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Trumpet lessons | Piano lessons | Jazz lessons | Classical lessons | Theory.

Rafael. Trumpet player, pianist, bass player, composer, arranger, bandleader.

I would like to invite everyone for the instrument and music lessons. I am a musician with 18 years of experience.

I will teach you the basics as well as the advanced level. I focus on accuracy, commitment, ambition, helping motivation and professionalism.
I offer you different genres of music!

Jazz, Popular and Stage Music, Latin, Classics, Workshop, Lead Trumpet, Jazz Trumpet, Classic Trumpet, Jazz Piano, Classical Piano, Theory, Ear Training, Harmony, History of Music, History of Jazz and also writing scores in the Music Editor "Finale".

I am inviting to all interested persons to join lessons.

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Beginners welcome!
Everyone welcome!

Location

At student's location: Around Lucerne, Switzerland
At student's location: Around Zurich, Switzerland
At student's location: Around St. Gallen, Switzerland
At student's location: Around Schübelbach, Switzerland
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At student's location: Around Basel, Switzerland

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Duration:
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The class is taught in:English, Polish, German

About Me

About me!

Hello! my name is Rafael. I was born in Poland. I am a trumpeter, pianist, double bass player, bass player.
I started playing trumpet when I was 4, and my first teacher was my grandfather, known as a playing Lead. I already played in several local orchestras, and when I was 8 when my dad studied at the Music Academy in Katowice, I attended jazz lessons and played in the Big Academic Band. When I was 13 I started studying in the trumpet class at POSM II st in Katowice, and after a year I moved to ZPSM in Żory.
I graduated from this school in 2017. I played together with the school Big Band as Lead Trumpet. Together with this band I played many concerts, recorded an album, and won many awards. In 2016 I won the 3rd place in the Jazz Junior category at the International Jazz Contest in Tarnów.
Since 2015, I had the pleasure to perform and record discs with such musicians as Jerry Bergonzi, Nicholas Payton, Keyon Harrold, Alex Garnett, Carl Winther, Anders Morgensen, Anders Bergcrantz, Michał Urbaniak, Jerzy Główczewski, Kuba Więcek, Marcin Jahr, Arek Skolik, Kuba Badach, Marek Konarski, Artur Tuznik, Gabor Bolla, Michal Szpak, Justyna Steczkowska, Kayah, Piotr Cugowski, Ewa Farna and with such bands as Rafael Wojaczek Big Band, Rafael Wojaczek Quartet, Sound Smugglers, Enerjazzer, The Bohemians, FJT Orchestra, Big Band ZPSM Żory and many others .

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