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Composition Tutoring and Music Theory Lessons (En and Pt)
Would you like to be able to learn how to write music? If so, my goal is to guide you through the learning process and give you the tools to become an autonomous musician: technical skills, understanding of music theory, sight-reading,
music history, orchestration, electronics, and last but not the least composition according to what may be for you.
I hold a master's degree in Composition from the Royal Conservatory of Antwerp and now I'm pursuing an Advanced Master's in Contemporary Music at the Royal Conservatory/School of Arts in Ghent. Besides my formation as a composer, I also perform and collaborate with artists from several art forms. I'm glad to share my experience with you!
If you're interested in starting online composition lessons with me, please send me a message so we can discuss which option would fit you best!
I'm looking forward to hearing from you!
music history, orchestration, electronics, and last but not the least composition according to what may be for you.
I hold a master's degree in Composition from the Royal Conservatory of Antwerp and now I'm pursuing an Advanced Master's in Contemporary Music at the Royal Conservatory/School of Arts in Ghent. Besides my formation as a composer, I also perform and collaborate with artists from several art forms. I'm glad to share my experience with you!
If you're interested in starting online composition lessons with me, please send me a message so we can discuss which option would fit you best!
I'm looking forward to hearing from you!
Location
Online via webcam
At student's location: Around Mortsel, 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) |
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Student level: | Beginner Intermediate Advanced |
Duration: | 60 minutes |
The class is taught in: | English, Portuguese |
About Me
Hi!My name is Rúben. I am a Portuguese composer based in Antwerp. I came to Belgium to pursue my master's degree in Composition at the Royal Conservatory of Antwerp. Since then I've been living between Portugal and Belgium developing performances with artists from several fields.
I would be really happy to meet you and teach you what composition may be. The lessons are fun and relaxed. We will talk about your expectations and the styles of music you would like to explore. I am a classically trained composer, but I'm glad I can share my experience with you :)
Education
Bachelor in Composition at ESMAE, Porto, Portugal.Master in Composition at Royal Conservatoire of Antwerp.
Currently attending to Advanced Master’s Program in Contemporary Music at Royal Conservatory/School of Arts in Ghent.
Experience / Qualifications
Rúben (1994), composer, performer and multidisciplinary artist. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Music Composition from Escola Superior de Música, Artes e Espetáculo (ESMAE) in Porto and received a Masters’ degree in Composition with honors (cum laude) from the Royal Conservatoire of Antwerp. Currently he is studying at the Advanced Master’s Program in Contemporary Music under the guidance of ICTUS ensemble and SPECTRA ensemble at the Royal Conservatory/School of Arts in Ghent.Has collaborated with several musicians from the Portuguese national panorama and was awarded in the 6th and 7th editions of the “21st Century Composition Award”, organized by ARTEAM. In 2018 was a resident artist at the Estalagem da Ponta do Sol Contemporary Music and Electronics Residency, in Madeira (Portugal).
Recently, he integrated the European Opera Academy as part of the EOA Lab (2021) on the creation of a micro-opera and in the International Opera Creation, Improvisation, and Performance Incubator (2022) with masterclasses in Lithuania, which culminated in the premiere of a small opera. Co-founded the collaborative structure BANQUETE, of multidisciplinary research and creation in the arts, of which he is an associate researcher and creator.
His music has been heard in Belgium, Germany, Portugal, and Spain, including performances at the DDD Festival, the Cycle Estado da Nação (Porto), the Aveiro_Síntese biennial, the Música Viva Festival, the Operafest Lisbon, the Synthesis - XIV Cycle of Contemporary Music, and the XII Ciclo de Musica Atual (Badajoz).
Recent commissions and collaborations include works for the Duartes Vocal Ensemble, Síntese - Contemporary Music Group, Hodiernus Ensemble, Arte no Tempo, and soloists Adam Starkie, Eva Boesch, Karin de Fleyt, Katie Porter, Keiko Murakami and Marc Tooten.
He has participated in masterclasses with Åke Parmerud, Francesco Filidei, Gilbert Nouno, Harrison Birtwistle, Jessie Marino, and Patricia Alessandrini, among others.
Through non-hierarchical collaborative methods, he develops multi art form pieces that explores the relations between music and performance art dealing with concepts such as body, space, moving image and sound.
His music is published by Arte no Tempo and Babel Scores.
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