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    PIANO for beginners and advanced (Classical and Arabic) تعليم العزف على البيانو

    I am serious and I like serious students!
    But I enjoy sharing happy and funny moments with my students too (especially the little cute one!), and the secret is in customizing the materials for each student taking into consideration his background, age, expectations, and needs, so the learning process will be productive and enjoyable at the same time!
    I like to push my students to their limits, keep them excited, and challenge them so they give the best of what they can!
    And if you want to learn to play some classy Arabic music on the piano, you are in right place!
    I am not only a Pianist, but a musicologist, theorist, and composer too! so I can cover all that my students need from simple piano playing and basic music theory to the very complicated compositional technics, harmony, counterpoint, and music analysis, passing by the art of arranging, orchestration and instrumentation.
    SO, LET'S DO SOME MUSIC TOGETHER!

    Extra information

    I would like to know your musical background and expectation when we meet for the classes! so be prepared ;)

    Location

    Online via webcam
    At student's location: Around Manama, Bahrain
    At teacher's location: Marine Heights, Road No 2447, Manama, Bahrain

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    General info

    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:
    30 minutes
    45 minutes
    60 minutes
    90 minutes
    120 minutes
    The class is taught in:English, Arabic, French

    About Me

    I am serious and I like serious students!
    But I enjoy sharing happy and funny moments with my students too (especially the little cute one!), and the secret is in customizing the materials for each student taking into consideration his background, age, expectations, and needs, so the learning process will be productive and enjoyable at the same time!
    I like to push my students to their limits, keep them excited, and challenge them so they give the best of what they can!
    I am not only a Pianist, but a composer, musicologist, theorist, and music notator expert too! so I can cover all that my students need from simple piano playing, songwriting, and basic music theory to the very complicated compositional techniques, harmony, counterpoint, and music analysis, passing by the art of arranging, orchestration, and instrumentation, to the last stage of engraving your music and write it in a music sheet ready to be performed by any musician around the globe!
    SO, LET'S DO SOME MUSIC TOGETHER!

    Education

    Born in Lebanon in 1991, Wajdi graduated from the Lebanese National Higher Conservatory of Music (LNHCM) with a diploma in Piano in 2014 (with Sevag Derghougassian and Janna Popkova), then in Music Composition (with Elia Koussa and Joelle Khoury) and electronic music (Jamal Boul-Hosn) in 2016, and he is currently pursuing his masters in the musicology of tradition at Antonine University.

    Experience / Qualifications

    Wajdi is a composer of classical contemporary music, musicologist, educator, and conductor who believes in music as a way to build our cultural future while keeping us connected to our cultural history.

    As a composer, Wajdi’s music exhibits an echo of the Arabic Mashriq musical history, in a modern language that imitates the contemporary unbalanced world, reflecting the contradictions, beauty, and brutality within it. It searches as well for inspiration in the elements of Arabic music such as Maqamat, rhythms, and Taqassim, as well as in classical Arabic language and rhythms of poetry, which results in a unique Contemporary Oriental music language.

    This language resulted in receiving numerous honoraria for some of his compositions such as the FIRST PRIZE in the 2022 Emerging Composer Competition by Rising Tide Press and the International Women Brass Conference 2022 for his piece “Folk Story” for Brass quintet, Special MENTION from The Gaetano Giani Luporini prize 2022 for his chamber opera “The Dream”, an HONORABLE MENTION for his piece “Al Mouraba’ Dance” for solo viola after he participated in the Gardner Music Composition Competition 2022, by the American Viola Society, HONORABLE MENTION and the SPECIAL PRIZE BY CLUSTER at the LIMF 2020 Composition Competition for his piece “Cry from the frozen pole”, and a CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION for his composition “The Youngest” from “Cergy Pontoise orchestra-studio” after he participated in the “12th International Meeting of Young Composers” in Cergy Pontoise. In addition to selecting his music for numerous CALLS FOR SCORE such as “Deterritorializing the Realm of New Music”, by Anoush Moazzeni and Canadian music center, for his piece “TAFA’IL” for prepared piano and tape, the call for score by American flutist Dustin White’sproject (album “Ri Ra”) for his piece “THE AWISS DANCE” for solo bass flute, David Bohn’s call for score music 15 minutes of fame for his piece “Dabket El 2020“, and for his piece “A dinner with the death” for toy piano (2022), and Cypress concert band call for score for his piece “the Unsquar suite”. In in addition to being chosen for two RESIDENCY PROGRAMS by the CCF and Unesco as part of the NAFAS-ACCR program, which resulted in a one-month residency in the Cite Musicale De Metz (March 2022), and one month in the Cite Musicale De L’abbaye Aux Dames De Sainte (April 2022), both in France.

    As an Arranger/Orchestrator, Wajdi plays a leading role in introducing Arabic music to non-Arabic musicians, and audiences, and his arrangements link the two cultures of western and oriental music, as in his two books of music, “ARABIC FOLK TUNES“, and “LONGA AND SAMA’I” with piano accompaniment, that are designed to introduce pianists and classical musicians to Arabic music, in addition to several orchestral arrangements of Arabic folk tunes, popular and classical songs, and traditional and classical Arabic instrumental music, which was performed in Arabic and non-Arabic countries, resulting in many tributes to the greatest musicians of the Arabs’ world, as Zaki Nassif, Wadih El Safi, Wadih Sabra, Om Kolthoum, Abed El Wahab and many others.

    As an artistic director and conductor, Wajdi pushed his ensembles and orchestras to follow his high musical standards by giving equal importance to musicality, technique, discipline, and repertoire. After Founding the Beirut Contemporary Ensemble, Choueifat Band and Choir (CBCLEB), and Orchestra Al Mokhaym, Wajdi’s experience in working with ensembles covered all types of musicians from Professionals to beginners, with a wide repertoire from classical to contemporary music, passing by Arabic Folks, World music and film music.

    Wajdi believes in music as a powerful tool to engage with society, and following his beliefs, he launched several initiatives focusing on providing solutions for music education and creating more opportunities for young musicians, as a way to change society through music. Initiatives such as FREE MUSIC EDUCATION FOR ALL, and THE LEBANESE LIVING COMPOSER’S CHANEL. This resulted in gaining the trust and support of many patrons who believed in his projects and goals and awarded him several grants such as the FREEMUSE mini-grant, CULTURAL RESSOURCES exceptional grant, and support of the GOETHE institute, the CPML, the CCF, and others.

    Wajdi’s belief in the effectiveness of music in spreading human values and its role in the mental and physical growth of children and adolescents guided him to the music education field. His experience as a piano, music formation, and harmony teacher for more than 8 years in the LEBANESE HIGHER CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC, and as a music teacher in several schools such as HARIRI and TAHADDI schools in Lebanon, guided him to discover the many music pedagogies as Kodaly, Orf, Suzuki and other. Wajdi applied these methods in his classes of music theory, choir, and musical formation, which allowed him to develop his teaching philosophy and techniques in both individual and group classes. He also published several papers such as “A Guide to the Arabic Music”, “Scale and Arpeggios” for piano in two volumes, “Warm-up Chorales” for orchestra, “Traditional Arabic Rhythms”, and many articles in local magazines such as An-Nidaa, and on his blog.

    His passion for music, his dedication, and his fast learning capability pushed him to study and work in different technological fields such as music technology, music production, video editing, Photoshop, recording, mixing, mastering, music notation, and more, which polished his experience as a self-music producer and publisher.

    On the other hand, Wajdi considers collaborations an open continuing opportunity to share his experiences, and to benefit from others’ experiences, which resulted in many projects with international groups, organizations, and artists, such as choreographer and performer “Preeti Vasudevan”, the Taipei Civic Symphony Orchestra and Tunisia 88 Honors Choir, Oudist Abbass Kassamany (Lebanon), pianist Kaiyin Huang (Taiwan), the White Snake Project (New York), Music For Identity (Germany), The San Jose Lullaby Project (San Jose), Forum für Kunst- und Kulturgeschichte Transnational (Germany), Italian- Lebanese pianist Ramzi Hakim, Seba Ali (Egypt), Amr Selim (Egypt)... Wajdi’s collaboration also includes long-term participation in the World Music Conference (international, based in the UK) as a music ambassador for his country Lebanon.

    Wajdi was Chosen as the Global Youth Ambassador representing Lebanon at the World Music Conference (2021 and 2022), and he is also an active member of the ACAN network, the MILLENNIUM COMPOSERS INITIATIVE, Boston Music Imitative, and the SMCPL.
    I am serious and I like serious students! But I enjoy sharing happy and funny moments with my students too, and the secret is in customizing the materials for each student taking into consideration his background, age, expectations, and needs, so the learning process will be productive and enjoyable at the same time! I like to push my students to their limits, keep them excited, and challenge them so they give the best of what they can! And if you want to learn to write your own music, prepare the parts for the musicians, write your own songs or score a full symphonic score, this is the right place to learn. We will cover in the course all that Sibelius software can do, and he can do a lot! We will cover too all the market standards for music engraving and publishing so you can stay up to date with your customers. SO, LET'S DO SOME MUSIC TOGETHER!
    I am serious and I like serious students! But I enjoy sharing happy and funny moments with my students too, and the secret is in customizing the materials for each student taking into consideration his background, age, expectations, and needs, so the learning process will be productive and enjoyable at the same time! I like to push my students to their limits, keep them excited, and challenge them so they give the best of what they can! I am not only a composer, but a musicologist, theorist, and pianist too! so I can cover all that my students need from simple songwriting and basic music theory and musical form to the very complicated compositional technics, harmony, counterpoint, and music analysis, passing by the art of arranging, orchestration and instrumentation, and I always give special attention to the Arabic music theory and practices. SO, LET'S DO SOME MUSIC TOGETHER!

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    John
    Professional jazz musician teaching jazz, blues, funk, R&B, pop, rock, latin and classical piano.
    I teach online via Zoom, using software which allows you to see the exact keys I'm playing on my keyboard. My teaching method is to focus on whatever type of music the student loves most, and to build from there. I believe that many people give up their dream of playing an instrument simply because they aren't inspired enough, so my goal is to instill a love for music, whatever that means personally for each individual student. Everyone learns differently and has their own pace and rhythm. I have some students who like to have a regular weekly or biweekly lesson, and others who just get in touch once in a while when they have digested the previous lesson and feel ready to build on it. Whatever the case, I am very flexible and we can figure out what works best for you. A bit about me: Originally honing my skills on the British jazz scene and holding residencies in restaurants and bars around the country, I then went on to tour the world playing on cruise ships, hotels and festivals. I returned to London to complete my master's in jazz piano at the Guildhall School of Music, and during this time performed regularly at Ronnie Scotts, The Vortex and many other venues across the UK. I then spent two years in South America learning about salsa and Cuban music. I now mainly work as a transcriber, writing sheet music for all instruments including full Big Band scores. I have also worked extensively in musical theatre, most recently as musical director for 'Jersey Boys', and on the first US national tour of 'Summer: the Donna Summer Musical'. The video shown below is from my stint playing and directing 'After Midnight', a show set to the music of the Duke Ellington Big Band.