TESTIMONIALS

“Rob is much more than a dialect coach. He provides tools and guidance on how to align my breathing to my voice and to my acting so I can focus on the work.”

OMID ABTAHI The Mandalorian, American Gods

"As an acting coach, I’ve been reticent to recommend dialect coaches, because very few, if any, have the ability to convey or teach a dialect without the dialect taking over the entire performance. Actors tend to lose themselves in the dialect. Rob not only has the ability to preserve the actor’s integrity, but his approach is so wholly organic that it always compliments the performance. His approach only enhances the acting, it never interferes. I will always recommend Rob to my actors."

GARY MARKS Acting Coach

“Working with Rob to prepare for auditions has helped give me the confidence to put the ‘work’ out of my mind in the room and ultimately book the job. His coaching style is warm and kind. He meets you where you are, which is really helpful to those of us who haven’t revisited IPA that recently.”

KATY SULLIVAN Legit, Dexter

"Rob has really helped me develop my true and full voice. I've had insecurities about the way I sound, but his expertise with breath work, rib movement, spinal alignment, airflow and resonance has bolstered my confidence in my voice. - Rob breaks down dialect work into a concise and fun learning process. It’s amazing how quickly I can hone in on a character’s authentic voice when we work together. One of the things I always look for in a coach, is an ability to demonstrate what he/she/they coach. Rob shows me how to do the work by example. His excitement for the craft of voice inspires my own work."

BLAINE KERN III The Underground Railroad, Happy Death Day

“Rob is the best. I have used him for four different dialects now — Swedish, British, Australian, and Minnesotan — and his knowledge and direction have been thorough and impeccable. I know he coaches in person, but we’ve used Skype for each of our sessions so far, and it has worked beautifully (and conveniently). He is always prepared for our coaching sessions. We review the IPA for each dialect, the placement, melody, etc., and then we apply it to the script. He will even record it so I can listen to the re-play and help my recall. I feel like I get more than my money’s worth (and he is reasonable.) I highly recommend!”

JEN NIKOLAISEN Irresistible, Little Women

"As an actor born and raised in England, performing with an American dialect seemed an extremely daunting task! Because of Rob’s uniquely fun, engaging and masterful approach to dialect coaching, not only was I able to confidently and convincingly play any American role, but I booked my very first Audition in LA – a recurring role on HBO’s ‘ENTOURAGE’! Thanks Rob! I owe ya!”

ASH MCNAIR Entourage

“I’ve been to so many accent coaches in Los Angeles and New York, and they tend to over-emphasize the science behind the accent which I personally find to be confusing and extra work for nothing. Working with Rob made things simple, comprehensive and easy to learn. I’ve been working with him for years now and I will continue to do so for many more. I highly, highly recommend him!!”

NICK TARABAY The Phoenician Code, Person of Interest, Star Trek: Into Darkness

“Rob has a knack for isolating individual articulators (lips, tongue, cheeks) and make sure each is working in harmony with the others to achieve authentic and consistent sounds in a dialect.”

SCOTT MANUEL JOHNSON 9-1-1, EA Sports UFC 4

“Rob is very talented. He added to my ease of speech in various meetings and calls.”

YNON KRIEZ CEO - Mattel

"As someone with advanced COPD, this work has truly been life-changing. My journey with COPD began when I was in my late 50s, after a lifetime of asthma and an adulthood of smoking. By the time I was in my 70s, my breathing had progressively declined until I was dependent on supplemental oxygen to breathe, my worst nightmare realized. After some extensive research, my wife and I found Rob Hahn. His gentle hands-on techniques increased my rib movement and began to re-train my diaphragm for longer exhales and more efficient breathing. Through this work, after approximately six sessions, and committing to my homework of daily breathing practice, I found that I no longer needed my supplemental oxygen to walk through my life, climb stairs, travel without fear because I breathe so much better. I am now turning 79 and, thankfully, my quality of the life continues to improve, I believe largely due to the time I’ve spent working with Rob Hahn.”

GEORGE PEPER

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“Rob Hahn is an incredible Hollywood dialect coach. He has a very easy pleasant demeanor and is very comfortable to work with. His in-depth clear style of coaching is very effective, after listening to my voice recordings of our class, my practice sessions showed my improvements in just a few hours. Practice truly does make perfect. I suggest if you have a role coming up and you need an accent you’re not familiar with, you make no other call but to Rob Hahn. You won’t be disappointed, you’ll be astonished! Highly recommend.”

“Rob is the best dialect coach I’ve ever had! Not only is he knowledgeable and talented in accents and dialects, but he also is a very good teacher and helps you to feel comfortable and good about your work while helping you meld into the person you’re playing. Thanks Rob! My go-to.”

“I have been looking for not only a dialect coach but also a comic! And I found both with Rob! He not only know his dialects! He knows comedy! Exactly what I was looking for! You don’t need to go anywhere else if your looking to learn a new dialect for comedy or a script! He’s your guy!”

“I am originally from England, but have been losing my accent over the years, After having found Rob on yelp, I gotta say he has to be the best dialect coach around. I experienced my first session with him, and it was absolutely amazing how he broke down the different styles of accents and gave me some great perspective on what I need to focus on. His knowledge of not only the form but also the science behind the accent and my making slight adjustments to the tongue I was able to gain back the accent I once had. I just got home and received a phone call from a perspective client for an event and I tried some of the methods that i just learned, I kid you not, the client was ecstatic that I am from England for their upcoming event which is actually British themed. Thanks Rob, you are truly gifted.”

“Rob is great! I booked a job where I needed a great Russian accent and it was filming in two weeks so I needed to learn it fast! I’m an American actress and I didn’t have a ton of experience with a Russian accent, only enough to get me through the audition. I decided to try Rob and I’m SO happy I did. Rob was really encouraging and helpful, he really took the time to go through all of the sounds of the accents, mainly vowels and consonants. Then we were able to go through the script and work through it. When I got to my first rehearsal the other actors legitimately thought I was Russian!! And on the first day of set, the crew thought I was Russian until breaks when I would go back to my normal accent. Needless to say Rob did a great job. I highly recommend him.”

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MDH BREATHING COORDINATION

What is MDH Breathing Coordination? In short, it’s a way of restoring optimal function to the breathing and vocal mechanisms. It does so via amplifying and harmonizing the movements of the diaphragm with the surrounding structures. The technique also helps to restore, develop and maintain optimal efficiency of alignment and breathing for peak performance in all activities in human life, from common to high intensity. This very precise work gives us more stamina, richness and suppleness in the voice. Breathing Coordination has been indispensable to countless musicians, actors, lecturers and singers.

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