With over 22 years of experience as a professional voice coach, and over 30 years as a professional singer, songwriter, and performer, Elise Besler has supported hundreds of vocalists and performers in finding confidence, power, and freedom in their voices. Based in Halifax NS, she blends traditional vocal training with body-based, science-informed approaches that help singers not only sound their best, but feel their best while doing it.

Elise’s teaching style is grounded, encouraging, and tailored to the individual. Her work bridges the artistry of singing with the physiology of the nervous system — helping clients move beyond tension, fear, or perfectionism into authentic, sustainable vocal expression. Her students range from beginners and emerging artists to seasoned performers, and many have gone on to record, tour, and perform professionally across Canada, the USA, and Europe.

In addition to her voice coaching studio work, Elise is a two-time East Coast Music Award nominee and four-time Music Nova Scotia Award nominee, recognized for her contributions as both a performer and educator.

Training & Credentials

• Degrees in Voice Performance and Music Composition

• Certified in Somatic Voice Work™ (The Lovetri Method)

• Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner (candidate for certification)

• Neuro Somatic Intelligence (NSI) Practitioner (specializing in performance anxiety, voice trauma, and creative recovery)

What to Expect from Sessions

Working with Elise is a collaborative and personalized experience. Each session is designed to meet you where you are — whether you’re preparing for a performance, rebuilding vocal strength, or learning to sing with more freedom and ease.

You can expect a balance of technical vocal training, somatic awareness, and nervous system regulation tools that support your whole instrument — body, breath, and voice. Elise’s approach helps you understand not just how your voice works, but why it responds the way it does under pressure, on stage, or in daily use.

Elise’s clients regularly experience:

• Increased vocal strength, flexibility, and stamina

• Greater confidence and trust in their singing voice

• Improved pitch accuracy, tone quality, and breath support

• Reduced tension and fatigue in the jaw, neck, and shoulders

• More freedom and ease in high and low ranges

• Clearer resonance and smoother transitions between registers

• Stronger performance presence and stage confidence

• Better body awareness and connection between breath and sound

• New strategies for calming nerves and managing performance anxiety

• Renewed joy, creativity, and self-expression through singing

Elise’s studio is a space of curiosity, compassion, and growth — where your voice is treated not as something to fix, but as something to understand, strengthen, and celebrate.