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Habib Benedikt Elias - Singing, Piano and Clarinet Teacher
I have a Music Teacher Degree from Germany, comparable (NARIC) to British Bachelor (Honours) degree standard, and broad experiences as a vocal, piano and clarinet teacher for students of all grades and ages.
I am familiar with the classical as well as the jazz and pop stiles of music and have experiences in teaching music in the English, German, Spanish and French language.
In my instrumental and singing lessons I provide the students with skills in vocal and instrumental techniques, music theory, improvisation techniques, score reading and knowledge about music styles and history. It is fundamental to me to motivate the students to delight in making music, to support through the lessons their individual creativity and sense for music appreciation and music aesthetics, as well as to facilitate the pleasure of learning, studying and concentrating through the positive energy music can give.
In my lessons I also prepare the students for performances on stage as well as for playing and singing in various combinations of bands, orchestras, choirs and musical groups.
1997 - 2000
Studies of opera and solo singing with Professor Raimund Gilvan-Cartwright at the University of Music Saarland (Hochschule für Musik Saar) in Saarbrücken, Germany
1996 -1998
Classical singing lessons with Professor Ulrike Sonntag, Stuttgart, Germany
http://www.mh-stuttgart.de/studium/vita/sonntag/
1991 – 1996
Music Teacher Studies with main subject clarinet with Professor Waldemar Wandel (Consortium Classicum) at Staatliche Hochschule für Musik Trossingen, Germany, with parallel emphasis on the subject piano
Music Teacher Degree in 1996, comparable (NARIC) to British Bachelor (Honours) degree standard
Since 2010
Music teacher at the Tabernacle School in London, Holland Park
http://www.tabernacleschool.com/
Since 2010
Piano, clarinet and singing teacher at The Music House for Children, London, UK
http://www.musichouseforchildren.co.uk
Since September 2009
Private singing, piano, clarinet and music theory teacher, London, UK
2008 - July 2009
Piano teacher at the “Hamelin” school in Alella, Barcelona
Teaching languages: english and spanish
http://www.escolessas.com/escolessas/hameale/primer.html
2008 – July 2009
Clarinet teacher at the “Skerzo” music school in Barcelona, Spain
1992 – 2009
Private clarinet, piano and singing teacher in various cities in Germany and in Barcelona, Spain
1997 - 2000
Clarinet teacher at the “Waldorfschule” in Bexbach, Germany
http://www.waldorfschule-bexbach.de/fws/index.htm
1997 - 2000
Clarinet teacher at the “Music Association” in Ensdorf, Germany
1995 - 1998
Clarinet and saxophone teacher at the municipal music school in
Rottenburg am Neckar, Germany - http://www.musikschule-rottenburg.de/
1995 - 1997trossingen
Clarinet and saxophone teacher at the municipal music school in
Trossingen, Germany - http://www.trossingen.de/
1992 - 1995
Clarinet and saxophone teacher at the municipal music school in
Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany - http://www.musikakademie-vs.de/
FURTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND EDUCATION
Participation at the education project with Sir Simon Rattle and The “Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra”: Piano performance together with members of the Orchestra Academy of The Berlin Philharmonics and participation in the orchestration of the music score of Karim Sebastian Elias for the movie “Rhythm is it”. Directors: Thomas Grube and Enrique Sánchez Lansch
Performances:
- Singer and pianist at the award evening of the Television-Festival in Baden Baden, Germany
- Member of the choir of the opera project “Carmen” at the Summer Music Theatre in Merzig, Germany
- During the studies at the Universities of Music: Opera and concert arias, operetta productions, recitals as a singer,
pianist and clarinet player
- Member of the choir of the state opera of Saarland in Saarbrücken, Gemany:
“Nabucco” (Verdi), Director: Johann Kresnik,
“Missa Solemnis” (Beethoven), New Years Concert 1999/2000
- Radio Recordings (Saarland Radio) at the program “Performances of students of the University of Saarland”: “Fili mi
Absalon” of Heinrich Schütz for solo baritone and trombone quartet.
Participation at a course of corporal expression and opera acting with Professor Claudio de Maglio, (Director of the
Academy of Dramatic Arts in Udine, Italy)
University-entrance diploma with principal subjects Music and French, 1989
First piano lessons at the age of 8, first clarinet lessons with Karl Singer at the age of 14, jazz saxophone lessons with Klaus Kretzmarsky, 1986 – 1989, Master classes of clarinet with Prof Waldemar Wandel, Greece, 1994/1995, with Prof. Eduard Brunner, Switzerland, 1996