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piano classes : classical, jazz, pop, harmony, analysis, composition, arrangement, singing accompaniment

I adapt my teaching methods to the students to allow them to learn and improve more intuitively the different music elements studied : ear, technique, theory, posture, touch, style, history, etc.

Connexions between music, fine arts, architecture, philosophy, literature, poetry will ba also approached.

I have been teaching piano for 15 years and have been practicing it for 30 years. My teachers and experiences made me discover multiple and rich approaches of music ( classical, contemporary, gospel, blues, jazz ), composition and pedagogy.

I am a professional jazz pianist with solid stage experience, have a CFEM Conservatory Degree, an Artificial Intelligence Masters Degree, I am also a sculptor and a kung-fu / qigong instructor.

I have French Canadian double citizenship and speak both English and French fluently.

Location

At teacher's location: Avenue Ledru-Rollin, 75012 Paris, France

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

About Me

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Classical piano, jazz, pop lessons

I teach piano for 10 years and practice for 30 years.
My teachers and my experiences have revealed rich and diverse approaches to classical music, contemporary music, gospel, blues, jazz, composition, pedagogy ...
I am a professional jazz pianist, CFEM graduate, master's degree in artificial intelligence, plastic sculptor, teacher of kungfu / qi-gong.
French-Canadian nationality, bilingual French-English.

My pedagogical approach adapts to the student so that he can acquire or perfect as intuitively as possible the musical parameters to study: listening, theory, technique, posture, touch, style, history ...
The correspondences of music with the fine arts, architecture, philosophy, literature, poetry will also be discussed.

I teach piano for 15 years and practice for 30 years.
My teachers and my experiences have revealed rich and diverse approaches to classical music, contemporary music, gospel, blues, jazz, composition, pedagogy ...

I am a professional jazz pianist, CFEM graduate, master's degree in artificial intelligence, plastic sculptor, teacher of kungfu / qi-gong.
French-Canadian nationality, bilingual French-English.

Education

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CFEM piano jazz, Conservatory of Torcy
Conservatories of Music, Classical Piano, Jazz, Gospel, Contemporary Music (Paris)
Bachelor of American Literature, Sorbonne (Paris IV)
DESS Computerization of Companies, Dauphine (Paris IX)
Master of Artificial Intelligence, Denis Diderot (Paris VII)
French State Certificate of Sport Educator (Taekwondo and affinity disciplines)

Experience / Qualifications

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I teach piano for 15 years and practice for 30 years.
My teachers and my experiences have revealed rich and diverse approaches to classical music, contemporary music, gospel, blues, jazz, composition, pedagogy ...
I am also a professional jazz pianist

Reviews (9)

Very good discovery course with Damien, I recommend it!
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Amazing. Feel like I learned so much technically and conceptually even from the first hour!
Great first impression, Damien listens and adapts to your expectations and your level
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Really friendly teacher who is able to explain difficult complex in an easy way. I really enjoyed his lesson!
Happy with the teacher and experience
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