Bio

Alexander Nettelbeck is an internationally recognized musician with over fifteen years experience teaching all levels from beginners to advanced/professional.

Alexander offers private piano and music composition lessons from the Music Studio at Glenferrie Rd Malvern.

Classically and jazz trained, Alexander has recorded and toured throughout Australia, Europe, Asia and New Zealand working with a diverse variety of artists in many musical idioms from jazz, to folk, swing, rock, reggae, blues, R&B, bossa nova and world music.

All prospective students are required to have an initial lesson to determine their musical abilities and interests. A program for further development in piano will be then structured to meet individual aims and requirements.

Lesson times: by appointment Monday-Saturday

Teaching Info

Areas taught include:

•how to develop great piano and keyboard playing skills, understanding melodies, chords, scales and arpeggios

•improving aural/listening and sight reading abilities

•playing new pieces from classical, jazz and contemporary popular repertoire

• how to be creative in improvisation- based contemporary music styles

•audition, concert, exam or recording preparation for pianists and singers

•lessons for songwriters and music producers in styles including jazz, latin, r&b, pop/rock, dance and world music styles