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Composition and music theory lessons, in Berlin or online

Internationally active composer and music theorist (M.Mus) currently accepting students for the following subjects (online sessions):
-Music theory (basic to college level), including harmony, counterpoint, analysis
-Western music history (medieval to contemporary), music appreciation
-Composition, music notation (software + score preparation), electronic music, university application portfolio feedback and general application advising
-English (for academic writing)

Location

At teacher's location: Koneo Mobile UG (haftungsbeschränkt), Linienstraße, Berlin, Germany
Online via webcam
At student's location: Around Mitte, Germany

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General info

Age:
Teenagers (13-17 years old)
Adults (18-64 years old)
Seniors (65+ years old)
Student level:
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Duration:
60 minutes
90 minutes
The class is taught in:English, Chinese, German

About Me

I'm a Canadian composer currently working as a freelance artist in Berlin with a small studio of great students.

Education

M.Mus, Composition: University of Music and Performing Arts Frankfurt am Main, 1,0 with distinction (principal teachers: Orm Finnendahl, Michael Reudenbach)
B. Mus, Composition: Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester, with highest distinction (principal teachers: Robert Morris, Carlos Sanchez-Gutierrez, Oliver Schneller, Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon)
Associate of the Royal Conservatory of Toronto, piano performance and music history

Experience / Qualifications

Grants: Berlin Fellowship from the Academy of Arts, Berlin; commission support from the Canada Council of the Arts; five awards from the SOCAN Foundation Young Composer Awards; graduate study stipend from the DAAD; full scholarship from the Eastman School of Music, four departmental awards from the Eastman composition department.
Publications: Perspectives of New Music (vol. 60 no. 2); SWR Jetztmusik

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