Education
1982-1987 Certified teacher Communication and personal development and the dutch language. Bachelor degree
1993-1996 Studied Jazz at DJAM (Education for contemporary music and Jazz)
1995 Summerschool Jazz at the Amherst University(USA) taught by Jazzsinger Sheila Jordan
1997 Workshop with Jonathan Hart
1998 Workshop with Jonathan Hart
2000 workshop with Jonathan Hart
1998 Improvisation week with Rhiannon, Italy
2000 Year training NLP stichting hypnos
2006 Improvisation week with Rhiannon, Hawaii
2007 Masterclass CVT with Catharine Sadolin
2008 Roy hart workshop 5 days with Jonathan Hart, improvisation from physical work to voice
2008-2010 Certified TA coach
2010-2011 Co-trainer in Year training “All the way in”, Improvisation with Rhiannon
Experience
Past
1987- 1994 Teacher dutch and communication at a school for intermediate vocational education
1990 Summer, parpicipated in musical theatre piece “Architectonaal” Architectonaal’ lead by Impov group Tamam. Choreografer Shusaku Takeuchi, musical leader Winanda van Vliet
1993-1997 member of women’s choir Peggy’s Angels olv Peggy Larson.
1999-2006 organiser and presenter of open mike evenings in Amsterdam, cafe de Kletskop, jazzclub Casablanca and Polanentheatre.
2001 Summer festival Slovenia with foundation Idriart, working with young people, singing with victims of war
2002 Summerfestival in Poland singing with young people from Europe. Semper Avanti. Arts-youth-european roots viration
2002 Tambourin player in Sapatas, Samba band lead by Toiny Verhagen
2003-2010 Workshop leader of ImproZo. Improv group Amsterdam
2005 Workshops Dancing Voice with dancer Micheline Dumonceau.
2006 Workshop improvisation with Angelique van Hest at Conservatory Rotterdam, musical theatre
2007-2009 performing on stage with Webe-3 and Bobby McFerrin
2008-2009 director of world music women’s choir Angels
2008-2009 Workshop Jazz and impro for uni students at CREA, Amsterdam
2009 Artistic leader and oganiser of the project Women Spirit
2010 Workshop improvisation at the Conservatory of Rotterdam, school music
Present
1994- Christmas Angels (women a cappella group) Singer and artistic leader. Concerts in Holland and Belgium (highlights: National television New year concert 2000; “C-majeur” of NCRV; 2009 NCRV “de Schepper”)
1995- Privat school lessons in improvisation, jazz and technique
1996- Teacher at Djam One to one lessons and group improv lessons
1999- Conductor of CREA women world music choir “Tell mama we’re late”.
2000- Jazz singer performances with different combo’s. Last 2 years with, Christian Doepke and Marjolein Kempen
2004- Summerweeks at CREA. Solo performing as a singer
2005- Summerweeks in France, Turkey, Italy and Hungary. Improv and Solo singing.
2005- Giving workshops Jazz and Improvisatie and workshops worldmusic, at. Cantina Vocaal in Amsterdam, BALK organisatie voor a cappella, Crea
2005- Workshops singing in communication training. Teambuilding and leadership training. In corporation with, HPD and de Baak
2006- Workshop Zingen zonder Zorgen, (singing without worries) Harmony singing and solos singing in a small group of 10 people
2010- Workshops Body and Voice with Mati Elias
strong>2010-2011 Co-trainer in Year training “All the way in”, Improvisation with Rhiannon
Teachers that inspired Nicoline
Peggy Larson, Rhiannon, Jonathan Hart, Janny Nijland, Sheila Jordan