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I´m Adam, clarinet, bass and e-flat clarinetist and many year member of the Royal Danish Orchestra and I would love to teach clarinet to anyone.
Hey there, I´m Adam Simonsen, a Danish clarinetist and many year member of the Royal Danish Orchestra and also the founder of Play with a Pro. I always found it fascinating meeting new people and basically I guess that´s why I chose to become a musician, so I could communicate with anyone despite language barriers. So meeting people sharing the same passion for playing clarinet, not only the regular A or B flat clarinet but also the great bass and e- flat and even basset horn is MY big passion. Sharing with you my more than 20 years of professional playing is what I burn for, ultimately making music and expressing yourself. If you are interested in my 4 and a half hour video series, from Play with a Pro click here: https://www.playwithapro.com/video/clarinet-for-beginners-with-adam-simonsen-4534
I always aim my teaching at meeting you at the level you are at and trying all I can to help you using a set of tools to overcome the hurdles and difficulties you might experience for the moment. I would love to meet you online and see what we can explore together in the big wildernes of clarinets.
Hope to see you online- best- Adam
More info at at http://adamsimonsen.com
Experience & Education
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The Juilliard School 1998 – 2002
Professional StudiesI did my professional studies studying with Charles Neidich, as a full scholarship student. -
Royal Danish Orchestra 2002 – Present
2nd, bass and e-flat clarinetI have had the privilege to be a member for more than 13 years of the worlds oldest orchestra The Royal Danish Orchestra, playing lots of opera, ballet and symphonic repertoire on both regular clarinets as well as bass and e-flat clarinet. -
Royal Danish Academy of Music 1994 – 2000
Orchestra DiplomaStudies at the Royal Danish Academy of Music receiving my Orchestra Diploma. -
Orquestra Sinfônica Brasileira 2008 – 2009
Principal clarinetPlayed principal clarinet in Brazil´s national symphony orchestra. Traveling the whole country and meeting great musicians and people. -
Founder of Play with a Pro 2011 – Present
FounderI founded Play with a Pro www.playwithapro.com to bring good music education out to everyone in the world -
Denmarks Radio 2012 – 2014
Radio Host on the biggest classical music radio programmeI hosted a popular radio program about classical music on Danish National Radio- P2
Reviews
Sarah
January
I am really enjoying working with Adam. He shares his wealth of knowledge freely, both pedagogical and technical. Lessons have been fun, but not without him challenging wrong techniques I may have picked up earlier, and giving me thorough explanations and demonstrations on how to overcome them.
Carsten Bielefeldt
February
I see Adam as a deeply committed teacher. His constant focus on proper posture and blowing technique provides a solid basis for a natural and released music performance. He has a huge network and knowledge of the musicians in the world, providing a great inspiration by studying and interpreting music. Adam has given me the tools to consolidate and further develop my playing and his teaching gives me a still greater insight into the fascinating world of clarinet playing.
Carlos Vásquez
February
Adam is both an excellent teacher and person, has a lot of ease and skill to explain the art of playing the clarinet in a very attentive and fun way, focusing on each technical and interpretive detail, he is always willing to help and is also the founder of this wonderful website, give him a shot, 100% recommended!
Dorte Rosenbom
February
I had a lesson with Adam, and I was really surprised at how well it worked. No camera/sound issues. I already knew Adam was a great teacher, but wasn't sure his teaching skills would come across in an online lesson, but they did! Whether you need a few lessons to brush up on your skills, or want to start from scratch, I cannot recommend Adam and PlaywithaPro enough. His energy, patience and optimism have been really valuable to me, and this platform is a great and flexible way to learn!
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