Why Traditional Voice Education Fails — And How We're Different

Highly professional, organised, clear and motivated. Beautiful voice!

Mayo is bold and positive. She can connect with people on a deeper level than most, and can cut right to the heart of an issue and provide generous insight and understanding. Whenever I leave a chat with Mayo, I leave feeling energised and empowered for my own projects and excited for hers as well. She is more than just a singing teacher or singer, she’s a pathfinder, a mentor to others, a creative and highly intelligent and kind.

Mayo is ambitious, hard-working and absolutely a wonderful colleague and person to work with. Her positive, optimistic and cheerful life-loving nature enriched the entire group (Powerful Singers Program members) immensely. Mayo is not only quick in picking up new things and adapting them to her voice but also eager to learn and above all a really wonderful human being.

Mayo makes me feel comfortable and thus why I think the exchange for thoughts are easy and I'm not scared to explore new things and go for things that could enhance my artistry.

Her tenacity and endless love for what she does - I feel it. It’s not just vocal coaching she does but she also mentors me with life without even knowing (or maybe she does know). She makes it a point to mirror the macrocosm of life to myself; the people I work with and to my artistry. 

One of the best music professionals out there! Really!

Mayo possesses an ethereal and pensive quality that enriches her musical expressions. She consistently offers wonderful insights, imbuing her performances with depth and resonance. It has been a privilege to witness Mayo evolve as a musician and teacher.

Mayo consistently demonstrates a supportive nature, offering encouragement and assistance without hesitation. Her willingness to share her knowledge and provide constructive feedback creates a collaborative and nurturing environment for everyone. Mayo's generosity and empathy makes her an invaluable asset to and educational community.

I've worked with Mayo over the past 6 years and she has been very crucial to my development as a singer. She creates a calm environment and her lessons are very practical, informative and fun. 

As an artist, it's important to sound live as well as in the studio. She has helped me in preparing for live performances giving me tips & tricks that has come to me aid as a performer.

Her technical knowledge and verbiage is quite impressive, I she has the ability to clearly explain different nuances and facets of vocal performance

Working with Mayo is wonderful in many ways. For one, she always makes it easy to understand. It's always direct and objective. She always provides quality input. Never a dull moment and it's always stimulating. 

The suggestions and ideas Mayo presented were reflective of years of high-level practice and musical knowledge. They helped create the decisions in shaping the music I wanted the piece to be.

Mayo is an extremely talented and professional singer. I learned about several new styles of music and I was impressed by her flexibility and range of styles. She sang an operatic song and then busted out a traditional one without batting an eye.

I've worked with a number of voice teachers in the Philippines and New York... I had the most growth and motivation working with Mayo.

Working with Mayo was very enriching.

She helped me discover and embrace my voice, making me confident that I could sing almost any song that calls to me.

Her open heart and mind reflected in the way she taught me. Adjusting to my learning style and being able to communicate with me effectively.

Outstanding! Her artistry is authentic yet unique!

She is an international artist who can create universal work not just for one specific community.

When asked about about Mayo's off-Broadway performance in New York:

Many people who don't speak Tagalog were heavily moved and inspired. 

Mayo is very professional, but also relatable and down to earth. I was able to gain perspective on my singing as well as discuss various aspects of music and singing techniques. I love that she is easy to talk to and I can tell she loves what she does that always translates to her students or colleagues - it’s encouraging and inspiring. 

Mayo desires to keep learning and use what she learns - That makes her a great teacher.