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André

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Belgium
5.0

1 reviews

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C$69

60-min

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Piano Pop/Jazz/Classic by a professional - a comprehensive humanistic approach tailored individuallyTranslate this text using Google Translate.

Piano Pop/Jazz/Classic by a professional - a comprehensive humanistic approach tailored individuallyTranslate this text using Google Translate.

My name is Andre. I'm a professional musician with more than 10 years in the field. Despite Jazz being the main focus of my study and practice I've learned to love all genres and absorb each unique values and strengths. Having them integrated in the musical projects I've created or participated on. Projects which revolve around Jazz, Pop, Rock, Psychedelic, Electronic and Reggae. Throughout my professional career I've worked with music schools and private students (+200). During this years I've encountered a plethora of different kinds of students, all levels ranging from kids to seniors and even a good quantity of autistic or down syndrome students, which always made me more and more interested in the art of teaching and helping people grow, by balancing challenge and empathy. My lessons are characterized by a practical approach combined with a theoretical component, that always caters to the student's interests, stimulating their musical taste and creativity. For this, I like to go across the board with disciplines such as: Musical Theory Technique Ear training Performance Composition Improvisation Band/project guidance Study methodoly Reportoire My main objectives as a mentor are: - To captivate students with music and their learning process - To stimulate healthy learning methods based on their own goals - To develop the spirit and discipline of self-learning. Frequency, duration, and format depend on each student's goals.

Pierpaolo

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Spain
5.0

2 reviews

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C$79

60-min

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Flamenco, jazz, and modern guitar lessons. With me, you can achieve your goals.Translate this text using Google Translate.

Flamenco, jazz, and modern guitar lessons. With me, you can achieve your goals.Translate this text using Google Translate.

My guitar lessons are a real experience for those who study with me. What matters most to me is that my student can fulfill his desires with the guitar and music. I do not impose predetermined classes, but I leave the person free to express what he wants to learn. I am helpful in transmitting to you the skills that are right for you. When you enter my studio room it is like stopping time and being able to focus on yourself, on your sensations and on what really makes you happy with the guitar. There will be work to do, but I promise that the journey will be pleasant and the result incredible. You will discover that you are capable of doing great things! About Pierpa: Pierpaolo is a guitarist and composer born in 1995 from central Italy (Le Marche, Recanati). At the age of 12 he picked up a classical guitar for the first time (which he still owns) and since then he has not stopped playing, practicing and inventing with it. He currently lives in Barcelona (Spain) where he mainly teaches rock, jazz and flamenco. In fact, his studies range from jazz (he has 2 degrees in jazz guitar) to flamenco. In Barcelona Pierpaolo attends the ESMUC conservatory. "I am Pierpaolo, a professional guitarist with a Bachelor and Master's degree in Jazz Guitar (110 cum laude) and with experience studying other styles such as blues, rock, pop, funk, latin, fusion, flamenco. I have 10 years of experience as a teacher and have played at many festivals and events as a guitarist, in ensembles ranging from solo guitar to orchestra and big band. My passion for music always makes me have fun in classes with my guitar students. I also have experience in the recording studio as an author, composer, arranger, producer and collaborator." WHAT YOU GET WHEN YOU ENROLL IN MY COURSE: 1) Private lessons 2) Direct contact with me 3) Class support materials (PDF, MP3) 4) Sheet music of the music you love 5) Customized classes 1) Proper mindset, correct posture and breathing 2) Theory and Harmony 3) Improvisation See you soon! Pier

Yaniv

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Germany
C$79

60-min

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Classical & Electric Guitar Lessons - All LevelsTranslate this text using Google Translate.

Classical & Electric Guitar Lessons - All LevelsTranslate this text using Google Translate.

I’m Yaniv, a classical guitarist and guitar teacher with over 12 years of playing experience and 7 years of teaching experience. In my lessons, we focus on enjoying the guitar — building skills, confidence, and a love for the music you play. We can work together on proper technique, reading notation and tabs, playing songs or classical pieces, improvisation, ear training, rhythm, and music theory — all tailored to your personal goals and level. I understand every student’s journey, because I’ve been there myself. I started learning on my own, and only when I found great teachers did I realize how much professional guidance can make a real difference. That’s why I design a personalized learning plan for each student, helping them progress in the best and most enjoyable way possible. I truly love teaching and guiding students through their musical journeys. For me, it feels like a calling — a way to pass on the rich traditions and knowledge I’ve received from the great teachers I’ve studied with closely over the years. Each student is a whole world to me. I believe that every person has a unique musical voice, and my goal is to help them discover and develop it. Teaching is always a two-way process — I keep learning and growing from every student I work with.

Leon

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United Kingdom
5.0

6 reviews

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C$81

60-min

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Professional Piano / Music Theory / Composition / DJ Lessons in CambridgeTranslate this text using Google Translate.

Professional Piano / Music Theory / Composition / DJ Lessons in CambridgeTranslate this text using Google Translate.

I am a friendly, patient, and professional Piano, Composition, Production, Music Theory, and DJ teacher from London, based in Cambridge. I have 12 years of teaching experience, and have taught pupils from 5 years old to 65! I began composition lessons with Darren Bloom at Forest School, Snaresbrook, and was awarded a scholarship to the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, followed by a place at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, where I completed an MMus in Composition in 2019. My previous tutors include Richard Ayres, Wim Henderickx, Richard Causton, Edwin Roxburgh, Ed Bennett, Joe Cutler, and Howard Skempton. I have also taken master classes from Rebecca Saunders, Mario Garuti, Anna Korsun, and Colin Matthews. I was the winner of the Orchestre Nouvelle Generation Composers Competition 2016/17, and the Birmingham Conservatoire Orchestral Composition Prize 2015. Distinguished ensembles and performers who have performed my works include the DoelenKwartet, HERMESensemble, Syzygy Quartet, Ossian Ensemble, Noszferatu, Decibel, David Le Page, Patrick Johnson, Sara Minelli, Rowland Sutherland, and Colin Alexander. My compositions have been featured at world-famous festivals including the String Quartet Biennale Amsterdam and TROMP Percussion Festival and at venues such as Kings Place and Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ, as well as various venues throughout Europe, North America, and South Africa. In addition to classical composition, I also write advert soundtracks on a regular basis for clients such as GHD, Lanvin, Japanese Vogue, Mariana Jungman (London Fashion Week), Cent Magazine, and Face Lace. I have completed a number of scores for award-winning short films 'Wanted' by Graeme Montgomery, and 'Genesis' by Beatrix Haxby. I am also a bassoonist, having studied with Adam Mackenzie (New London Chamber Ensemble) and John Orford (London Sinfonietta). I was a member of Essex Youth Orchestra for four years, and have written a new repertoire for the instrument including a number of Concert Studies and also a Bassoon Quartet. I am also an active DJ under the alias 'Delian Sound', playing eclectic sets from Garage to Jungle. I studied with international artists including Kasey Riot and Noah Priddle at the London Sound Academy and have performed in venues such as SET, Dalston alongside artists including Chiminyo and D’vo. Tutoring Experience: From 2009-2011 I taught Drumkit to students aged between 10-15 at a local Rock & Pop School. I've also been involved in a number of music courses for children between 2009-2014 as a Supervisor / Sound Technician. In 2016 I began giving private lessons and built up a group of over 20 pupils ranging from 5-year-olds to adults through positive word-of-mouth. Between April-July 2017, I was contacted by a local primary school to give small group lessons in Piano and Guitar. Alongside my studies in Amsterdam, I continued to teach a similarly wide age range of pupils. Since 2019 I have taught Composition & Musicianship at the Saffron Walden Centre for Young Musicians. I have an Enhanced DBS check, available upon request. Tutoring Approach: My philosophy in Music Tuition is to improve the student's technique through exercises and pieces which they enjoy. I also provide general music education as I believe in a holistic approach, and increasing their passion for music which will increase their motivation for practice and improvement.

Rafaelos

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Netherlands
4.7

3 reviews

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C$43

60-min

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Composition: Acoustic and electroacoustic music, production, film scoring, arrangement, instrumentation, analisys and theory.Translate this text using Google Translate.

Composition: Acoustic and electroacoustic music, production, film scoring, arrangement, instrumentation, analisys and theory.Translate this text using Google Translate.

A composition class that is tailored to your musical needs! This class's main purpose is to help you find your own musical language and voice, either you are a complete beginner in music or a highly skilled musician. The most important question that you will be asked is ''Why?'', in order for you to learn to have control over your musical product, sound and decisions, so that you are always sure that your musical vision is being well translated and transmitted through your work. In this class we are going to work with: 1) Compositional techniques --- Every lesson we are going to discuss about how do you think your piece should be, and about what does your piece need. For that you will need your intuition but also your ''tools'', and those are your compositional techniques. We are going to see them in other pieces and learn how to use them through your own musical vision. 2) Instrumentation --- To write acoutic music you need your ''arsenal'' and those are the instruments that you might use. In this class we will learn the categories, material, sound, structure and combinations of every instrument. We will learn together how each instrument works and how to notate it on paper, so that you are never limited by the nature of the instrument, but instead you are going to be able to bring out 100% of your music. 3) Arranging --- To make sure that you keep your instrumentation skills, we need to put them to use, not only in your music, but also in an arrangement. Together we are going to work on changing the instrumentation in piece and making arrangements of them so that you have a better nderstanding on how the instrumentation of a piece affects directly the compositional proscess and purpose of a piece of music, but also what are the differences between the sound of each instrument while combining them. Also, this will help you make decisions about the result of the arrangement, do you want it to be true to the original, or not? If not, why, and how do you do that? 4) Music History --- Together we will listen to music and learn some basic music history so that you have a better understanding of the different styles, structures and aspects of music, from the Byzantium and Middle ages music, all the way to the music of today. 5) Improvisation --- If you are also an instrumental player, will work also with improvisation. With improvisation you can strengthen your compositional skills, by understanding your intuition, developing your ear, understanding your taste and learning to work with few material, but the most important thing is to learn how to listen and play music with others, because by learning that, you also learn how to communicate and listen all these musical ideas that you have within you before writting (playing) them, controling them and understanding what is needed and what is not in your music. 6) Film scoring --- If you are interested, in this lesson we will also learn how to adapt music to screen. We will learn how to spot the tempo, feeling and texture of a scene but also how to enhance the message of a movie/game/scene/theatre play/documentary with our music. Furthermore will will learn how to use software for midi composition, and VST instruments 7) Electroacoustic composition and sound design --- If you are also interested in electroacoustic music, in this lesson we will learn how to work with sound editting, mixing, design and engineering. We will listen and learn a lot of electroacoustic compositional tecniques to help you explore, understand and work with a complete different musical world. Our goal is to grow your musical perception and horizon. 8) Music notation and software --- For us composers to write our music sometimes we need to use some programs that help us. In the lesson we will learn how to use programs like that, like Musescore, Sibelius, Reaper etc.

Aures

France
C$76

60-min

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Cours de composition musicale / d'orchestration / d'harmonie / d'analyse / de théorie musicale – accompagnement personnaliséTranslate this text using Google Translate.

Cours de composition musicale / d'orchestration / d'harmonie / d'analyse / de théorie musicale – accompagnement personnaliséTranslate this text using Google Translate.

Tu souhaites développer ton propre langage musical, préparer un concours d’entrée, intégrer un conservatoire ou une université, ou simplement approfondir tes connaissances en composition, orchestration, harmonie, analyse ou théorie musicale ? Je te propose un accompagnement personnalisé, adapté à ton niveau, tes objectifs et tes aspirations artistiques. Mes cours sont centrés sur la pratique de la création musicale et le développement d’une démarche artistique personnelle. Nous pouvons travailler la composition (musique de concert, musique contemporaine, musique pour l’image ou jeux vidéo), l’orchestration, l’harmonie, le contrepoint, l’analyse d’œuvres, la théorie musicale, ainsi que la lecture et l’écriture de partitions. Chaque cours est construit selon tes besoins, avec des exercices personnalisés, l’analyse de références musicales, des retours détaillés sur tes propres compositions et des conseils pour développer ton identité musicale. Après chaque cours, tu recevras par e-mail tous les supports utilisés : partitions, exercices, références musicales et ressources complémentaires pour continuer à progresser entre les séances. Les cours s’adressent aussi bien aux débutants qui souhaitent découvrir la composition qu’aux étudiants de conservatoire, aux compositeurs émergents ou aux musiciens qui souhaitent approfondir leurs compétences théoriques et créatives.

Bettina

Belgium
C$59

60-min

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Music Composition / Piano Lessons ( Practical and Theory)Translate this text using Google Translate.

Music Composition / Piano Lessons ( Practical and Theory)Translate this text using Google Translate.

These personalised lessons are designed for students who wish to develop their skills in piano performance, music composition, or a combination of both, depending on their individual interests and aspirations. Suitable for beginners to intermediate levels, each lesson is tailored to support the student’s musical journey in a structured yet creative environment. For piano-focused students, lessons cover essential technique, posture, hand coordination, sight-reading, and repertoire across classical and contemporary styles. Emphasis is placed on building confidence, musicality, and a strong technical foundation. For students interested in composition, lessons explore melody writing, harmony, chord progressions, and creative storytelling through music. Students are encouraged to develop their own musical voice, with guidance in composing for different styles, including film and contemporary music. With a background in performance and film scoring, lessons integrate both technical development and artistic expression, encouraging students not only to play and write music, but to understand and shape it creatively. Whether the goal is exams, performance, original composition, or personal enjoyment, lessons are engaging, adaptable, and designed to bring out each student’s unique musical potential.

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As a beginner, I enjoy my classes a lot with Geza. He gives you the feeling that if you keep learning from him you will improve very well. That’s partly because he is very knowledgeable, experienced and partly because have so much patience with hist students. You can communicate with him very well and he has his own system tailored by what you want in music and how much you improve. I think if that’s what you are looking for in an instructor, Geza is the right man.

Rafaelos is a wonderful down to earth teacher. Every lesson has been a blast and he's amazing at helping me develop my musicality. I feel comfortable even when making mistakes due to his relaxing vibe and ability to teach in a way that takes into account my current shortcomings. Thanks for being so patient with me Rafaelos!

I highly recommend Bisho, he's s a very competent teacher. He's nice and friendly, tailoring your skill and needs in learning, and also very structured in his lessons. In every session I get to learn theories, techniques while learning new song, all in 60 minutes. Full packed yet well paced lessons-highly recommended.

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