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    100% Personalized Drum lessons / Personalisierter Schlagzeugunterricht

    Through time I have found out that starting by playing songs chosen by the student and creating exercises to practice that came out from the drums of that song is a very good way to learn how to play the instrument. Also keeps things interesting, since music is always the focus. I can help to choose the songs, but the student is always who decides which songs to play. This way, lessons become 100% personalized!

    I have +10 years of experience as a teacher, and I'm an active musician in the Berlin modern jazz, creative music and improvised music scenes.
    Obtained my bachelor's degree in the Manuel de Falla Music Conservatory in Buenos Aires (ARG) and the European Jazz Master degree at NTNU Trondheim, RMC Copenhagen and JIB Berlin.

    Location

    At teacher's location: Vattenfall Charging Station, Bergmannstraße, Berlin, Germany

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    General info

    suitcase iconSkills:
    Angry music, Band practice, Blues, Improvisation, Jazz, Latin-world music, Metal, Pop, Rock, Sticking pattern
    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:
    60 minutes
    The class is taught in:English, Spanish, Portuguese

    About Me

    Axel is a highly accomplished Argentine drummer, composer, improviser and arranger currently based in Berlin. He is known for his versatility and ability to perform within a wide range of musical genres, from jazz and popular music to Argentine folk music, avant-garde, free and conducted improvisation.

    ​As a composer, Axel explores the relationship between jazz, improvisation, poetry and folklore music, creating soundscapes that evoke complex yet visceral emotions. He has a keen interest in nurturing his artistic practice and developing a unique sound and language of his own.

    ​In addition to his work as a performer and composer, Axel is also an accomplished arranger. In 2018, he won a grant from the National Arts Foundation for a project that focused on researching, collecting, arranging, and recording music written by Argentine music composers. This project served to expand a repertoire of Argentine music arranged and reinterpreted under the perspective of jazz music, with a particular focus on using each piece as a platform for improvisation.

    ​Axel received his bachelor's degree in jazz music from the Conservatorio Superior de Musica Manuel de Falla in Buenos Aires and is currently completing his master's studies at the NTNU Music Department (Trondheim), Rhythmic Music Conservatory (Copenhaguen) and the Jazz Institute Berlin as part of the European Jazz Master program.

    As a bandleader, Axel has released “El equilibrio secreto de las cosas” (ears&eyes Records 2019), “Sesión Efénea” (Club del disco 2020), and “Sendero” (ears&eyes records 2021). His current project, MALEZA, features an international group comprising Mirna Bogdanović on vocals, Mathilde Vendramin on cello, Joakim Rainer Petersen on piano and Lisa Hoppe on bass.

    OTHER EDUCATION
    - Obtained a double diploma from the Patagonic Institute of the Arts (IUPA) for two seminars about Astor Piazzola's music, both in analysis of his arrangements as drums in his music, given by Nicolas Guerschberg and Daniel Pipi Piazzola.
    - Took part of two different residencies and concerts at Centro Cultural Kirchner with Marilyn Crispell and Ben Goldberg.
    - Participates in a one week workshop with clarinetist and composer Ben Goldberg during his residency at Centro Cultural Kirchner.
    - SIM workshop directed by Ralph Alessi in New York at the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music.
    - Participates in a one week workshop with pianist and composer Marilyn Crispell during her residency at Centro Cultural Kirchner.

    ​CONCERTS / FESTIVALS
    Performed in many concerts and festivals such as Buenos Aires Jazz Festival, Jazz a la Calle (Uruguay), Lučenec Amfiteater, ZWE Jazz Club (Vienna), Santa Fe Jazz Festival, ShapeShifter Lab (NYC). Stilverk1 (Trondheim), Improklubb (Bergen), Samfundet Theater (Trondheim), Centro Cultural de la Memoria Haroldo Conti (Buenos Aires), with Gården Contemporary Circus at Rinkeby (Stockholm), Hamar Jazz Club (Bergen), Thelonious Club (Buenos Aires), Copenhagen Jazz Festival (Denmark), San Martin Theater (Cordoba), Bushwick Improvised Music Series (NYC), Centro Cultural Kirchner and Usina del Arte (Buenos Aires), El Ganzo Hotel (San Jose del Cabo), KMH (Stockholm), Ramallo Jazz Festival, Roseti (Buenos Aires), Konsert Ni Muser (Trondheim), and many others.


    Played and collaborated with many different artistic projects in Buenos Aires and international scene such as Fred Selva, Andres Beeuwsaert, Camila Nebbia, Paul Pignon, Juan Cruz de Urquiza, Ernesto Jodos, Violeta Garcia, Santiago Leibson, Sergio Wagner, Ingebrigt Haker Flaten, Signe Emmeluth, Martin Pantyrer, Mette Rasmussen, Juan Pablo Arredondo, Joakim Reiner Petersen, Ingrid Feniger, Stefan Bartus, Alexander Riris, Frederico Heliodoro, Pablo Passini, Alan Bartus, Rodrigo Amado, Francisco LoVuolo, Juan Canosa, Sebastian de Urquiza, Kenneth Jimenez and Valentin Garvie, among others.

    Education

    Bachelor's Degree in Jazz obtained at the Manuel de Falla Musc Conservatory (Buenos Aires)
    European Jazz Master Degree obtained at NTNU Trondheim, Rhythmic Music Conservatory Copenhagen and Jazz Institute Berlin.

    Experience / Qualifications

    +10 years of experience as a teacher
    Active musician in the Berlin jazz/creative music/improvised music scene

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