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What colleagues say:
For over twenty years, I have worked with Ann in my various roles as
artistic director, director, actor and workshop leader. For theatre
artists, her work has consistently been as supportive as it has been
imaginative and progressive. Hers is a singularly intelligent,
insightful and practical pedagogical talent.
Duncan McIntosh, Artistic Director Prince Edward Island Conservatory
I had the pleasure of working with Ann at the P.E.I. Conservatory this
past summer and found her work both insightful and of great practical
value. As opposed to the large number of coaches and teachers who
address the symptoms of a performer's problems, Ann has the rare ability
to work with the performer from the inside out and to correct the core
cause of the problem. We worked together with a young performer this
summer named Heather McGuigan and in working with Heather some months
later on a workshop, I was struck by how well she was able to apply the
concepts that Ann and I had addressed.
Boko Suzuki/ musical director Rent/Broadway
What professionals and students of the performing arts say:
This has revolutionised my whole way of thinking.
film producer, director, actor
My lessons from you have stuck with me and act as a confident
foundation…. You're impact is a great one!
First year acting student
Your teaching was very helpful indeed. It was exciting to be working
with such a vigorous and intelligent person as you on a project which I
now more than ever see as one of the Waves of the Future.
Buzz Gummere, Teacher, Artist and student of FM and AR Alexander
The workshop was enormously useful to me. Most freeing for me is always
that moment when I have interrupted the cycle of a habit...and even if I
don't immediately discover the ideal solutions - the sudden appearance
of a myriad of different possibilities in approaching a challenge
becomes so invigorating. Simply - Thank you and thank you again!
Director
Working with you once again was just fantastic. Having a month of
sessions (both private and group oriented) with yourself and
LearningMethods™ was an intensive that opened me up to some serious
revelation about the way I go about my work as an Actor.
Actress
YES, this absolutely is still resonating with me. I have a recital this Saturday and I find the insights I gained at the workshop have really helped me prepare. Instead of hesitating, I am learning how to forge forward and the vocal technique is following smoothly. It has helped me gain control or let's say "lack of control" of my breathing, and I am finding what used to be difficult is no longer.
The tools helped with a situation in preparation for my recital where I
was becoming stressed and frustrated with an individual. The idea of
looking at what one can change and what one can't in a situation helped
me focus on what I could do to help the situation rather than be
frustrated with what I expected, and that wasn't happening. It helped me
keep my thoughts in perspective. As a result, things will be fine and I
do not need to worry.
Professional singer