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Desde junio 2020
Profesor desde junio 2020
Cello lessons for all ages and Conservatory preparation option
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A partir de 105.3 $ /h
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Cello Lessons for all levels:
My main goal with my teaching is to share my passion for music with my students. I believe strongly that this passion leads to discipline and curiosity which benefit all other aspects of one's life. Whether or not my students decide to pursue music as their main profession, I believe they have much to gain from learning the cello. Besides the discipline one learns, Music-making in itself is fulfilling!! :)

Conservatory Preparation:
In my experience as a musician living and working in Belgium for the past 9 years, I have noticed a gap in the musical education of young Belgian music students transitioning from Music academies into Conservatories. Oftentimes, these young music students seeking to enter conservatories do not possess the necessary skill level to enter higher education in Music. Through my private teaching, I intend to bridge this gap by catering specifically (though not exclusively) to these students. I strongly believe that there is a huge demand for this type of teaching which I am capable of providing.
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Bring an open and curious mind, all the questions you may have, and of course, your cello!! :)
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Clases en el domicilio del estudiante :
  • Alrededor de Amberes, Bélgica
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Clase en el domicilio del profesor :
  • Bosmanslei, Antwerp, Belgium
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About me:

Hello! I am a Filipino-American cellist who first moved to Antwerp in 2016 to study with Justus Grimm. I also regularly take masterclasses and lessons from cellists such as Pieter Wispelwey, Nathaniel Rosen, Young-Chang Cho, Gustav Rivinius, Alexander Rudin, and many others.

Since 2010, I have continuously worked as a freelancer in various musical settings (as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral musician) in Asia, North America, and Europe. For the past five years, I have been the principal cellist of the Young Belgian Strings, where I lead and mentor young cellists from different Conservatories in Belgium. I am currently building my private cello teaching studio and intend to teach to share my experience and the wonderful joy of music.

Music is my passion and my goal in teaching is to share this passion with my students! I believe strongly that this passion leads to discipline and curiosity which benefit all other aspects of one's life. Whether or not my students decide to pursue music as their main profession, I believe they have much to gain from learning the cello.
Formación
Bachelor of Music: Cello Performance (graduated cum laude) at California State University Fullerton, California, USA

Master of Music: Cello Performance at Royal Conservatoire of Antwerp (geslaagsd met grote onderscheiding)

Postgraduate Concertsoloist Diploma: Royal Conservatoire of Antwerp (geslaagd met grootste onderscheiding)
Experiencia / Calificaciones
5 years experience as principal cellist of Young Belgian Strings, under the patronage of Queen Mathilde of Belgium

8 years of private teaching levels beginner-advanced

14 years experience of working as a professional musician (soloist/chamber music and orchestral) in Asia, North America, and Europe
Edad
Niños (7-12 años)
Adolescentes (13-17 años)
Adultos (18-64 años)
Tercera edad (65+ años)
Nivel del estudiante
Principiante
Intermedio
Avanzado
Duración
60 minutos
90 minutos
120 minutos
La clase se imparte en
inglés
neerlandés
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francés
tagalo
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Disponibilidad en una semana típica.
(GMT -04:00)
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Mon
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- Since when did you develop a passion for music and more particularly for your favorite instrument?

- I became interested in the guitar at the age of ten. I had a friend who played "Blackbird" music by The Beatles and I was fascinated. From there, I started to study and I continue to learn today.


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- Tell us about the most difficult or amazing lesson you have given!

- It would be a class where I have to explain the major and minor tonality and all its variants in one hour of class. But I will get there!


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- In your opinion, what is the most complicated instrument to master and why?

- It was impossible to answer. Each person has different predispositions.
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Patience, learning an instrument takes time. You have to learn to coordinate the body and the brain and take new paths from time to time.
And the most important :
Don't be afraid of making mistakes, to learn it is essential to make mistakes and this should not be a reason to stop practicing, on the contrary, it should be a motivation to improve.


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- Tigran Hamasyan, Reinier Baas, Avishai Cohen (bassist)


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- An anecdote to tell in relation to your job or your schooling (and not necessarily the party you had after entering the Conservatory)?

- When I started giving lessons (I was 17), I had a 10-year-old student, when I suggested things to do, he looked me directly in the eye and said: No!
But with patience, after a while, I managed to make a connection with him and at the end of the 3 years he played the guitar very well and we became friends. Now he is more or less 25 years old.


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- What is the little touch that makes you a special teacher adored by all his students?

- I am very patient and I always find the best way to explain to each student.
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The most common is the use of songs that the student chooses and takes advantage of this to work on more general concepts of music and the guitar which are important to acquire a solid base without bad habits.

For more advanced students the learning process is determined together by setting personal goals.

The teaching method is totally focused on the individual needs of each student.

Students with any level of knowledge in music (self-taught, beginners, advanced ...) are accepted.


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01
- Since when did you develop a passion for music and more particularly for your favorite instrument?

- I became interested in the guitar at the age of ten. I had a friend who played "Blackbird" music by The Beatles and I was fascinated. From there, I started to study and I continue to learn today.


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- Beethoven's Seventh Symphony.


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- Tell us about the most difficult or amazing lesson you have given!

- It would be a class where I have to explain the major and minor tonality and all its variants in one hour of class. But I will get there!


04
- In your opinion, what is the most complicated instrument to master and why?

- It was impossible to answer. Each person has different predispositions.
For me to play the piano at a high level would be complicated for the need for independence of the right and left hands. In this sense, the guitar is easier.


05
- What are, for you, the keys to success (apart from those of Sol and Fa)?

- Constance, it's always better to practice a little every day than a lot once in a while.
Patience, learning an instrument takes time. You have to learn to coordinate the body and the brain and take new paths from time to time.
And the most important :
Don't be afraid of making mistakes, to learn it is essential to make mistakes and this should not be a reason to stop practicing, on the contrary, it should be a motivation to improve.


06
- Name 3 musicians with whom you would dream of jamming in a bar at 2 a.m. and tell us why!

- Tigran Hamasyan, Reinier Baas, Avishai Cohen (bassist)


07
- An anecdote to tell in relation to your job or your schooling (and not necessarily the party you had after entering the Conservatory)?

- When I started giving lessons (I was 17), I had a 10-year-old student, when I suggested things to do, he looked me directly in the eye and said: No!
But with patience, after a while, I managed to make a connection with him and at the end of the 3 years he played the guitar very well and we became friends. Now he is more or less 25 years old.


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- What is the little touch that makes you a special teacher adored by all his students?

- I am very patient and I always find the best way to explain to each student.
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