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Jazz / Pop Piano & Songwriting Lesson in Seoul, Korea (in English / Korean)

Hi all, this is Sarang from S.Korea who's been working as a jazz composer, songwriter, pianist, arranger, improviser, and a producer since 2008. And I've been teaching pop/jazz composition, songwriting, piano-accompaniment as a lecturer in 2 universities located in Gyeonggi province since 2020.

I've played the piano since the age of 4, so I can say that music is just part of my life. My students have said that I am talented at making difficult topics easy to understand, and for me to see their growth as artists is a great pleasure. In short, I love teaching and teach well. :) Therefore most of my students at the conservatoire evaluate my class higher than 14.0/15.0 at the every end of semester.

Through this lesson you will learn about various aspects of music with piano from my experiences, because I’d love widening my musical spectrum and improving my own musical language by exploring different genres of music. (You will see it through my albums linked below.)

What you will learn from this lessons are :
1) playing pop music with piano with chord reading
2) playing jazz music with nice voicing & soloing
3) making your own songs with nice chord progression
4) how to read and write rhythms easily
5) how to make a music score using tools like Sibelius or Musescore
6) how to work on Logic (DAW) with midi-related stuffs (on Mac)
... etc. Well, as you know, it just depends on your goal. Whatever you need, just bring your things to the lesson. :)

Add to that, if necessary, according to your level; you could have to start learning from the very basics like how the chords are structured and how to make your muscles (especially your hands, fingers and elbows) soft.

Looking forward to meeting new students/friends through this platform!

* [Attention]
I can reject giving lessons after the 1st meeting with you, according to your attitude or in the case I don’t feel safe. Well, just to make it clear. ;)

* [About Location]
1) My idea for this music lesson in English is to make the fee lower for you than the ordinary one because of my English level. Well, anyway I am not native. I usually work from home, so if you come to my house for the lesson, the rate will be lower than how much I get from Korean students.
But it's only for the case you come to my place where is close to 'Cheonwang (천왕) Station' which is very left side of the subway line no.7. It usually takes 13 mins by walk from the station to my place, and if you get on the bus at the bus stop right in front of the metro exit #3, you will get off only after a bus stop.

2) The other option? Online lessons through Zoom are also doable at the same fee, but to be honest I don't prefer it because many students are not ready for the necessary equipments.

3) In the case I move to the area near you, Hongik University Station(홍대입구) on Wednesday where I pointed at the map, the payment should be 1.5 times.

4) And for the other area, it could be even higher according to the distance..You might know that Seoul is one of the biggest cities in the world, so I believe that you will understand this.

For more info, see the below.

Extra information

You need a piano or keyboard (preferably 88 hammer keys) around your place to practice daily before and after the lesson to make what you learn into "yours".

Location

At teacher's location: Ori-ro -gil, Guro-gu, Seoul, South Korea
At student's location: Around Seoul, South Korea
At student's location: Around Seoul, South Korea

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General info

Age:
Adults (18-64 years old)
Seniors (65+ years old)
Student level:
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Duration:
60 minutes
The class is taught in:English, Korean

About Me

I am a friend-like teacher. Most of my last students are still connected with me, no matter how long ago they quit the lesson.

After I came back to my country, I've decided to start teaching music in English for foreigners who are living in Korea because I DO KNOW what it means to be a "stranger" in a strange land, and how important it is to make local friends to make your life more comfortable, happier and safer. But then COVID-19 started, and I couldn't keep meeting people from abroad anymore.. and now it's time to start making friends again! :)

I promise that from my lesson you will get more than whatever you expected, because I consider all kinds of meetings valuable.
Add to that, as a teacher I am very talented at catching what students are curious for and explaining very well. You'll be helped to have a wide perspective about music with depth.

Education

- Sungshin women's university, Seoul
(BA : Law & Psychology)

- Seoul Institute of the Arts (서울예대 실용음악과), Ansan, Korea
(Piano Performance)

- Codarts University of the Arts, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
(MA : Jazz Composition)
(Codarts : in the old name, Rotterdam Conservatory / (구) 로테르담 콘서바토리)

Add to that, I want to let you know that both conservatories I graduated from are highly ranked ones as one of the top 3 in each country and I graduated SIA with the highest mark from my part.​​

Experience / Qualifications

[ Teaching Experience ]
Since 2008 normally I’ve taught many students through private lessons.
And since 2020, after I came back home from the Netherlands, I’ve taught such subjects in universities as a lecturer :
- Pop / Jazz composition
- Songwriting
- Piano Accompaniment


[ My Recent Personal Albums ]
- Apr 2022 'Into Eternal Love'
: Pop, Jazz & Classical music
- Dec 2020 'Christmas Unheard Of'
: Jazz & Improvisation
- Jun 2020 'When the Blue Bloom Blooms'
: Electronic Music, Piano Solo, Contemporary Music, Ensemble

Reviews (1)

Sarang is an amazing and very experienced piano teacher. She helped me immensely with my understanding of how to make my piano playing sound beautiful and interesting to others! She also speaks great English which makes it possible to go through the lessons without any knowledge of Korean.

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