. Ultimately, it's the same with the voice. It's extremely important to keep at it."
Ginger can draw song lyrics (Vocal coach and singing teacher). She is five years old, sits at the piano, plays one of her own creations, sings to it and then draws the lyrics. She can't write yet, so she uses the language of the imagination and puts it onto pink paper in pictures. Basically, she started writing songs at this time.
"Songwriting has always been my safe space, my refuge. And it still is today."
And then? "Cooking spoon concerts!" Because unheard songs have no charisma, she presents her compositions to the whole family with a wooden spoon in her hand and her brother in the background, as drummer on the pots and backing vocals.
A childhood memory that suggests she was born with music in her cradle. At least almost, because her mother, a singer and professional dancer, sings in a gospel choir. Little Ginger is wrapped in a sling and is always with her. In elementary school, she also sings in the choir and now literally continues to write songs, mostly pop or soul creations, and shows off her talent on a musical stage.
"I loved the way soul singers handle their voices. That inspired me."
She later attended rock-pop school, where she took her first solo singing and piano lessons. In her teenage years, she was not sure whether she wanted to make music her profession. After all, everyone in her family is an artist, so she experiences the challenges first hand.
A key experience: shortly before graduating from high school, she spontaneously traveled to France. In Paris, she jammed with other musicians on the street in Montmartre.
"That's when the endorphins hit me." Now it's crystal clear to Ginger: "I want to make music my profession".
She then studied singing and acting. Her focus quickly shifted towards singing and vocal pedagogy.
In Hanover, she takes the state examination to become a breathing, speech and voice teacher.
When you work with your teachers for years on the "perfect" technique, singing can become rather "cerebral". Two songs take Ginger right back to her roots, to her emotions in singing, as she says. "Don't Watch Me Cry" by Jorja Smith and "Summertime" by Ella Fitzgerald are the pieces of music that carry pure emotion for Ginger.
In her singing lessons, Ginger places a lot of emphasis on learning to express your emotions vocally, in addition to a well-executed technique. Technique is there to ensure that your voice remains resilient and reaches new levels. Ginger takes both a physical and cognitive approach, depending on what works best for you, to discover and understand your voice as an instrument.
Her lessons are always very powerful, energetic and at the same time sensitive. You may find yourself moving during her lessons. Because singing is always dynamic.
Her versatile vocal experience, songwriting, live performances, on top of a pedagogical education make Ginger a vocal coach with a love of detail, who values your freedom in the classroom equally.
"Voices sound when they can develop freely."
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