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Guitar Lessons & Music Tutoring - American Berklee Graduate Based in Delft (Also Available in The Hague and Rotterdam)

Dear Music Students,

I am an American guitarist, composer, and teacher from the US newly relocated to the Netherlands, based in Delft and offering music lessons at home in my living room or at your location also in nearby cities such as the Hague and Rotterdam. I did my bachelor's in guitar performance at Berklee College of Music where I specialized in Jazz, and hold master's degrees from Yerevan State Conservatory and Royal Conservatoire Antwerp where I specialized in Composition and Electronic music.

While my background is in Jazz my interests have always been broad and I'm happy to work with students at a variety of levels of experience, stylistic backgrounds and interests. Whether you are new to music and to the guitar and want to just learn the basics and strum the chords to some songs or are already interested in more advanced techniques and challenging pieces I'm sure with my background, education and experience that I can be a helpful resource for you. I do understand a bit of Dutch but I don't speak well yet so my lessons are taught in English.

Topics I like to focus on include:
Improving Guitar Technique and Understanding of the Instrument, Understanding Music Theory, Reading and Writing Musical Notation, Learning how to Improvise, Composition & Arrangement Skills, Music Technology Hardware and Software, Ensemble Coaching, Class Assistance and Tutoring, University/Conservatory Preparation.

Please feel free to get in touch with any questions or to express interest. Looking forward to working with you and wishing you all the best on your musical journey!

Sincerely,
Alexander

Location

At student's location: Around Delft, Netherlands
At teacher's location: Ezelsveldlaan, Delft, Netherlands

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General info

suitcase iconSkills:
Acoustic, Blues, Electric, Electro & electronica, Folk, Funk, Indie & alternative, Jazz, Pop, Rnb, Rock
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
The class is taught in:English

About Me

Alexander is a seasoned guitarist, composer and educator from the US based in the Netherlands. He has been described by renowned music educator Hal Crook in JazzWax as a "future major voice in Jazz," and by All About Jazz as "a superb composer, an original improviser, and an apt bandleader." He holds a bachelor's degree in guitar performance from the renowned Berklee College of Music where he was awarded the performance division achievement award twice, and master's degrees from Yerevan State Conservatory and Royal Conservatoire Antwerp where he studied Jazz, Composition and Electronic music.

Alexander has appeared at major venues in America, Europe and Asia such as The Kennedy Center, The Bohemian Caverns, Scullers, MIT and Harvard University Radio WHRB (US), A-Trane, B-Flat, Kunstfabrik Schlott (DE), The Music Village, The Hotclub Gent (BE), The Bimhuis (NE), Opus Jazz Club (HU), Cafesjian Center for the Arts (AM), Ogikubo Velvet Sun (JP), and All That Jazz (KR) as well as festivals such as the DC Jazz Festival, JEN Jazz Conference, Beantown Jazz Festival (US), Morgenland Festival, Fusion Festival (DE), Lamantin Jazz Festival (HU), and the Goldon Apricot Film Festival (AM). His debut album as a leader Curiosity (2014) was described by Hrayr Attarian at All About Jazz as "an intimate, contemplative and supremely lyrical work... sonic poetry."

Education

Royal Conservatoire Antwerp, Master of Arts
(Specialization: Jazz Performance/Live Electronics) 2021-2023

Komitas State Conservatory of Yerevan, Master of Arts
(Musical Art: Composition) 2018-2020

Berklee College of Music, Bachelor of Music
(Guitar - Performance/Electronic Production & Design, Magna Cum Laude) 2007-2014

Experience / Qualifications

D.S.J.V. Groover (NL) -- Workshop (Feb 2024)

American School of the Hague (NL) -- Extracurricular Music Teacher (2023-24)

Jazzworks Eindhoven (NL) -- Workshop Series (Nov 2023)

Jazzcursus Halewynstichting, Dworp (BE) -- Teacher (Guitar Technique and Ensemble Coaching) -- July 2022

Komitas State Conservatory, Yerevan (AM) -- Lecturer (Jazz Department) -- 2020-21

Musicus Musikhaus, Wolfsburg (DE) -- Group Workshop (Guitar Technique and Music Theory Workshop) -- 2017

Arsenal Center for the Arts, Watertown (USA) -- Individual Music Lessons -- 2013 Season

Jaroslav Ježek Conservatory, Prague (CZ) -- Group Workshop -- 2012

Serendip Academy, Incheon (KR) -- Individual Music Lessons & Group Workshop -- 2011 & 2012

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