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Piano and improvisation lessons (also without note knowledge)

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I've been playing the piano since I was 10. But at the music academy I learned piano in a very scholastic way. We always had to learn scores, which you spend a lot of time on, and once you could do it perfectly, you already had to switch to another piece. I got tired of this and started improvising. I now make my own songs and I prefer to play the piano more than ever before. I would like to share this with other people as well. I do this in combination with solfège, so that everyone has the basics. The lessons consist of 70-80% solfège and piano pieces (I work with piano books) and then we conclude with 20-30% improvisation. Improvisation is experienced by all my students as the most enjoyable part of the lesson.

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A piano is needed.

Location

Online via webcam
At student's location: Around Leuven, Belgium
At student's location: Around Hulshout, Belgium

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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
The class is taught in:Dutch, English

About Me

I am a 23 year old psychology student. I have been playing the piano since I was ten. I always had to learn songs from music sheets at the music academy, which has reduced my motivation to play the piano. You practice for a long time and once you can play it perfectly, you have to immediately switch to another sheet and repeat the whole process.
That's why I started improvising, and now I play my own songs. I would like to share this knowledge with others. I can give piano lessons to people who already have piano knowledge (but would also like to learn to improvise) and to beginners. If desired, I can also give basic music theory to beginners.

Education

I have studied music and piano at the musicacademy of Geel since I was ten. I learned classical piano pieces and also played together with a partner so that we sat at the piano with 2, and in the last year of my education, there was a new option to choose (it was called 'begeleidingspraktijk', I don't know how to translate that) and I did it for a year and there I learned a lot for my improvisations.

Experience / Qualifications

I have been playing the piano for 11 years, and have also had music theory, so I can also teach music theory too if desired. Of those 11 years, I have been fully concentrated on improvisation for the last 3 years.

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Very nice, sweet personality. Our daughter feels very good with her and is very enthusiastic and motivated to get started with Lena's tips and lessons.
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Smooth and sweet character, can handle a child very well.
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My ultimate goal is to let people enjoy playing the piano. In my classes, the focus is less on the competitive side of piano, but it is rather about the music we can create together. After going to the music academy with a rather strict, school-like approach, I prefer to make my classes instructive, but without comprising the joy of playing piano. I learned to play the piano with the books of Folk Dean, so I will use them in my classes too. These books are for beginners, people who don't know anything about piano at all. Most of the student I have now are beginners. I will teach amongst other things how you play with the right posture, how to read notes, how to create musicality... I will give you a solid basis for a pianist. I will also teach you the solfège that you need to know. There's no prior knowledge required for this class.

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