Enjoy the transverse flute, recorder or music theory lessons

From 35 € /h

Do you or your child want to play the flute? Or to learn how enjoyable can it be? You are most welcome!

Learning to play the instrument is an opportunity to enter the world of music and become a musician.
More importantly, you learn the joy of creating music by yourself.

I invite beginners as well as children or adults who have already had some experiences with playing and want to develope their skills.

I invite beginners, children and adults, as well as experienced players, to develop their skills.

I also offer lessons for duos or trios – two or three different recorders, flute and piano or guitar, or two flutes. In this case, we focus on the skills needed for ensemble playing and less on individual technique, so this option is not for absolute beginners. The cost per person for ensemble lessons will be lower.

How does a lesson with me look like?
It depends on your level and what we focus on, but we will certainly do some preparatory exercises. You will present what you have been preparing since last time, and we will work on some details. If there is time, we shall then try something new. We can also play duos together. A lesson last about an hour, or 45 minutes for younger pupils.

I can adjust the repertoire to your preferences, to your needs and to your level, but I shall also encourage you to learn some new and unfamiliar styles.
I like to use notated music in the process of learning, so that in the future you will feel comfortable about reading music, but we can also sometimes improvise, or play something you remember without notation.

Along the way, you will learn some music theory, which is necessary part of becoming a musician.

I also offer music theory lessons alone, if you wish.

Extra information

Be sure that your instrument is in order and your clothes are not too tight, for easy breathing.

Location

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At student's location :

Around Utrecht, Netherlands

At teacher's location :

Goudsbloemstraat, Utrecht, Netherlands

About Me

I am more a partner in your individual development than somebody who would push you to be perfect in one style or one specific genre. It is up to you whether you want to develop fast and be challenged by a new more demanding music or just to enjoy playing even less complicated but giving you the pleasure of participating in creating music, if you want to have things thoroughly explained and analyzed or rather catch them intuitively.
Of course, I like to be precise and I pay a lot of attention to the basics, that allow you to enjoy your playing instead of struggling with the instrument and yourself, your body, in gaining the proper effect.

Education

Diploma of Musician (transverse flute) after 8-years music education in classical music:

Basic Music School - 1st level / Państwowa Szkoła Muzyczna I stopnia im. K. Szymanowskiego, Oświęcim, Poland (4 years)
Music Liceum - 2nd level / Państwowa Ogólnokształcąca Szkoła Muzyczna II stopnia im. F. Chopina, Kraków, Poland (4 years)

Musicology at Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland (6 years)

Music Academy in Kraków, Poland - Courses of Barock music with musicians of the 18th-century Orchestra, i.e. Peter Holtslag (recorder)

Workshops and meetings of improvised music (transverse flute, recorder, ethnic flutes, other instruments, extended voice techniques, singing) with POlish and foreign masters

Workshops of different techniques of singing, i.e. traditional East-European, Balkan end Baltic countries songs with several Polish and foreign masters

Diploma of Music therapeut after 2-years, 2-level Music Therapy course with E. Galinska, Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, Warsaw, Poland

Experience / Qualifications

Several experiences (as the main or side activity), starting in 1996:

2 years of teaching in Music Centres in Oświęcim and Chrzanów, Poland
< 1 year of teaching of Music in Private Basic and High (Lyceum) School, Kraków, Poland
3 years of workig as an Instructor for Summer Music Camps for children from music schools and talented amateurs (CARITAS society, Poland)
Instructor of music workshops by non-governmental organizations in Poland (Dobra Wioska Foundation, Latający Kufer theater workshop by Marebito Foundation, Muzyka jest dla wszystkich Foundation - Labirynt Muzyczny workshops for school children)
Experienced tutor - private lessons in Polish and English (flute, recorder)
Running my workshops of self-development with voice/singing, Warsaw (PL), Utrecht (NL)

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

45 minutes

60 minutes

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