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Young & passionate musician gives music theory and solfeggio lessons for beginners

From 20.54 £ /h

- Do you want to start playing music but have little to no knowledge?
- Are you struggling with the theoretical aspect of you music lessons?
- Would you like to receive personalised help from a passionate young musician?

Often considered a tiresome burden, music theory is to music what grammar is to language. It is a tool, a code that allows us to understand how our language works. Whether you're using words or notes, it's the same!
This is why it is important to learn music theory pragmatically, keeping in mind that it is here to help us understand different musical languages, not at all to impose strict rules. In fact, it would be unthinkable to learn the grammar of a language without ever seeing its relevance in everyday practice!

About me:
As a 25 year old pianist / drummer / composer / sound engineer / electronic producer / DJ, I offer my help to learn music theory and solfeggio, both in harmony and rhythm.
Currently a 3rd year student in Sound at INSAS, I studied musicology at ULB, and I practice music on a daily basis, whether as a pianist (improvisation, composition, learning jazz and classical pieces) or as a sound engineer and beatmaker.
Some information about my musical background:
- currently in my last year of piano studies (academy of Etterbeek)
- member of the jazz ensemble of the Forest academy (2nd year)
- regular concerts and composition in MAO (computer assisted music) for 7 years (mainly hip-hop)
- 7 years of private drum lessons + Brazilian percussion lessons (batucada)
- completed musical training (Etterbeek Academy, 4 years)
- 3 years of music writing and analysis courses in academy
- solo DJ as well as for a hip-hop group
- recording and mixing as a sound engineer as part of my studies and outside: music, cinema, sound creation, etc

The course:
Depending on your wishes and / or needs, we can orient the course towards different facets of music theory. Whether it's harmony, rhythm, analysis or sight-reading; whether your objective is knowledge, composition, improvisation or the practice of an instrument, I can adapt to you!
The first lesson is usually dedicated to assessing the student's level of knowledge and skills, and to establish together a draft programme for the following lessons.
The idea is to progress at your own pace, in a good mood!

This course is mainly intended for people starting out in music.

Don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns, I'llbe happy to answer you!

Extra information

The course takes place exclusively with the piano as the main medium (the student doesn't need to be able to play it, at all).
If you wish to do the lessons at your own place, please make sure you've got a keyboard (electric or acoustic).

Location

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Around Brussels, Belgium

At teacher's location :

Rue Félix Terlinden, Etterbeek, Belgique

Churchill, Uccle, Belgique

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About Me

About me:
As a 25-year-old pianist / drummer / composer / sound engineer / electronic producer / DJ, I offer help to learn music theory and music theory, both in harmony and rhythm.
Currently a 3rd year student in Sound at INSAS, I studied musicology at ULB, and I practice music on a daily basis, whether as a pianist (improvisation, composition, learning jazz and classical pieces) or as a sound engineer and beatmaker.
Some info on my musical journey:
- currently in final year of piano (Etterbeek Academy)
- member of the jazz ensemble of the Forest Academy (2nd year)
- regular concerts and composition in MAO (computer-assisted music) for 7 years (mainly hip-hop)
- 7 years of private drums lessons + Brazilian percussion lessons (batucada) in parallel
- completed musical training (Academy of Etterbeek, 4 years old)
- 3 years of writing and musical analysis courses in academy
- Solo DJ as well as for a hip-hop group
- recording and mixing as a sound engineer within the framework of my studies and outside: music, cinema, sound creation, etc.

Education

- Currently studying Sound (3rd year) at INSAS (National Higher Institute of Performing Arts and Broadcasting Techniques);
- Currently in the last year of piano at the Academy of Etterbeek;
- Currently in 2nd year of Ensemble Jazz at the Academy of Etterbeek;
- Completed the 4 years of musical training (solfège) at the Etterbeek Academy;
- 1 year of Musicology at the Université Libre de Bruxelles
- 3 years of Musical Analysis and Writing at the Etterbeek Academy;
- 7 years of drums (pop - rock - jazz) in private with Dominique Hamet (Studio Diapason);
- 7 years of Brazilian percussion "Batucada" (courses and strength concerts including Zinneke Parades, processions Sidaction and others) with Augusto Rego (+ several masterclasses followed by a concert at the Jazz Station).

Experience / Qualifications

- regular concerts and composition in MAO (computer-assisted music) for 7 years (mainly hip-hop), but also as a pianist
- Many concerts previously of Brazilian percussion
- Composition of MAO (Computer Aided Music) hip-hop/electro
- Beatmaker
- recording and mixing as a sound engineer within the framework of my studies and outside: music, cinema, sound creation, etc.

Age

Children (7-12 years old)

Teenagers (13-17 years old)

Adults (18-64 years old)

Seniors (65+ years old)

Student level

Beginner

Intermediate

Duration

60 minutes

The class is taught in

French

English

Dutch

Skills

Music theory

Music theory lessons

Keyboard (music)

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Lou-Indigo

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The course that I propose is BILINGUAL FRENCH / ENGLISH, as well as 2 BOOKS.

Age and musical taste are not restrictive when in the program, you can with qualitative daily work (not quantitative) quickly observe your progress.

Here the pleasure of playing music is put forward.

The kind of music you love most will be the focus of the course, their codes and secrets will be the focus of our study, that's what I want to share with you.

We can do technical lessons and simply learn together how to play one or more songs of your choice or mine, enrich your game with this approach and your repertoire!

(For example, We can re-arrange the pieces and make them more original by approaching the system (CAGED), and enriching their chords, resulting in new positions, new techniques and new sounds, using arpeggio techniques rather than strumming for 4-chord pieces, voicing and fingerstyle techniques, in short, expanding the instrument's playing fields and playing skills to keep progressing in your game and improve your rehearsals ...)

If you make a request, this program is obviously accompanied by the pleasure of learning more in theory and being able to directly apply new knowledge on its instrument and identify its common or rare use in the pieces discussed in class.

In this case, the theory is translated to be accessible to anyone, both for those who are connoisseurs and for those who discover everything from absolute zero.
The exercises, songs, and theoretical explanations offered throughout the program are organized in an order of progressive difficulty.

I wrote and produced 2 books of my method to learn the guitar and the music, that I sell to accompany my course and your apprenticeship in the best conditions and so that you can continue the course even at home and to review etc ... .
There is ONE BOOK OF COURSES containing all the theoretical and practical program of the year, as well as a BOOK OF EXERCISE on the ranges and the modes that you can obtain directly.

You can find here an indicative list of objectives that I propose in my theoretical program, which can of course adapt to your request.

The general theoretical objectives of the course:

--- Tuning / tuning and knowing his guitar:
* Standard Tuning
* Drop Tuning
* Open Tuning
* Adjust the optimal tension of the strings
* Adjust the shaft axis
* Adjust the action of the strings
* Choose the strings adapted to the style of play / tuning
* Change his strings

-Know his chords:
* Triads: Fundamental State & Inversions
* Tetrads: Fundamental State & Inversions
* The chord progressions of the Range
* Arpeggio techniques (tapping, sweep, 1/2/4 fing.shape, etc ...)

--- Know his scales and his modes

* The Mode of the Major scale
* 3 Modes of the Minor scale: Natural / Melodic / Harmonic
* Modes of the Pentatonic range: 5 positions
* Modes of the Blues range: 5 positions
Etc ...

--- Technique to the Pick / Plectrum / Tab / Pick (Electric Guitar):
* Alternate Picking
* Fast Picking / Tremolo Picking
* Hybrid Picking
* Palm Mute
* Natural Harmonics
* Pinch Harmonics
* Artificial Harmonics
* Shredding
* Tapping
* Sweep Picking
* Legato Picking

--- Strumming / Hand Picking (Acoustic Guitar)
* "SnareDrum" percussion on the guitar
* Arpeggios pinched with 4 fingers + thumb
* Rasgueado (Flamenco Technique)
* Generic Strumming
* Fingerstyle Picking
* Two-finger picking + Legato for fast melodies (eg a solo)

-Play the metronome
* exercises on click
* practice on song riffs

-Learn his favorite songs
* without thinking about the difficulty, nothing is impossible with the right methodology

-Improvise
* choose ranges and positions
* to place oneself rhythmically, to finish on the judicious notes

-Theory of Harmony
* Understand harmonization and its practice

-Theory on the Melody

-Theory of Rhythm

Aurian

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Passionate about music and graduated in piano from the Royal Conservatory of Brussels, I offer a music theory course, whether to start from scratch, for remediation or for improvement. Having also completed the courses in writing, harmony, advanced music theory and practical harmony, I am able to help all profiles, beginner to conservatory student, whether for rhythm, theory of music theory, reading keys, harmony, music theory applied to the keyboard, etc.

Katia

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Russian-Korean violinist born in Moscow, graduate of the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory, the Vienna Conservatory and the Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles (with distinction), gives violin and solfege lessons in English, French or German in the center of Brussels (Place Jourdan, Etterbeek).
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Will I learn how to play the violin? Then you will have the right address!

Professional musician with music lessons as a violinist with a diploma from the Moscow Conservatory "PI Tsjaikovski", Music and Arts Private University of the City of Vienna and Royal Conservatory of Brussels;
I offer my service in the cafeteria, which has a level of interest in the music. Aarzel nit om contact met mij op te nemen. Ik spreek Engels, Duits, Frans, Russian and envoudig Neederlands.

Location: Place Jourdan, Etterbeek Brussel
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The Moscow violinist, a graduate of the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow, the Vienna Conservatory, and the Royal Conservatory of Brussels (with honors), teaches violin to children, adults, and teenagers. Music lessons for children ages 1-4 are offered in the form of a small concert. Courses are available in English, French, German, or Russian. Lessons are held in Etterbeek (Place Jourdan) or online via webcam.
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Ngoc

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I am a Vietnamese pianist and I would love to share nice music with you in a friendly environment. I have finished my Master's in piano specialization at the Royal Conservatory of Liège and piano accompaniment at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels. Giving concerts, making some recordings, working in both classical and contemporary music, and with more than 10 years of experience in teaching, I would be happy to share all my knowledge and enjoy the music together!

Lenaart

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Looking for eager adults 18+ who want to learn the piano
Jazz, classical or/and pop, .....

Training: Classical: 1995 - 2013: Academie Eeklo + BA and Ma at Royal
Conservatory Brussels.
Jazz: 2004-2009 Academie Eeklo

Teaching Experience:
Over 10 years of solid piano teaching skills, mainly children but also experience with adults and prefer to teach myself the latter.

Professional experience:
Duo Dyptik - Cello & Piano
Several concert experiences with singers, jazz ensembles, winds in different types of formation (duo, trio, quartet,...)
Currently studying with Belgian jazzpianist Nathalie Loriers

Classes available in MULTIPLE LANGUAGES:
Dutch, French and English fluently.
Less fluent in Swedish, Spanish and Italian

Juliette

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My name is Juliette, a young professional violinist who obtained my master's degree at the Brussels Conservatory in 2018 in the class of Shirly Laub. With my experience, I offer violin and music theory lessons. I have been teaching the violin for 10 years, while continuing my activity as a substitute at the National Orchestra of Belgium and at the Brussels Philharmonic.
I adapt my lessons to each student, by offering courses focused on technique or more free, according to each person's expectations. My adaptability extends to all levels and all ages!

Margaret

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Individual lessons at my flat in Rue Breydel (Schuman). I have a long experience of teaching, as well as playing and giving lecture recitals. One of my pupils came second in the 'Grand Concours pour les Amateurs' in Paris, and others won prizes for the highest Grade 8 ABRSM.
But I am also experienced at teaching beginners and helping them to read music, using new and old methods. If you want to play the piano, then I am ready to help you!

Lorenzo

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Je donne cours en français - Description disponible en Français
Do lezione in Italiano - Descrizione disponibile in Italiano

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The course method, inspired by the Agostini school (French method used in French and Belgian academies and conservatories) is divided between technique and drums. At the rate of one session each we will focus once on technique and movements outside the drums (on pads) and the other time on the drums and the application of technique and movements.

-> The technique lessons and the movements will be those of the so-called 'Moeller technique' that I learned through his direct lineage of student.
-> The drum lessons are greatly inspired by the pedagogy of the M.A.I. (Music Academy International - Nancy (fr)) and in particular that of Richard-Paul Morellini, renowned instructor.

The courses are complete, in-depth but above all specifically thought of to be progressive. They are suitable for children from 7 years old as well as adults of all ages.

=> Particular attention is paid to the movements and their correct application, to the total independence of the limbs and finally to an understanding of the rhythm and its theory. My main goal is to give the student complete control behind the drums and skills to be able to self-learn any piece in any musical style. 1 hour of weekly lessons are never enough, they should only be used to fuel the passion that will make you play at home more and more.

On demand or for advancs students:
- I am very passionate about the study of South American rhythms. Due to their complexity, apart from the samba and Baïon ostinatos, they are not included in the program before the advanced level. They can be at the request of the student.
- I am also specialized in metal (musical style) and double pedal. The latter is not included in the program unless requested by the student. The double pedal courses are based on the methodology of Virgil Donati.

Technique:
* Moeller technique (the 'whipping motion' - the Free stroke -Full/Half/Low stroke - accepting the rebound - its application etc.)
* Snare rudiments and their applications through reading systems
* Readings of scores and exercises for the snare drum
* Speed drills
* Military marches
* Control of the different subdivisions (quarter notes - eighth notes - triplets - sixteenth notes - quintuplets - sextuplets - triple eighth notes - nonolets etc.)
* Displacement of accents and polyrhythms
* On request, double pedal technique (application of the Moeller to the double pedal as well as everything listed above but with the feet)

Drums:
* Bass drum reading and independance
* Snare drum reading and independance
* Applications of ghost notes
* The 16 sixteenth-notes ostinatos
* Jazz readings and independence
* Binary and ternary readings
* Coordination and movements of both feet
* Dynamics on the instrument
* Creation of fills and original drum grooves
* On request, application of the double pedal
* On request or for advanced students, readings and independence of South American rhythms (study and independence of the clave/Cascara/Mozambique etc.)

Pierre

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I study the horn at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels, and I offer music theory/musical training lessons for all ages from 7 years old, for levels ranging from beginner to first year of conservatory.
I am now a psychology student at UGent, and I also play the cello.

Camille

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As a professional pianist with a passion for teaching, I have been teaching piano and music theory for 10 years now, at conservatories, music schools, and private lessons. I hold a performance license from the Rouen Conservatory and a master's degree in teaching from the Institut Supérieur de Musique et de Pédagogie de Namur. I adapt to each student's profile so that they can flourish musically!

Svilena

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Want to learn how to play your favourite song or piece? Or perhaps you would like your kids to learn about classical music? Learning the violin is a great way to develop your musicality and so many skills.

Introducing music notation, learning how to sing and play pieces in a fun and engaging way for all ages.

Henry

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I am Henry, concert pianist, currently a student at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels.

I have had extensive experience as a soloist on stages and in concerts, as well as experience as a teacher for children and adults with very good results.
The teaching method involves different learning processes in the student;

- recognition of notes on the keyboard
- correct positioning of hands and fingers
- learning to read sheet music
- learning works and resources to interpret them
- basic musical, melodic and rhythmic theory.

Evan

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My name is Evan and I just moved to Brussels to study at the Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel. Last year I finished my masters degree at The Juilliard School in New York City. I taught many students in New York and I would love to teach around Brussels! I am able to teach players of all levels: from total beginner to an expert looking to unlock their next breakthrough. Together, we will identify your goals and come up with a curriculum that would be suitable for you. I played throughout the New York area for 4 years, and have lots of experience in orchestra, brass quintets, solo playing, and more. I also worked at J. Landress Brass in New York, and have extensive knowledge of all brass instrument equipment.

I hope to meet you and start making music with you soon!

Vera

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Let’s personalize your violin classes to fit your own goals!
Whether you would like to refine your technique, enlarge your repertoire or start from the beginning, I will focus on designing the route for your next musical journey.
I am a graduate of the Institut Royal de Musique et de Pédagogie (IMEP) in Belgium, with a violin specialized Master’s degree (2023) and a Pedagogical Master’s degree (2025). With more than 3 years of experience with students from 5 years old to adults.

Aline

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Have you always wanted to learn to play the piano but don't know where to start? Do you already have a musical background and want to refine your piano skills or music theory knowledge? Or are you an advanced player who wants to delve deeper? I offer piano and music theory lessons.

In my piano lessons, I work with each student to discover their musical personality. Depending on their preferences, the emphasis is on jazz and improvisation or on classical music, supplemented with the necessary music theory. I always try to accommodate the tempo and needs of each individual student. Enjoyment is paramount. I teach all ages.