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Classical or Popular Music lessons for Violists/Violinists

Viola lessons for beginners, intermediate and advanced levels and violin lessons for beginners and intermediate levels, specialised in classical music, pop or Latin music. Are you curious about playing different musical styles and exploring different possibilities with your instrument?
With pop and/or latin genres, we will deal with rhythmic training, arranging skills, accompanying, interpretation and basic improvisation, as well as developing good technical skills on the instrument. Basic knowledge about the instrument is preferred.
With classical music, we are going to be able to dive deeply into the instruments technical and expressive possibilities and work on classical repertoire from different periods. Classical and popular music are very good complements for each other. However, it is also possible to work only on one genre, depending on your interests :)

Location

At teacher's location: Pieter de Hoochweg, Rotterdam, Netherlands
At student's location: Around Rotterdam, Netherlands
Online via webcam

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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:
60 minutes
The class is taught in:English, Spanish, German

About Me

My name is Daniela and I am a cross-over violist from Costa Rica. I moved to the Netherlands in 2020 to do my studies in Classical Music and Latin Music (Viola) at Codarts Conservatory in Rotterdam. I am now at the end of my studies and during these years in the Netherlands I have played in many different projects from different musical styles: classical orchestras and chamber music, pop and jazz orchestras, like the Jong Metropole and have experience playing and recording with different pop, jazz and world music bands. Currently, I am the band-leader of my own latin project called La Reunión, member of a latin band called Las Hienas and working as a freelancer with different musical projects. Before moving to the Netherlands I studied Music Education (Dozent Muziek) in the University of Costa Rica. I worked as an individual teacher for many years back there and I have experience teaching violin and Viola to children and adults.

Education

Bachelor of Music Education, University of Costa Rica
Classical Music Preparatory Course, ArtEZ University of the Arts
Bachelor of Classical Music with a Minor in Latin Music, Codarts University of the Arts

Experience / Qualifications

Ongoing Projects:

Las Hienas Band - Rotterdam, Netherlands. Latin Music.
La Reunión Band -Rotterdam, Netherlands. Latin Music.

Past projects:

Jong Metropole: Fast Future with Donny McCaslin - Hilversum, Netherlands. Modern Jazz.
Jong Metropole: East Meets West with Tom Cohen - Apeldoorn, Netherlands. Middle East Music.
Smashed Wood String Quartet - Rotterdam, Netherlands. Pop, Jazz and World Music.
Jong Metropole: Higher Ground with Michelle Davis - Hilversum, Netherlands. Pop Music.
Jong Metropole Plays Snarky Puppy with Michael League and Jamison Ross- Bremen, Germany. Jazz-Fusion Music.

Artistic Collaborations (freelancer)

Imaginarium - Ep Recording - The Hague, Netherlands [July, 2023] Jazz-Fusion Music.
Gerardo Rosales and Luisito Rosario - Live Performance - Delft, Netherlands [24th of March, 2023] Latin Music.
Rotem the Band - Ep Recording - Rotterdam, The Netherlands [January/June 2023]. Pop Music.
Peter Somuah Group - Letter to the Universe Album Recording (Act Music) - Rotterdam, Netherlands [November, 2022]. Jazz-Fusion Music.
Sor - Television performance, Pop 22, NPO 1 - Almere, Netherlands [5th of April 2022] Rap/Pop Music.

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  • Instructor since December 2023
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from 48€At teacher's location
from 48€Online via webcam
from 60€At student's home

Good-fit Instructor Guarantee


If you are not satisfied after your first lesson, Apprentus will find you another instructor or will refund your first lesson.

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