Bij Music Monkeys wordt er zowel privé als groepsles gegeven in piano, viool en altviool (viola), vanaf 4,5 jaar.

Onze docenten zijn Elena Gelmi en Elena del Castillo González.
Elena del Castillo González geeft privé pianoles op zaterdag (twee keer per maand) in het Nederlands, Spaans en Engels.
Elena Gelmi geeft privé en groepsles piano, viool en altviool op woensdag en donderdag. Zij geeft les in het Engels en Italiaans. Je kan haar emailen om te bespreken welke lessen het meest geschikt zijn voor jouw kind op mailto:elena@musicmonkeys.eu

Hier kan je zien welke lesmomenten nog beschikbaar zijn:

Over Elena Gelmi en haar privélessen

Instruments: violin, viola, and Piano
Age: kids from 4,5 yo till adults

Hi everyone! My name is Elena and I come from Italy. I play viola, violin, and piano, and I started studying and playing music at the age of 9. I received a high-level education from different conservatories, achieved two master’s degrees in Italy, and a bachelor’s degree in The Hague.

Since my music education was quite a traditional one, and I did not like all aspects of this, for my teaching I wanted to develop something different. That is why when I started to teach around the age of 20 (so around 15 years’ experience now), I became curious about different methodologies.
Among others, the one I specialized myself with is the pedagogic line Orff-Schulwerk, for which I obtained the second level certificate.

This approach is born for the teaching of general music to children, but I decided to introduce it also in my instrumental lessons, because it can extraordinarily help to develop the knowledge that we need for understanding and playing music with the instrument.
Orff-Schulwerk combines several activities such as: body percussion, dance, the playing of Orff-Schulwerk instruments, singing, and music improvisation.
One of the principal characteristics of this method is the fact that the music used comes from all over the world. This allows to discover different rhythms and ways of doing and thinking about music, contributing to an enrichment of the proposed pedagogical offer.
Furthermore, the other essential aspect is the high level of customization of this methodology, which permits the student to have a unique and personalized story with the music and the learning of an instrument.

So, in my lessons I combine the knowledge transfer relating to how to play the instrument with Orff-Schulwerk activities, they are very adaptable and can be applied to the adult also!

You’re welcome to come to Music Monkeys and have a couple of trial lessons with me.

I’m looking forward to that, by helping you to create nice memories with the music that you can create on your own… what a satisfaction!

Groepslessen

Available for violin and piano beginners
Age: 5 – 7 years old

Dear Parents,

With this new educational program, we want to offer children the opportunity to discover the magic of learning an instrument together in a small group of 3 to 4 kids.

In this small group setting, the possibilities for learning are numerous and effective for young children. They will be invited to collaborate to reach different goals inside a process of getting to know and learning how to play the instrument. Meanwhile, they will develop and deepen their musical knowledge.

The lesson will be divided into two moments:

  • Notions for learning how to play the instrument;
  • Group music games to develop all general music skills, such as rhythm, body coordination, and audiation.

The strength of a group gives the possibility to grow all together in a process of knowledge, and it can motivate kids a lot.

This program is especially for kids who did not have any music education before, who have the desire to learn how to play an instrument.

The ideal combination of instrumental lessons and music games contributes to achieve a good relationship between the kids and the teacher, which is fundamental for a nice environment of learning.

* All children need to take two trial classes first, to see if their personality and level match or not. (also if they have taken general music at MM before)
If the children continue after these two classes, they will enroll in a 12-week course.

Since it’s a beginners course, we do not expect families to already buy a violin or keyboard. It is possible to rent one at Music Monkeys for a small fee, which they can take home with them.