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Violin / violin lessons for beginners and teenagers
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After studying IGP, I became a qualified violin teacher and have played the violin almost all my life. I already have practice in class with kl. Children (4-5 years) up to adolescents.
Can teach in different languages and different age groups
Online lessons with me are possible via Skype / Zoom.
My motto: "Each of us should try to play an instrument like violin at least once in our life, because our soul sings through its beautiful sound" :)
Extra information
Online lessons desired or on site in Vienna / surroundings
Location
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Online from Bosnia and Herzegovina
About Me
GERMAN: My name is Lejla and in June 2019 I successfully completed my IGP violin studies at the Joseph Haydn Conservatory. After passing the teaching qualification test, I became a qualified violin teacher.
During my studies I had teaching experience in music schools and with children's ensemble chamber music groups at the conservatory.
Have patience in class and I look forward to everyone who wants to make music with me :)
ENGLISH:
My name is Lejla and I've finished my IGP-Violin Studies at Joseph Haydn Conservatory in Eisenstadt, Austria. After I've finished my final teaching exam, I became a qualification as a violin teacher.
During my studies, I´d practice at Music Schools and Chamber-music ensembles in JHConservatory
I have patience enough for everyone of you, who wants to make music together :)
Education
2015-2019: Joseph Haydn Conservatory in Eisenstadt, Austria
2014: Music Academy in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010-2014 - Middle School of Music in Sarajevo
Experience / Qualifications
Since 2019- Qualified violin teacher
from 2015-2019- instrumental vocal pedagogy studies (IGP) at the Joseph Haydn Conservatory in Eisenstadt; Austria
Age
Infants (0-3 years old)
Preschool children (4-6 years old)
Children (7-12 years old)
Teenagers (13-17 years old)
Student level
Beginner
Intermediate
Duration
30 minutes
45 minutes
60 minutes
90 minutes
The class is taught in
German
English
Bosnian
Croatian
Serbian
Skills
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(GMT -04:00)
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Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
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Sun
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04-08
08-12
12-16
16-20
20-24
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One already experienced English-privat teacher for Kids, Teenagers and Adults, to the English Level B2
In the year 2017 I have finished at Brentwood Open Learning College in England the following 2 Courses:
Coaching and Mentoring and Neuro Linguistic Programming / NLP
As an interpreter, I also have a little bit of experience.
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Pozdrav :)
Kao vec iskustven nastavnik Engleskog jezika u dopunskoj nastavi, predajem Engleski za djecu, mlade i odrasle osobe do nivoa B2 Engleski.
U 2017 godini sam studirajuci na Brentwood Open Learning Koledzu u Engleskoj zavrsila 2 kursa za NLP i za Koacerstvo i Mentorstvo, na engleskom jeziku,
Takodjer, kao tumac engleskog imam po malo iskustva.
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* Takodjer, poducavam engleski za osobe koje govore bosanski / hrvatski ili srpski jezik
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