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Piano Lessons by Award Winning Film Music Composer
I am an Award Winning Film Music Composer of Short and Feature Length films with distribution on platforms such as Amazon Prime, Apple TV and Sky as well as official selection in over 40 International and Academy Award Qualifying Film Festivals, including Cannes, Hell’s Half Mile (Michigan, US), Los Angeles International Shorts, FilmQuest and Urbanworld (New York, US). My soundtracks are distributed on all major streaming platforms (Spotify, Apple Music, etc) and feature scores composed for electronics, Full Orchestra, small ensembles and genres like 20th Century Orchestral, Minimalism, Motown, Avant Garde, Musique Concrete and many more.
As your piano tutor, I want to teach you how I learnt piano, and show you how to be creative with music, at the very least for enjoyment, but also for any professional aspirations into composition.
I start by familiarising my students with the fundamentals of music at the piano, how the piano is structured, arpeggios, baselines, chord sequences, melody sequences, etc. We take these fundamentals and build sophistication of musicality with a dynamic curriculum.
Lessons are structured by familiarising with musical concepts by a demonstration, playing together, and playing solo in a way that aims to be accessible and sensitive to the student’s sensibilities.
As your piano tutor, I want to teach you how I learnt piano, and show you how to be creative with music, at the very least for enjoyment, but also for any professional aspirations into composition.
I start by familiarising my students with the fundamentals of music at the piano, how the piano is structured, arpeggios, baselines, chord sequences, melody sequences, etc. We take these fundamentals and build sophistication of musicality with a dynamic curriculum.
Lessons are structured by familiarising with musical concepts by a demonstration, playing together, and playing solo in a way that aims to be accessible and sensitive to the student’s sensibilities.
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For lessons at the Student's residence, please ensure that you have a piano or electric piano that is tuned (N/A for electric), comes with working sustain pedal, and offers you inspiration.Location
At teacher's location: Call a Bike, Moabit, Berlin, Germany
At student's location: Around Berlin, Germany
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Age: | Children (7-12 years old) Teenagers (13-17 years old) Adults (18-64 years old) Seniors (65+ years old) |
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Student level: | Beginner Intermediate Advanced |
Duration: | 60 minutes |
The class is taught in: | English |
About Me
I am an Award Winning Film Music Composer of Short and Feature length films with distribution on platforms such as Amazon Prime, Apple TV and Sky as well as official selection in over 40 International and Academy Award Qualifying Film Festivals, including Cannes, Hell’s Half Mile (Michigan, US), Los Angeles International Shorts, FilmQuest and Urbanworld (New York, US). My soundtracks are available on all major streaming platforms (Spotify, Apple Music etc).I grew up in North Wales and I first discovered a love of music in secondary school during a composition lesson on putting a basic melody to a chord sequence. Inspired, I found my Father’s stowed away 1980s Casio keyboard, where I began to experiment and learn tunes by ear. As my skills developed, I began to compose my own music, which was the beginning of a professional career in composition for films.
As your piano tutor, I want to teach you how I learnt piano, and show you how to be creative with music, at the very least for enjoyment, but also for any professional aspirations into composition.
I start by familiarising my students with the fundamentals of music at the piano, how the piano is structured, arpeggios, baselines, chord sequences, melody sequences, etc. We take these fundamentals and build sophistication of musicality with a dynamic curriculum.
Education
University of South WalesFirst Class Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Music Technology
2011 - 2013
Yale College, Wrexham, North Wales
Maelor School Penley, North Wales
Experience / Qualifications
University of South WalesFirst Class Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Music Technology
2011 - 2013
Masterclass at Rockfield Studios, Monmouth
2013
ILM Institute of Leadership and Management Level 3
GO Wales Freelancer Academy Programme, Cardiff University, Wales, UK
STEM Excellence Award, Scholarship for Excellent Academic Performance
Accolades:
2022 Official Selection filmquest Film Festival
2021 Winner Best Score The Thing In The Basement Horror Fest
2021 Official Selection Atlanta Horror Film Festival
2021 Official Selection Atlanta Underground Film Festival
2021 Official Selection Ethereal Horror Fest
2021 Official Selection Horror Haus
2021 Official Selection NEPA Horror Film Festival
2021 Winner Best Jump Scare Horror Haus
2021 Winner Best Grindhouse Film Grand Rapids Comic Con
2021 Winner Best Jump Scare The Thing In The Basement Horror Fest
2021 Official Selection Montgomery Film Festival
2021 Winner HEAR Now Gold Award for Audio Narrative Fiction
2021 Official Selection Culver City Film Festival
2021 Nominee Best Michigan Short Film Royal Starr Film Festival
2021 Official Selection Hell’s Half Mile Film & Music Festival
2021 Winner Toronto International Women Film Festival
2021 Official Selection NewFilmaker LA
2021 Official Selection LA Shorts
2020 Official Selection Seattle Latino Film Festival
2020 Official Selection Threadbare Mitten Film Festival
2020 Official Selection Grindhouse Nights Film Festival
2020 Official Selection Houston Horror Film Festival
2020 Official Selection Anti-Hero Fest
2019 Winner Best Michigan Made Film Desmond District Demons
2019 Winner Best Short Slice of Fright Film Festival
2019 Winner Jon Cockerill Memorial Award Flint Fright FilmFest
2019 Official Selection Hell’s Half Mile Film & Music Festival
2019 Official Selection Horror Avenue Film Festival
2019 Official Selection Devil’s Night Gallery Film + Art Event
2019 Official Selection Southeast Michigan Film Festival
2019 Official Selection River Bend Film Festival
2019 Official Selection Cleveland Concoction
2019 Nominee Best Score Genre Celebration Festival
2019 Nominee Best Noir Short Genre Celebration Festival
2019 Official Selection Art & Craft Beer Fest
2018 Official Selection Devil’s Night Gallery Film + Art Event
2018 Official Selection Thriller! Chiller! Film Festival
2018 Official Selection Desmond District Demons
2018 Winner Best Michigan Short Southest Michigan Film Festival
2018 Official Selection Hell’s Half Mile Film & Music Festival
2018 Official Selection Festival Boca Do Inferno VIII
2018 Official Selection Thriller! Chiller! Film Festival
2018 Official Selection Threadbare Mitten Film Festival
2017 Official Selection Threadbare Mitten Film Festival
2017 Official Selection Hell’s Half Mile
2017 Official Selection International Vampire Film and Arts Festival
2017 Official Selection Capital City Film Festival
2017 Winner Best Michigan Film Desmond District Demons
2017 Winner Best Short Film Art Prize
2017 Official Selection Grand Rapids Comic Con
2017 Official Selection Sacalacalaca, Interdimensional Horror & Sci Fi Festival
2017 Official Selection Film Egypt Festival
2017 Official Selection Fake Flesh Film Festival
2017 Official Selection Paura Festival Internacional de Cine de Terror de Valencia
2017 Official Selection Umbertidead Horror & Sci-Fi Festival
2016 Official Selection Black International Film Festival
2016 Official Selection Urbanworld Film Festival
2016 Semi-Finalist Los Angeles Cinefest
2016 Winner Scariest Scene Bloodstained Indie Film Festival
2016 Official Selection Chiaroscuro International Film Series
2016 Official Selection Paris International Fantastic Film Festival
2016 Official Selection Festival di cinema horror d’autore
2016 Court Métrage Short Film Corner Festival De Cannes
2015 Nominee Best Original Score Eclipse Awards
2013 Winner Best Documentary Caroline Stone Award
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