Jana Doorten - Singing & Guitar

Jana gives singing and guitar lessons at Music For Life. She started writing her own songs at a young age. She immediately developed a great love for music when she first laid hands on a guitar and since then she regularly performs with her own music. Her style can be described as Americana/Pop, where she accompanies herself on guitar both in a band and solo. She will graduate from the pop department of the Conservatory in Amsterdam next year, where she studies vocals full-time and has acquired a lot of knowledge about different styles in pop music. She previously won Rozentuinfestival and songwriter competition Mooie Noten after which she signed with Spark Records and Universal Music Publishing. Currently she’s working with her label on an album and the release of a single. 

Besides being a performing musician, she really enjoys teaching vocals and guitar in which she shares her own experience and love for music. During her classes she combines practice and theory in a fun and educational way. Her lessons are always personal, together with the student she determines what the learning goals are and what the lesson will look like. She helps you improve and find your own sound by working on timing, technique and interpretation both in vocals and beginner guitar or combined. All genres and styles are possible. She also has a lot of knowledge when it comes to songwriting, either if you have the ambition to write your own music of if you are already doing so and want to challenge yourself more as a songwriter.

Having fun in making music is always a priority, she thinks its important to create a safe environment for a student to develop in and helps to overcome blockages or insecurities.