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The requirements What are the requirements for learning an instrument? Simple answer: fun with music and lots of curiosity. Another important requirement is the choice of the right instrument and personal musical style. Age does not play a major role and so far the age range of my students has ranged between 5 and 88 years. No previous knowledge is required. The goal of our work My goal is to systematically lead the students to a high level on the instrument and to give them the necessary tools on the way to master their instrument musically and technically. At the end, everyone should be able to work on musical pieces on their own and completely independently of the teacher. In addition to this independence, it is also important to me to build up a large repertoire of pieces with the students. The teaching concept My lessons are tailored for all students, whether children, teenagers or adults, according to their personal abilities and tastes. Without excessive pressure to perform, I adapt to the individual learning pace of each student. In doing so, I always take into account the requirements of everyday private life in order to always adapt the training program to the current life situation. We dare to approach challenging pieces even in beginner lessons and adapt them to the level of play of the student by simplifying them. This is supplemented by musically appealing, but at the same time pedagogically advanced material in order to achieve a meaningful learning progress. In a pleasant classroom atmosphere, spiced with a pinch of wit and humor, we work disciplined and at the same time have a lot of fun. An important part of the lesson is also being able to work through pieces of audio files or popular YouTube learning videos. Learning to play melodies to accompanying patterns of different styles is also included in the concept. We learn music in a very listening-oriented way and gradually develop the necessary knowledge of notes and rules of music theory from it. The lessons are based on the previous knowledge of the students and are always based on their abilities. The curriculum for every of our meetings develops from this. The more disciplined a student practices, the faster they will be successful in playing. I stand by my students with practice plans, instructions on time management and video tutorials. I also guide the students in making videos and sound recordings of themselves. In this way, I can also accompany the practice process between the lessons with help and advice. Preparation is everything In each exercise, the lesson content is worked out in a simple, thorough and sustainable manner. As a rule, the homework is designed in such a way that every student can follow up on the subject matter at home without difficulty and continue practicing independently. I provide my students with an easily accessible route to efficient learning methods. As a result, we achieve far more than in a conventional session that is based purely on replaying notes. Effective learning methods take less time and generally ensure more lasting success when practicing. Gradually, my students learn to develop an eye for the essentials and to grasp and implement notes quickly. In this way, notes only serve as a reminder and the attention is fully concentrated on listening and intuitively experiencing music. In this way, simple basic knowledge becomes an ever more complex and comprehensive wealth of experience that significantly simplifies making music. Music can be experienced holistically and thus remains longer and more thoroughly in the memory. The broader this base, the more diverse the challenges and opportunities players will have to express themselves with their music. Listening and understanding as a teaching concept Unfortunately, music is all too often conveyed and played purely according to notes. We don't really need a teacher for this type of teaching and any self-study course on the Internet or in book form is a far cheaper alternative. In learning music from just reading notes, a player is not really given a reason to thoroughly internalize the musical text. Pieces are only practiced superficially and "spelled" over and over again each time they are played through. A thorough mastery of the instrument and enjoyment of your own music does not really come up with the "bean counting method". For this reason, we develop a good feeling for the instrument, learn a feel for the movement sequences and combine this with active and conscious listening. From this we work out how to read notes and all the musical corellations in the notes. Music as language Music is a language. That is why music, like any other language, consists of letters, syllables, words and a wide variety of grammar rules. At first you just listen carefully and get a feel for the sound of this language. First words are discovered and you may hear certain grammar rules after a while. The feeling for the language becomes more and more comprehensive and from this now the letters are revealed. In the next step, the letters suddenly come together to form syllables, from which words and ultimately entire sentences are formed. This makes the approach to learning music much more playful, just as children learn to speak their mother tongue. As an aid for this we use, among other things, the relative solmization. Due to the deep understanding of the musical structures, the door to improvisation is also wide open and even switching to another instrument is made much easier thanks to our thorough hearing training. If you are now curious and would like to take two free trial lessons, or if you have any questions, please contact me. I would be happy to advise you.