Tropical Trombone and/or Jazz Trombone with a touch of Classical

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From 70.85 $ /h

By means of the right balance between tension and relaxation, you will learn how to optimally express yourself musically on a trombone, the instrument that is very close to the human voice, based on a study schedule specially made for you. You get breathing exercises, relaxation exercises, in addition to exercises from, for example, the Coordination program for Trombone by Bart van Lier. May teaches you how to progress step by step with pleasure and discipline. She has many years of international experience as a teacher of Trombone Jazz and Caribbean Music at Conservatorium de Música de Puerto Rico, Conservatorio de Bellas Artes del Caribe, among others, and has performed in 28 countries. She gave workshops Latin Music and Big Band in ao. The US, South Africa, the Caribbean and various institutes and ensembles in the Netherlands. She lives alternately in Curaçao, the Netherlands and Puerto Rico. her CD Tributo de Tambor y Trombón en Clave de Mujer Boricua was #9 of Top 20 Best Albums of Puerto Rico.

Extra information

Depending on where May is, she teaches online or at home.

Location

Online from Curacao

About Me

May is a multitalented, passionate and creative entertainer who played in twenty eight countries. A Dutch born cocola/salsera who lives since 1994 over 17 years in her second "home country' Puerto Rico. Trombone player, organist, arranger, musical director, teacher/clinician, Spanish teacher, journalist/writer and tourist guide! Her love and passion for all the good things the Island of Enchantement has to offer is reflected, besides in the many interviews she gave on international radio and TV, in two books : ¡Música,maestra! (Totemboek, the Netherlands, July 2009) and her recent bundle of short stories "Poco a poco" (Totemboek, the Netherlands, July 2016). But also in her CD, "Tributo de Tambor y Trombón en Clave de Mujer Boricua" (Coquí Promotions, June 2013) a tribute to the grandes dames of Puerto Rican music, arranged and produced by Eric Figueroa, which is on #9 on the Top 20 Best Albums of the year 2013 of Puerto Rico". She played with The Cubop City Big Band (the Netherlands); Ronald Snijders Extended Band (Surinam); Elías Lopés, Plena Libre, Eddie Santiago (Puerto Rico); the Festival di Tumba, Jazz Festival, (Curaçao), the Glenn Miller Memorial Orchestra (France/ United Kingdom/ the Netherlands) and the Flenn Miller Orchestra (the Netherlands/Germany) and many more. May performed with her own band at the Teatro Francisco Arriví, Ventana al Jazz Fest- Condado, Long Weekend Jazz Fest- Humacao and Paseo de Letras- Old San Juan,Puero Rico, and national Radio 4 "Opium" the Netherlands. She gave workshops and lectures in the Caribbean, the United States, Europe and South Africa. She is a dedicated teacher and big band director. As a writer May was a correspondent for www.caribemagazine.nl representing Puerto Rico and Curaçao, as well as a reviewer for the Antillean Newspaper. She is also a certified Tourist Guide, for the Puerto Rico Tourist Company.
Since 2019 she lives In Curaçao, where she plays as a free lance trombonist, as well in the Netherlands and Puerto Rico. Besides that she is a Spanish teacher in the Netherlands and Curaçao.

Education

Maastricht Conservatory: Teaching Musician Electronic Organ/keyboard
Hilversum Conservatory: Teaching Musician: Trombone Jazz and Popular Music
University for Applied Sciences-Tilburg: Spanish teacher

Experience / Qualifications

over 4 decades experience as a music teacher in the Netherlands, ex teacher at the Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico.

Jan 2023 Tumba Festival 2023, Curaçao - band Excellence
Nov 17, 22-Jan 17, 2023 Puerto Rico: Victoria Sanabria, Trio los Atrevidos, Rafy Santana y Homenaje
January 2021 Tumba Revival Project 2021, Curaçao
January 2020 Tumba Festival 2020, Curaçao
June 2019 concerts in Puerto Rico
June 2019 1st trombonist Festival Kanto pa' Kòrsou 2019
May 2019- present trombonist Randal Corsen Orchestra
February 2019 –2022 Tour designer Punda Tour, Jeep Tour West and Jeep Tour East,
tour guide and translator Tourist Management Curaçao
January 2019 Tumba Festival 2019, Curaçao
July-November 2018 concerts and workshops Latin music, the Netherlands
December 2017 -January 2018 concerts and interviews in media Curaçao, Festival de Tumba 2018
April 8, 2018 Official book presentation Poco a poco bookstore Dominicans,
Maastricht
January 2018 Festival di Tumba 2018, Orchestra One, Curacao
December 28,29, 2017 Parranda di Fin di Ana, Curacao, Randal Corsen Orchestra
March 1, 2015 Concert Tributo de Tambor y Trombón en Clave de Mujer Boricua en
Festival Claridad- San Juan, Puerto Rico
March 30, 2014 Concert Tributo de Tambor y Trombón en Clave de Mujer Boricua en
Ventana al Jazz, Condado- San Juan, Puerto Rico
March 24, 2014 Concierto Tributo de Tambor y Trombón en Clave de Mujer Boricua
in Long Weekend Jazz Fest, Humacao, Puerto Rico Nov-'13- Jun 2014 promotion tour national media in Puerto Rico
December 31, 2013 nomination of her CD “Tributo de Tambor y Trombón en Clave de Mujer
Boricua” on #9 in the Top 20 Best Albums of 2013 Puerto Rico.
November 3, 2013 official CD presentation Tributo de Tambor y Trombón en Clave de
Mujer Boricua, produced by Eric Figueroa and May Peters, Teatro Arriví,
Santurce, Puerto Rico
July 2013 –2023 concerts and radio - TV recordings in Puerto Rico, USA, Netherlands
with her CD “Tributo de Tambor y Trombón en Clave de Mujer Boricua”
August 2011 'Jazz 100 por 35' program from the Puerto Rican Songbook with Edgar
Abraham - Teatro Beckett, Río Piedras (PR)
March '11- Feb. '15 de la Bohemia a la Rumba' program with the late singer-songwriter Ivania
Zayas
March-July 2010 Musical director, arranger and co-producer 'Fiesta Latina' Vijverfeesten
mmv. Harmony Philomena Haelen and Latin Big Band
August-Sept.2010 'Bohemia del Alma' bolero tour Netherlands with singer Gryssel Ramírez (
Puerto Rico); Thomas Böttcher: piano; Daniel Patriasz: percussion
may 2009 guest soloist in 'Da Jazz in Me' St Maarten, clinics Jazz
may 2009 live DVD recording Sonora Ponceña, 55 Aniversario Hato Rey- Puerto Rico
September 2006 –2009, including Orchestra Elías Lopés in Puerto Rico.
Jan – July 2008 Tumba Festival Curaçao, clinics and radio and TV performances
Oct 2005-2006 New Orleans Syncopators, Netherlands
June 2005 Jazz Festival Klapeida – Lithuania, Ronald Snijders Extended Band
Nov-2004-Jan 2005 Puerto Rico : Pleneros del Quinto Olivo, La India in Ponce, William Cepeda Oct 2004 Jazz Festival de Cayenne- French Guiana, Ronald Snijders Extended Band 2002- 2006 Management 'Coquí Promotions' of Venezuelan bands: Kimbiza y
Orquesta Son Risa y Grupo Sabroso.
1992 – 2005 trombonist Kimbiza (Venezuela)
January '01-Oct 2003 Musical director Big Band Swinging Sounds Hoevelaken
Jan-march 2001 Financial director Ronald Snijders
September 2000-2006 Ronald Snijders Extended Band Nov 2000-2005 Replacement New
Cool Collective

May/Dec. 2000 Fra Fra Sound “Kaseko Revisited”Project and Fela Kuti “Black President” March 2000-2001 Mieke Stemerdink Big Band “New Swing Show”
December 1999 Puerto Rico various orchestras including. Rafy Leavitt
September 1999 Lucas van Merwijk & his Cubop City Big Band tour Dutch
Antilles)
May 1998 Workshops and concerts on Europe Day Gala 1998 as a musical director,
arranger of Big Band Music Academy Gauteng, in Johannesburg- South
Africa .
July 1997 –2000 Glenn Miller Memorial Orchestra France, (trombone/bass trombone +
close-harmony choir)
May 1997 Arranger and musical director Salsa project “Fiesta Latina” Big Band
Beeg.
Dec 1996- 1998 musical director Big Band Beeg, Grevenbicht, the Netherlands.
Jan - Feb 1996 tour Viking Line (Cruise) from Sweden to Finland with Perfume de Salsa
(Leticia y su Rumba Dama).
Feb1996-1999 concerts with Leticia y su Rumba Dama.
April 1995- 2006 free-lance trombonist in various orchestras (Midland Big Band, Lucas
van Merwijk & his Cubop City Big Band, Glenn Miller Orchestra,
bass trombone in the Burning Big Band Proyect conducted by Andreas Plumm,
Germany etc.)
Sept 1995 Orchestra Harry van Hooff, 1st trombone in a semi/classical and pop
project, BMW, Munich.
Feb-march 1995 Jazz quartet, Curaçao.
Jan 1994 and Jan'95 Trombonist (1st) and copyist Tumba Festival, Curaçao.
March 1994- Jan 1995 Puerto Rico trombonist at Eddie Santiago and Plena Libre
Free lance trombonist with José Nogueras
October 1994 * José Manuel (television) Chivas Regall Jazz Festival, Jazz quintet with Eric Figueroa (pn), Jimmy Rivera (dr), Hector Venero (sx) and Freddie Gumbs (bs).

Age

Teenagers (13-17 years old)

Adults (18-64 years old)

Seniors (65+ years old)

Student level

Beginner

Intermediate

Advanced

Duration

45 minutes

60 minutes

90 minutes

The class is taught in

Dutch

English

Spanish

German

Skills

Jazz music

Trombone

Availability of a typical week

(GMT -04:00)

New York

Online via webcam

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

00-04

04-08

08-12

12-16

16-20

20-24

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Beginner-Advanced Level

Experience:
I am a professional musician and have been teaching students of all ages for over 20 years. My experience as a teacher and my pursuit of self-improvement as a musician have led me to develop an effective method that I have already tested with over a hundred students.
Throughout my career I had the satisfaction of studying with great masters of different specialties or styles, each one emphasizing different aspects of flamenco, classical or modern guitar and each one has given me their approach (technique, rhythms, accompaniment, harmony, etc.), which has led me after years of study and compilation to take the best from each one to develop my method.

My role in my classes is more that of a personal trainer than a teacher, where I will be very attentive to bringing out the best in my students, finding the right technique to help them develop a good rhythm, working on their rhythm, etc.
For me, the role of a teacher, in addition to teaching, is to be part of a team, to maintain morale and constantly improve oneself while always maintaining a love for music.

Methodology:
I tailor the lessons to the student's level, style, or goals. Generally, the first half of the lesson is dedicated to technique, focusing on proper placement, execution, and relaxation, which will result in a good sound. Over time, I've realized that it's also a way to connect with the guitar, concentrate, and warm up. So, little by little, we'll develop our routine, which will begin by working on basic rhythmic aspects.
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FLAMENCO
- Flamenco technique
- Palos (Tangos, Bulerías, Alegrías, Soleá, Taranta...)
- Accompaniment to singing and dancing
- Clapping and rhythms

MODERN GUITAR
- Harmony
- Improvisation
- Repertoire (rumbas, pop, jazz, rock, etc.)

CLASSIC
- Reading, solfège and interpretation.
- Works
- I work with progressive learning books

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Rhythm work;
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Study of a piece chosen according to the tastes and level of the student.

Depending on your objectives, the courses may also cover:

Composition: creating melodies, understanding chords and harmony;
Improvisation: learning to build solos, to play naturally over a chord progression and to find one's way within the structure of the piece;
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Applied music theory: scales, harmony, nuances, phrasing, rhythms and musical analysis.

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