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Saxophone - Jazz Classical Pop Blues for all levels

I apply a unique way in teaching my students, the focus is on providing them with ultimate freedom of choice within personal creativity realization, physical output, repertoire selection and along that offer the widest spectrum of possible educational promotion.

The program includes:
-Sound building (embouchure, larynx, lungs, bally roles).
-The technique (finger placing and development).
-Theory* (rhythm, notation, styles, scales, chords, forms analysis).
-Gear/Set up assistance.
-Discography and music history.

*-if preferred.

Extra information

Instrument is a must within the first month.

Location

At student's location: Around Amsterdam, Netherlands
At teacher's location: Oosterdokskade, Amsterdam, Netherlands

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General info

Age:
Children (7-12 years old)
Teenagers (13-17 years old)
Adults (18-64 years old)
Seniors (65+ years old)
Student level:
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Duration:
30 minutes
45 minutes
60 minutes
90 minutes
120 minutes
The class is taught in:English, Russian

About Me

I have been teaching saxophone and woodwind instruments for more than five years now. At the moment finishing master's studies at the Conservatory of Amsterdam. I have myself studied with such renowned jazz saxophonists as Ben Wendel, David Binney, Melissa Aldana, Dick Oatts, and Ben van Gelder. I own a bachelor degree in Jazz Saxophone from the Prince Claus Conservatory of Groningen, Netherlands.

Education

Jazz Music School (Rostov, Russia)
Prins Claus Conservatorium (Groningen NL) - Bachelor's Degree (2016-2019)
Conservatory of Amsterdam - Master's Degree (2019-2021).

Experience / Qualifications

Started teaching in 2014 following a teaching course at Jazz Dedicated Children Music School (Rostov,Russia)
Continued shortly after relocating to Groningen(NL) in 2016 giving lessons to adults.
Completed several teaching courses at Prins Claus Conservatory such as: "Teaching Your Own Instrument" and "Ensemble Teaching".
Furthermore have studied with over five internationally renowned saxophone teachers in The Netherlands and Russia.

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