TESTIMONIALS & NEWS: WORKSHOPS

**CHESHAM THEATRE COMPANY-Liz Glover
From Chesham Musical Theatre Company:

Maria provided us with great 'group vocal tuition', as part of a wider theatre company workshop, ahead of our 2008 show, 'Magical Musical Movies'. Our company members had fun going through her various vocal techniques and broke down the component parts of “Tonight” from “West Side Story”. The end of the workshop resulted in a sing-through by all of company members, who by then, all had confidence to sing in front of each other! As a result of the singing workshop, we discovered some new talent and some of our chorus members took their very first solo parts in this show, then moved on to lead roles in shows such as “Guys and Dolls” and “Sweet Charity”. Maria’s positive, vibrant, inclusive attitude made our workshop fun, fulfilling and gave us all a real confidence boost, thank you!
Liz Glover:

**BARNARDO'S-Robyn Roberts
(Little Breaks Coordinator)

Dear Marie,
Thank you for coming and singing with us at Little summer breaks. Both staff and children really enjoyed the sessions.

As a service which caters exclusively for children with Additional Needs and disabilities it can be difficult to find entertainers who are inclusive and meet the needs of our children, but having talked to the staff they felt that your session was very inclusive and the children really engaged with the content.

Thank you for following our under the sea theme, it really enhanced our session.

I am happy to recommend you to parents and other professionals in the future.

Warm Regards
Robyn


**Bucks Play Association - Alan Dunham (General Manager)

Hi Maria
I would just like to say a big thank you for the workshop you put on for us at 'Lets Play Together' Playscheme during the summer.

The activities you organised complimented our sea side theme really well, making the childrens experience much more fulfilling.

Having to entertain such a range of ages (5 - 12 years) and such a mixed ability of children (children who require 1 to 1 supervision,
children with SEN, and children from mainstream schools) is not easy and you were able to do this in such a professional approach ensuring all present were involved.

Thank you for all your help and we look forward to using your services again in the near future.

Kind regards
Alan Dunham-General Manager
Bucks Play Association

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(Jane McCarthy & daughter Suzie McCarthy)

"Maria has a fresh, professional, and enthusiastic approach to singing. We’ve had experience of both her group singing, and individual lessons. We enjoyed the group singing very much, and she has made a real difference to my daughter’s individual experience of singing through her private lessons. Having been taught singing through tuition at school for many years, my daughter had grown really disheartened and lost all confidence in her once happy experience of singing. After a few lessons with Maria, her enthusiasm and confidence have come on by leaps and bounds – a wonderful gift of finding her voice again"!