Since my graduation in 2000 I have been a trumpet- and jazz improvisation teacher at the ‘Polderhuis’ in Lansingerland. After many pleasant years the school was forced to close, due to failing subsidy policy. The participants of the jazz combo still go strong. They are now called the Lansing Jazz Combo.
Next to that I teach at the “fanfare” orchestra ‘K&V’ (Kunst en Vriendschap) in Zoetermeer. This is a band which has its own education, including “AMV” (General Musical Cultivation) for the youngest, private music lessons and a “pre-orchestra” which allows student players to play together already in a very early stage of the learning process.
Since last September, 2010 I responsable for the trumpet coarse at the Delft University of Technology. I am very happy with this new teaching environmemt. How well equipped this school is! I have a few students now, varying from starter level to top improviser. The good news is that people from outside the University can also subscribe for a course (8 lessons) They don’t get the amazing discount the students get, but I definitely think the price is more than reasonable; please contact me if you are interested!
In the last years I have been training myself in different ways of teaching jazz improvisation. My goal is to combine listening, understanding, knowing and feeling in small exercises. Whenever I succeed in making an exercise that turns out to be both challenging and fun to both my student and to me, I’m very happy!