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Tracey Wong
Director of Malicious Vixens
Street & Club Style Dance Instructor/
Educator Founder of Queen of the Hill
"I have taken 3 lessons thus far with them and every session has been very beneficial towards my vocal goals. They create lesson plans that are specifically catered to your goals and all of the material and exercises they present have a purpose and I appreciate how they have exercises that connect your voice with your whole body (sitting, moving, standing exercises, etc). On top of having a vast amount of knowledge, Katya also provided many supplemental resources for me to further my knowledge and journey in getting to know my voice. They are quick to respond to any of my messages, are punctual to every appointment, checks in with you, cares about you, are encouraging, empathetic, and are just an awesome human being. Katya Landau is a vocal coach that I highly recommend!"
Tobias Gurl
"I sought out Katya for help with masculinizing my voice. I'm a teacher, and I felt insecure teaching in a high vocal range. Katya helped me refine my breathing and relax enough that my voice lowered on its own without being forced. They teach from a holistic perspective, as invested in me drinking water at the right temperature as they were at warming up my vocal cords. They're creative, compassionate, knowledgeable, and irreverent, and I can't recommend them highly enough."
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Vero Lecoq
Bilingual Theater Artist
M.A. Student (Drama Therapy) at Antioch University
"Katya is absolutely delightful to work with. In our time together, they demonstrated the utmost care for me not only as a client, but as an individual and human being. They were extraordinarily kind, generous, and patient. They were attentive to my needs and my strengths. They consistently strove to achieve a very high standard while also gently supporting me through all the bumps along the road. I cannot wait until our paths cross again!"
"In a nutshell, Katya is an empathic coach. Their professional guidance helped me understand the nuances of pronunciation, intonation, and rhythm. Their tailored exercises and resources provided me with practical tools to practice outside our sessions, which greatly accelerated my progress. I must say that the coaching experience has been truly enlightening. The techniques Katya introduced, such as focusing on individual sounds and practicing tongue placement, have been incredibly effective. Their ability to create a comfortable and supportive learning environment made every session enjoyable. I express my deepest appreciation for the impact that Katya has made on the English accent in the community."
Ranjith Satheshkumar
Technical Program Manager
Amazon Fulfillment Technologies & Robotics
Sarah Wahlen,
M.Div.
Director of Theatre & Film,
Theology Department, Faculty,
& Gymnastics Team Coordinator
“I 100% recommend Katya Landau! I am the Director of Theatre & Film at Holy Names Academy in Seattle and I had the great fortune to invite Katya to work with my female actors during our production of Radium Girls in the fall of 2019. They spent time with the group as a whole; teaching about projection, vocal warmups and health, as well as the
use of voice work in characterization. In addition, they worked with individual students on preparation for acting with accents and playing male characters authentically. They were incredibly professional, fun, welcoming and inclusive. A wonderful teaching artist in our community.”
Sophie Kuan & Te'-Han Yang
UX Designer & Historian
Registered Architect
As non-native English speakers, we struggled to achieve the correct pronunciation and often felt frustrated. However, Katya devoted time to researching our Mandarin-speaking habits and provided personalized guidance on how to adjust our speech when speaking English. In addition to their individualized instruction, they emphasized the importance of consistent practice. Thanks to Katya's coaching sessions, our pronunciation and accents have significantly improved, and our confidence in embracing a second language has grown.
Amanda Cadogan
"Katya is a gift! I brought them into my school to do a workshop with my high school students on voice work and character building. Katya's work with my theatre class helped them find and develop their characters' voices, and students left feeling empowered and energized. My class can be rowdy, and Katya quickly established clear expectations for participation in a kind and respectful manner. The workshop they offered them was incredibly organized, and each activity felt purposeful and focused. I was so impressed by Katya's work, I decided to take individual voice lessons with them. They are unfailingly supportive as a singing coach, and our time together was thoughtfully planned and productive. Katya is a talented artist and educator, and I can't recommend them highly enough."
Sahar Assaf
Executive Artistic Director of Golden Thread Productions
"Katya is a gem! I'm so grateful to have found her. They are such a mindful, graceful, knowledgeable, kind, and dedicated coach. They come to all sessions well-prepared and takes the time to understand your individual needs. I have been making some very interesting discoveries with them on my voice-finding journey. They are also very generous in sharing resources and information. I look forward to our weekly sessions as they provide me with a supportive space to breathe deeply."
Àngels Ratés
Applied Scientist at Amazon.com
Freelance actress, dancer, & singer
"Katya was very open, friendly, and helpful from the beginning. They showed me a lot of interest in understanding my language first in order to be able to provide me the tools to achieve an American accent. They were also very positive and supportive about me being able to achieve my goal. I have noticed a change with certain vowels, specifically for some words, once I say them now. It is still very early in the process, but I believe Katya will help as much as they can to make my goal possible."
"I have worked with Katya Davida Landau three times, first as the dialect coach for “My Dear Miss Chancellor” at Annex Theatre in 2015, and shortly after that as a private client as I prepared for an audition for “The Westerbourg Serenade,” a project that Seattle Immersive theater planned but did not produce. The first of these projects used British dialects, the second, Yiddish. Earlier this year, as I prepared to play the 5 “pundit” characters in Karen Zacarias’s ’The Book Club Play.” I hired Katya to help me with New York and Texas accents.
In each case, Katya made great use of short interactive sessions, came into the sessions with complete and very helpful written materials, web links and video segments for reference later, and used our time together to point us to the most beneficial resources among those she provided. They gave immediate and useful feedback and was always kind and patient as they did so – they have a wonderful sense of humor as well as deep expertise in dialects. I have also tried to hire Katya for one or two of my own projects, but they are in high demand. I have also recommended them to a number of times to friends and associates. Katya is a first class dialect coach."
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Steven Sterne