Saxophone, music theory and improvisation - all levels

From 51.76 £ /h

This course is for anyone that's interested to play the saxophone at any level, from the very beginners to students interested in more advanced topics such as improvisation, both in unconventional ways or more founded on the tradition of Jazz.
The course will be adapted to the pupils goals and level, with a demanding but not overpowering approach. The frequency and timing of the lessons can also be optimized to the pupil's necessities: weekly, bi-weekly or monthly (not less).
I believe that the main goal of a mentor should ultimately to make the pupil become his own teacher and establish an empathic two-way learning process.

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At teacher's location :

Everton Firmeza - Bassist & Composer, Rue de Savoie, Saint-Gilles, Belgium

Online from Belgium

About Me

I'm an Italian saxophone player living in Brussels since 2007.
A professional musician since 2000, I have being performing a lot and in numerous countries.
I enjoy giving lessons and had good results and very nice relations with my students, this doesn't mean that I'm not demanding! In harmony with the pupil's personality and aims I will try to make him progress as much as possible.
I speak English, French, Italian (mother tongue), Spanish and Portuguese, and I could give lessons in any of these languages.
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Je suis un saxophoniste italien basé à Bruxelles depuis 2007.
Musicien professionnel depuis 2000, je joue régulièrement sur scène dans différents pays du monde. J'aime enseigner et le faire de façon empathique avec l'élève, mais ils faut étudier aussi! En accord avec la personalité et les objectifs de l'élève mon objectif sera toujours de lui faire progresser le plus possible.
Je parle français, anglais, italien (langue maternelle), espagnol, portugais et je pourrais effectuer les course en une de ces langues.

Education

Bachelor Degree in Jazz Saxophone - Codarts (Conservatory of Rotterdam, Netherlands)

Experience / Qualifications

International performing career and numerous releases,
concerts and records have been extensively reviewed with praises on respected magazines worldwide

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

French

Italian

Spanish

Portuguese

Dutch

Skills

Saxophone

Jazz music

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Thomas

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Graduated with a Master and the aggregation in Jazz saxophone at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels, I offer saxophone lessons for all levels.
The lessons are à la carte, according to your wishes:
Technique, repertoire, style, improvisation, rhythm, harmony, the course adapts to the student, the main thing being to have fun while progressing.

Armando

5.0

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Hello everybody,
Do you want to learn how to play drums?
I’m available to give private lessons in Brussels,
I have a studio where I can teach you.
I really want to share my knowledge about this beautiful instrument
with people who are curious and motivated to learn new stuff.

Eric

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Graduate of the Royal Conservatory of Brussels in jazz piano, having a classical training, I give piano lessons for all levels, both for children and adults.I'm active as a musician on the Belgian and international scene for over 15 years old I favor listening and creativity of students, the goal being to make them autonomous in their musical approach. Great teaching experience for more than 10 years.

Achille

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Hello,

My name is Achille, I am 28 years old and I study jazz drums at the Royal Superior Conservatory of Brussels.

I offer you my services as a drummer but also more broadly as a passionate and semi-professional musician. I offer drum lessons but also rhythm lessons (even if you are not a drummer or percussionist!), For all styles and all levels.
I can also help you with composition, harmony or piano, preferably for middle level students.

I have many experiences as a musician: many groups of different styles (reggae, hip hop, funk, rock, jazz, French song), and also as a private teacher or in music school, individual or in group .

I also have many experiences of concerts, live or studio recordings, master classes, internships, jam sessions ...

I will be very happy to share my passion, my profession, in caring and listening, working the theory in close connection with the practice, in order to have fun but also to become autonomous!

Do not hesitate to contact me for any information or other requests!

Important: I have a room located in Etterbeek, or I would prefer to give my lessons, but I can possibly come to your place.

Hope to meet you.

Achille.

Francesco

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A musician since the age of 14, I have been giving lessons as a private tutor for over 9 years.

I focus on your desires, whether to improve your vocabulary (jazz or other modern genres), or learn the basics of double bass and electric bass. I pay great attention to the practical application of theoretical notions.
Personalized itinerary according to the student's needs and wishes.

non-exhaustive list of what we can see:

- basic techniques for beginners
- learning songs of your choice
-develop your knowledge of the neck (scale, arpeggios, triads)
-develop your ear and improvisation
-develop your sense of rhythm and music theory
-musical theory, composition and arrangement

Jim

5.0

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Graduated in Musicology and Jazz Double Bass.
Open to all ages.
The purpose of this particular course is to transmit knowledge, to give ideas for better understanding music and thus progress better and more quickly.
All musical styles are affordable, according to the desire of the student. (from classical to jazz, including metal, reggae, rock ,.)

Eva

5.0

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Experience has taught me that it is very important to build a warm, trusting relationship with students, especially the very young ones. Bringing laughter, a sense of humour, games, and creating imaginative stories with music are my motives throughout the lesson.

The goals and character of each student guides the teaching approach I adopt - some students enjoy learning for the joy of music, whilst others prefer to aim for recognised qualifications or grades. In both cases I aim to make learning enjoyable.

I always encourage all my students, of whatever age or ability, to do some simple improvisation, and have developed several ways to facilitate this. I emphasise developing technique and music theory as they make the foundation of becoming a good musician throughout life.

Yannick

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MY METHOD

Depending on your musical desire, your request, your theoretical or technical needs, together we will establish a learning method that suits you, at the pace that suits you.
I can advise you on jazz piano, classical piano, and other styles (variety, rock, Latin), in individual or group play. Improvisation, theory, harmony, learning by ear.
I can also help you with musical composition (instrumental music or song), and the basics of computer music (Sibelius, Logic, Kontakt, Native Instruments).

I teach at my home located in SAINT-GILLES, Porte de Hall- Parvis district (easy access via public transport).

MY JOURNEY

Professional musician and piano teacher for 20 years.
Professor of jazz and classical harmony at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels and of jazz piano at the academy.
Graduated from the Royal Conservatory of Brussels (great distinction) for piano and pedagogy.
Experienced with all kinds of profiles.
Also composer / arranger (Jazz quintet, arrangements of French songs, film music, orchestra, Mao).
I teach in English too

Furmi

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Have you ever seen a saxophone and wondered how it feels to play it? It’s never too late to start! I will help you get started with the instrument. Do you already know how the instrument works? Great! Let’s take it to another level!

I have plenty of study method books with a big range of different styles, we will find the ones that you enjoy the most and suit you better and combine it in the right way, to help you improve. Plus work on any music that you personally want to learn, name any song and I will help you learn how to play it!

I myself had amazing and terrible music teachers during my learning process and believe me, I know what a difference makes... To really enjoy learning music or just to feel a ‘must study’, is the difference between ‘...I have to’ or ‘I want to!’.

I finished a Bachelor and a Master's degree in the Music Conservatory (The Hague) and then spent five years in the jazz scene in New York City, which gave me a very wide experience. Whether you are a beginner or preparing to enter a Music Conservatory, I can help you.

Classes description:

I have different study books we can use depending on the level, Wastall, Klose, Voxman, classic duets, jazz duets, Rubank, Horen, Lezen & Spelen, etc.... Plus I can write for you the songs you want to learn.If you have specific needs of topics to learn I will adapt the lesson and material to it. If what you want is to start or develop further in jazz music and/or improvisation, I’m definitely ready to help you!

Beginners:
Start finding the sound of the instrument, where the notes are within all those keys, begin with learning how to read music if you don’t read yet, and find easy and fun songs to play to enjoy the instrument already. I can introduce you to the understanding of basic harmony and theory concepts to help understand better inside music that you are playing.

Intermediate:
We can get to improve the technique of the instrument, reading skills, get more precision, speed, sound and timing and musical expression. Advance the understanding of harmony, its beauty and its possibilities. If you like to work on improvisation we can get to discover how to enjoy improvising with all the technical tools you already learned in the past and enhance that material according to your taste. If you want to start with playing jazz music I can introduce you to first steps and nice and technically comfortable songs to begin with.

Advanced:
At an advanced level it’s very important to understand the direction you want to take and what you especially want to improve. However I can help you perfectionate sound and timing, rhythm, vibrato, etc..., work on the accuracy of the reading and at the same time make it sound musical and human. On jazz music and/or improvisation, expand the vocabulary for improvising, the knowledge of harmony, what you can do with the material you know from different perspectives, increase precision and sense of direction when phrasing lines, learn more jazz standards, help on original compositions. And of course share all the better understanding of jazz music I learned during my years in New York City.

Jonas

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I focus on giving saxophone lessons to people with a solid or basic foundation who wants to improve or start improvising. This course is especially for those who feel stagnant in improving their music skills. I will actively analyse your areas for improvement and provide personal guidance and methods. I am very aware that each person thinks differently while improvising: personal exercises are given, depending on your needs.

Applied music theory lessons are a support of this class. I integrate chord theory into practical saxophone lessons, making a key connection between ear and theory.

I started playing classical saxophone, and I am currently a Jazz saxophone student at the conservatory of Brussels. Switching to Jazz made me analyse my own behaviour in improvising, which I find a crucial step in development.

Feel free to reach out!

I am also happy to give lessons to complete beginners or children as well.

Prosper

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I suggest you improve your saxophone and music practice by focusing on learning melody by ear and developing improvisation.

As for instrumental technique, I can teach you how to place your fingers properly to develop your virtuosity, to have a tonic air column and a good embouchure to develop your sound and to work on articulation to improve your phrasing. All this is acquired little by little by playing specific exercises and solos, pieces or saxophone studies.
Through learning the instrument I also suggest you develop your musical qualities which are essential to progress and have fun playing. By learning and memorizing melodies or solos by ear, you develop your ear, your sense of rhythm and your memory. Free improvisation allows you to develop your inner singing and your musical personality. Finally, working with a metronome or directly on recordings will help you improve your rhythmic ear.
All this is aimed at allowing the greatest possible freedom with one's instrument as well as the development of a personal aesthetic.

I started learning the saxophone at the conservatory 7 years ago. I started with jazz then curiosity pushed me to study classical saxophone for 3 years before specializing in tenor and jazz. I had many saxophone teachers (Eric Barret, Pascal Gaubert, Sylvain Rifflet, Sylvain Cathala...) and today I have a bachelor's degree at the Royal Conservatory with Fabrice Alleman and Manu Hermia.

I have played the saxophone in many different contexts, often in jazz in small groups or in a Big Band, in classical solo or in a quartet and also with pop groups on stage or in the studio.

I have always loved passing on what I have learned, so I have been teaching beginners/amateurs for 4 years, always with the aim of developing the pleasure of playing and regularity of practice.