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Jason
- Hourly rate £50
- Response Time 1h
- Number of students 4
£50/hr
1st lesson free
- Saxophone
- Clarinet
- Wind instruments
Dr. Jason Alder provides (bass) clarinet and saxophone lessons for students of all ages and levels
Lesson location
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At Jason's house: London
- Online
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at your home or in a public place : will travel up to 10 km from London
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About Jason
Dr. Jason Alder is a low clarinet contemporary music specialist and improviser. He is frequently found performing and lecturing at international festivals and premiering new works from his composer collaborations. Jason has just finished PhD research on the contrabass clarinet at the Royal Northern College of Music (UK), and has previously studied at Michigan State University (US), Conservatorium van Amsterdam (NL), and Artez Conservatorium (NL). He is an endorsing Artist for Selmer clarinets, D'Addario reeds, Behn mouthpieces, and Silverstein ligatures.
About the lesson
- All Levels
- English
All languages in which the lesson is available :
English
I have been an educator for over 20 years, teaching clarinet, bass clarinet, and saxophone one-to-one and group lessons to students of all ages and levels. I have taught privately, at music schools, as part of the primary school curriculum or after-school club, and have lectured and given masterclasses at the higher education level, such as at the Royal Northern College of Music, California State University Northridge, Michigan State University, Truman State University, Glendale Community College, Royal Conservatorium of Gent, and the Conservatorio di Musica Bologna. I have also mentored young musicians for the charity Future Talent.
Former students have ranged in age from 7-75, and from absolute beginners, advanced high school students, adults that just wanted to jam with friends, professionals of other instruments that wanted to learn to double, theatermakers that wanted to be able to add another element to their performances, and music conservatory and professional clarinetists with more traditional training that wanted to learn extended techniques and contemporary performance practice.
My goal is to make lessons enjoyable, no matter what your musical goals are. Whether you aspire to be a professional musician or just want to play for fun, I can tailor the lessons to suit you and your learning needs.
I offer lessons for clarinet, bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet, and saxophones in all styles of music.
Recommendations
Recommendations come from relatives, friends and acquaintances of the teacher
I have been learning jazz saxophone from Jason for over 5 years and have enjoyed my lessons with him. Jason is an experienced and accomplished musician who is very happy to share his knowledge and skills. He is good at adapting his teaching approach to meet my needs and interests. Jason has an excellent ear and sense of rhythm and gives me very focussed feedback on my playing and provides helpful suggestions on to how to practice more effectively to improve my playing. He has helped me to improve my technique, playing from musical scores as well as developing my listening skills and playing by ear. He has also provided useful approaches to improvisation, following chord changes as well as playing more intuitively.
I started saxophone as a mature adult about 10 years ago. I transferred to Jason's tutelage almost five years ago as I wanted to find a teacher who performed or taught genres other than jazz. My lessons have been tailored to my own interests of classical and folk music. As well as being an expert performer, Jason has a very wide musical knowledge, and has constructive comments and suggestions not just in my lessons, but also in any other musical queries I bring, from Balkan music to early recorder music to dulcimer tuning. Above all, the lessons are most enjoyable.
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Rates
Hourly rate
- £50
Pack prices
- 5h: £225
- 10h: £425
online
- £50/h
Travel
- + £20
free lessons
The first free lesson with Jason will allow you to get to know each other and clearly specify your needs for your next lessons.
- 30mins
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