Saxophone Lessons with Chilean Musician César: Jazz and Popular Styles

Àpd 326.38 CNY /h

Unlock your potential as a saxophonist with lessons designed to elevate your skills and ignite your passion for jazz and popular music. Learn to master technique, develop your tone, and improve sight-reading while exploring the art of improvisation, interpreting jazz standards, and performing popular styles.

Whether you're refining your craft or starting your journey, these personalized lessons focus on building a solid foundation in jazz and popular music theory, harmony, and rhythm, helping you express your unique musical voice.

Perfect for saxophonists of all levels, these lessons combine structured guidance with creative exploration to inspire your sound and take your playing to the next level.

Lieu

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Cours au domicile de l'élève :

Autour de Amsterdam, Pays-Bas

Cours chez le professeur :

Burgemeester Hogguerstraat, Amsterdam, Netherlands

En ligne depuis Pays-Bas

Présentation

Chilean saxophonist and composer César studied under renowned musicians Ben van Gelder and Simon Rigter in the Netherlands, as well as Esteban Núñez and Franz Mesko in Chile. After graduating with a degree in Composition in 2021 in Chile, César pursued a Master's in Jazz Saxophone at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Throughout his career, César has participated as a sideman in numerous festivals and album recordings. As a leader and co-leader, César has released three albums: Flor de Loto (featuring Joaquín Fuentes, 2022), NUBES (featuring Nicolás Vera, 2025) and Des Visages (featuring Jorge Care, 2025). In 2025 his band "César Vidal & Artikulation Band" won 2nd prize at Getxo Jazz band competition, opening for Cécile McLorin Salvant. In addition to his academic and professional accomplishments, César has cultivated strong teaching skills over eight years of experience, working as a private instructor and teaching in smaller institutions.

Education

Private music lessons since 2012.
Secondary Arts School "Salvador Allende", Chile, 2012-13.
Bachelor in Classical Composition "University of Chile", Chile, 2014-21.
Master's in Jazz Saxophone "Conservatorium van Amsterdam" 2022-24.

Expérience / Qualifications

Private music teacher since 2016.
Performer since 2015.

Discography:

As a leader/co-leader.
- "NUBES" (ft. Nicolas Vera), 2025.
- "Des Visages" (ft. Jorge Care), 2025.
- "Flor de Loto" (ft. Joaquín Fuentes), 2022.

As a sideman and collaborator.
- "Chincol" (Juan Pablo Salvo), 2020 (Prize to the best "Jazz Artist" Pulsar Awards, Chile, 2021)
- "Piezas" (Jota Valderrama), 2021.
- "Despertar" (Fede Rocha trío), 2022.
- "Big Band" (Juan Pablo Salvo), 2022.
- "CODEX Big Band" (Alfredo Tauber), 2022. (Prize to the best "Jazz Artist" Pulsar Awards, Chile, 2023).
- "Latidos" (Marcelo Córdoba), 2023.
-"Musica Particular" (Nicolas Vera), 2025.

Age

Enfants (7-12 ans)

Adolescents (13-17 ans)

Adultes (18-64 ans)

Seniors (65+ ans)

Niveau du Cours

Débutant

Intermédiaire

Avancé

Durée

60 minutes

Enseigné en

anglais

espagnol

néerlandais

Compétences

Musique jazz

Saxophone

Disponibilité semaine type

(GMT -05:00)

New York

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Composition Lessons with Chilean Jazz Composer César: Jazz, Classical and Popular Music

326.38 CNY /h

Embark on a transformative journey into the world of musical composition, guided by the expertise of a Chilean jazz composer with a passion for creativity and innovation. These lessons are designed to help you discover and refine your unique musical voice while mastering the art of crafting compositions in jazz and popular music styles.

You’ll explore the essential elements of music creation—melody, harmony, rhythm, and structure—while delving into the rich language of jazz and the expressive possibilities of popular music. Through a blend of theory, practical exercises, and improvisation, you’ll learn to create music that speaks from the heart and resonates with your audience.

Whether you're just starting out or looking to deepen your skills, these personalized lessons are tailored to your level, goals, and aspirations. You’ll gain not only technical proficiency but also the confidence to bring your ideas to life, creating compositions that are both authentic and inspiring.

Step into the world of composition with guidance that blends professionalism, creativity, and a commitment to your artistic growth. Unleash your potential and master the tools to turn your musical dreams into reality.

Music Theory Lessons: harmony, counterpoint, analysis, sight reading

326.38 CNY /h

These music theory lessons are guided by a Chilean jazz composer with extensive experience in jazz and popular music. The focus of the classes is to provide a solid and structured understanding of the fundamental tools needed to read, analyze, and understand music in a clear and practical way.

The lessons cover core areas such as music notation and sight-reading, harmony, rhythmic concepts, formal analysis, and harmonic and melodic analysis applied to jazz and popular music. Through a combination of theoretical explanation and practical examples, students develop the ability to understand how music is constructed and how its elements interact.

The content is adapted to each student's level and background, whether they are beginners building a foundation or more advanced musicians looking to deepen their analytical skills and theoretical knowledge. Emphasis is placed on clarity, consistency, and real musical applications rather than abstract theory alone.

These lessons aim to strengthen musical understanding, improve reading and analytical skills, and provide reliable tools that support performance, composition, and improvisation.

José

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Saxophone lessons for all ages and all styles.
Classical Saxophone - from beginner to expert level
Jazz Saxophone - from beginner to medium/advanced level
Music theory / Ear training - all levels
Want to learn saxophone just for the pleasure or with schooling purposes? You came to the right place.
I have a bachelor in saxophone and I ́ve been playing for 18 years now with all sorts of bands and music styles, from Classical/Jazz to Pop/Metal

Adrien

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Graduated from a Master degree and a double Bachelor degree from the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, I can help you developp your technical skills on the saxophone, your harmonical and rythmical knowledge, your sight reading as well as developping improvisation skills, through a pedagogical method that follows the student's aspirations, starting from wherever the student's development is at and moving on from there step by step.

I adress my lessons to all levels, from complete beginners that never had any contact with music to advanced students that want to keep on developping musically.

Egor

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Playing and working as a saxophone player with internationally renown artists around the world.
Egor has lots of experience in teaching all ages and is active as a teacher in multiple schools. The classes are personalised to the students age/level.
Egor is exceptionally fluent in teaching Classical and Jazz, but has also lots of experiences in electronic and produced music.

The classes can happen on different locations in BE/NL (ex. conservatorium Amsterdam, Antwerpen TRIX, etc) provided by the teacher or at your home and are open for all ages!

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+personalised classes for children.
+personalised classes for students with a disability.
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Classes;
saxophone(bariton, alto, tenor, soprano,)
Solfège + ear-training
Entrance exam guidance
clarinet
ableton/logic
piano
composition
music theorie
teaching education.
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Matteo

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Hi!

My name is Matteo, I'm a professional bassist from Brussels, currently based in Amsterdam.
I perform and have performed with renowned musicians and bands from many different scenes and styles, bringing me to venues all over the world (USA, UK, Germany, Denmark, France, Romania, Portugal, Spain...).
I have a deep passion for music ever since I started playing 16 years ago, and would like to share it with you!
Bass is the best! And I want to help you uncover it's full potential.
I believe the best way to learn music is to study what you love, and always work from a place of curiosity and passion.
Therefore, we will always look together for ways of making the process the most enjoyable and tackle different topics through the music YOU love. The classes are tailored to each individual student: we find the best workflow for you, and adapt the lessons. If you need structure and a clear program, I can provide that; but if you prefer to keep it loose and see as we go, it's all good. All that matters is your continued motivation and progress.
Among other things, we can focus on:
-Basic technique on the instrument
-Learning songs of your choice, with a method that will allow you to learn songs by yourself later on.
-Learn about different styles: Pop, Rock, Funk, Soul, Metal, Jazz...
-Develop your understanding of music through the instrument (scales, arpeggios...)
-Creativity, and improvisation through the use of the material we have studied together
-Ear training and music theory
-Rhythm, all the way from basic to very advanced
-Basic compositional techniques, or fun ways to start composing

I have been teaching privately for the past 6 years, with very happy students. I can also teach online if it's better, I also have regular online students with whom we are making great progress.

For the lesson, there is no need to bring an instrument: I can lend you one.

Looking forward to meeting you!

Fabien

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!!LOOKING FOR NEW GUITAR HEROES!!!
"As one of the most popular and accessible instruments in today's musical landscape, the guitar spans a wide range of genres and its incredible sonic possibilities have made it a key instrument over the past 60 years. ." Eh?! What?!! Let's stop the blabla... Guitar is killing! Everyone loves it (that's probably why you're here) and I'm guessing you're like "How can I learn some of this crazy guitar stuff without selling one of my kidneys to some creepy guy on Youtube".

Well... I'm not offering you the rock 'n' roll lifestyle, sprinkled with angel dust and full of groupies languidly waiting for you backstage, but I can at least offer you an organized guitar lesson based on a comprehensive approach to the instrument, targeted to your musical aspirations... In other words: what YOU like! I sincerely believe that the most effective way to learn music is to delve into what you love and explore it with passion and dedication. We will always start from the songs you like, step by step, following your workflow. My goal is simply to give you the best tips and tricks so that you can enjoy playing the songs you love or, if you wish, organize your guitar practice in the most efficient way.

MOST IMPORTANT: I love to jam so be prepare to play some music :-).

Together we will tackle various topics, we can also focus on:
- Learn a song and be able to do it by yourself later.
- Explore different musical styles: Pop, Rock, Blues, Funk, Jazz...
- Guitar techniques using scales, triads and arpeggios.
- Understand harmony and how to build chords.
- Use your ear as a tool to find new ideas.
- Being able to provide a nice and steady groove by studying rhythmic figures.
- Immerse yourself in the beautiful world of improvisation.
- Develop your intuition and your creativity as an improviser and apply it to the material you already know.

!!!Only for the brave: we could also do a little music theory -> If you want!!!

For more than 10 years now, I have been teaching students of different ages and levels, all very satisfied with the lessons. We could also do it online if that is more convenient for you.

I look forward to hearing from you!

Luca

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I have been studying drums for nearly 15 years and have extensive knowledge across a wide range of musical genres. While this class is listed as focusing on jazz music, I am more than happy to explore other styles based on your interests.

We can work together to identify what you’d like to focus on, or if you prefer a more structured approach, I can provide exercises, play-alongs, and creative activities for both our lessons and your independent practice. My goal is to create a dynamic and engaging learning experience that suits your individual needs.