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Saxophone lessons - Saxophone Lessons - pro musician!

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Learn the saxophone or perfect your skills with a renowned professional musician.
Whatever your favorite style, your level and your age, I offer you a simple and effective method for learning rhythm, interpretation and improvisation.
Piano and drum accompaniment, recordings.


Learn how to play the saxophone or improve your playing with a well known professional musician. For any style level or age, I can provide a simple and efficient method to learn and improve rhythm, interpretation and improvisation. Play along with piano, drums, recordings.

Extra information

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Video conference course possible!
Online lessons available!
Home travel possible.
I do not provide an instrument.

Location

At teacher's location: Rue De Keersmaeker, 1090 Jette, Belgique
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:French, English, Italian

About Me

I am a Jazz, soul-pop saxophone player ...and a music teacher!

As a musician for as long as I can remember, I have always been keen to teach others what I have learned.

I am a saxophonist, songwriter, and soul-jazz singer. I have a classical piano training and I play drums too. This allows me to play along with my students and to surround them very early in an inspiring musical atmosphere.

To be beautiful, music must be conceived clearly and simply, whatever the musician's level. It is also quite simply that it must be taught and learned.

Education

Diploma of the academy of music theory and classical piano
I studied at the Brussels Conservatory with Steven Houben, and with Erwin Vann in the Dutch-speaking section. Private lessons with Kurt Van Herck.
Some lessons with Chris Potter in New York in 1999.

Experience / Qualifications

I've been teaching in private schools and at home since 1993!

Here's a tiny professional bio of myself ;-)

LAURENT is a saxophone player, a singer-songwriter from Brussels,
mainly in the Soul Jazz idiom. Self-taught musician at first, he also learned with the best musicians around, from Brussels to New-York. For about 20 years, he’s been successfully directing his own projects, featuring the most soulful jazz musicians of Belgium and abroad. He played a major role in the great bands of Daniel Romeo and Marc Lelangue.
The free-lance part of his career let him play with names such as Fred Wesley, Boney M, George Mc Crae, Percy Sledge, and on a very special evening with James Brown.

Reviews (6)

Helpful, detailed yet clear instructions and suggestions from Laurent. Helped me to visualize how to play better.
I am really happy! I think I will evolve very quickly thanks to Laurent!
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1st meeting excellent, I can't wait for the second class
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Patient, skilled, and dedicated
Pleasant first contact. Good teacher, very educational.
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