Welcome to the official website for Kirsten Hawson!
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Kirsten is an award winning singer/songwriter/actress and voice-over actor who branched out into teaching, arranging, conducting, and mentoring over 15 years ago. She also develops talent and has a number of singer/songwriters and actors that she mentors. She is a member of VASTA (The Voice and Speech trainers Association, Inc) as well as a CELTA certified English teacher and IELTS speaking examiner.
Kirsten works with singers, actors, public speakers, lawyers and business professionals of all ages. Most of her clients are working professionals (some even rather famous!) but she also works with beginners and mentors them. She specialises in Voice for actors, accents/dialects and breathing techniques and is very experienced in helping her clients open and connect with their voices to help them secure more higher profile gigs. She also teaches 'Accent Reduction' for those with strong accents while speaking English and helps clients of all nationalities fine tune their standard American and British RP accents. She has a proven history of working with singers and actors who are experiencing voice issues pre (and post) medical intervention/diagnosis, as well as helping people of all ages with speech impediments, public speaking and confidence. She works closely with SLP's and ENT's to help ensure success for her clients. She is also experienced in working with social and emotionally at-risk youth as well as people with Asberger's, ADHD, social-emotional issues and Dyslexia. Talent development is one of her main focuses these days. She has been mentoring many professionals here in Vancouver over the past 7 years and has had great success getting her students into top music schools in North America (Humber Univeristy, Toronto; MacEwan Universtity, Edmonton; York University, Toronto; Randolph Academy, Toronto and Berklee College of Music, Boston). All her students also received full or partial scholarships to attend these programs. Please browse through her site to see the services she offers. She is currently based in Vancouver, Canada but has bases in Toronto, NYC and LA. She accepts jobs all over the world. Singing or speech sessions are also available via skype, Zoom and/or FaceTime. |
Testimonials:
“ Kirsten is a wonderfully outgoing, passionate teacher who brings out the absolute best in all her students and they respect and adore her.”
-Sarah McLachlan
www.sarahmclachlan.com
"I have done damage to my vocal chords and Kirsten REALLY understood my challenge. Her genuine empathy and passion to help are great gifts for a vocal coach. With her help I am well along the road to healing and voice maintenance - I no longer suffer from hoarseness and am continually regaining notes I had lost! Thank you."
-Peak Performance Project 2011 Winner Aaron Ross of The Boom Boom's
www.theboombooms.com
"I have recorded with Kirsten Hawson several times and she always brings a fun, positive energy that is a delight to be around. Her skills at vocal arrangement and in studio vocal coaching are evident as soon as she enters the studio."
-Kaj Falch-Nielsen of Blue Light Studio
www.bluelightstudio.ca
“ Kirsten is a wonderfully outgoing, passionate teacher who brings out the absolute best in all her students and they respect and adore her.”
-Sarah McLachlan
www.sarahmclachlan.com
"I have done damage to my vocal chords and Kirsten REALLY understood my challenge. Her genuine empathy and passion to help are great gifts for a vocal coach. With her help I am well along the road to healing and voice maintenance - I no longer suffer from hoarseness and am continually regaining notes I had lost! Thank you."
-Peak Performance Project 2011 Winner Aaron Ross of The Boom Boom's
www.theboombooms.com
"I have recorded with Kirsten Hawson several times and she always brings a fun, positive energy that is a delight to be around. Her skills at vocal arrangement and in studio vocal coaching are evident as soon as she enters the studio."
-Kaj Falch-Nielsen of Blue Light Studio
www.bluelightstudio.ca
