Saxophone Teaching
Harri Sjöström has been teaching saxophone since 1981. His students range from complete beginners to advanced and professional musicians, and in age from young schoolchildren to retired professors. His teaching is always tailored to the individual, combining the development of instrumental technique with attentive listening, creativity, and the discovery of each student's own musical voice.
Drawing on nearly five decades of international performing, recording, and teaching experience, as well as long-standing collaborations with many of the leading personalities in contemporary improvised and creative music, he encourages students to explore sound, listening, creativity, and musical expression in an open and supportive environment.
[ENG] Introduction to Improvisation
This course is designed for anyone interested in the art of improvisation, regardless of previous experience.
Music-making is approached as a conversation—a social encounter between people. Improvisation becomes a form of communication through the language of sound and resonance, encouraging intuition, attentive listening, and genuine interaction. Participants develop not only their musical skills but also their awareness of themselves and of others.
The course offers a holistic approach to music-making, where curiosity, creativity, openness, and trust are valued as highly as technical ability. Through individual and group exercises, participants discover new ways of listening, responding, and shaping music in the moment.
[DE] Einführung in die Improvisation
Dieser Kurs richtet sich an alle, die sich für die Kunst der Improvisation interessieren – unabhängig von ihren musikalischen Vorkenntnissen.
Musizieren wird als Gespräch verstanden, als soziale Begegnung zwischen Menschen. Improvisation wird zu einer Kommunikation durch die Sprache von Klang und Resonanz, die das Intuitive im Menschen zulässt und zugleich herausfordert. Im Mittelpunkt stehen aufmerksames Zuhören, kreatives Handeln und die gemeinsame Gestaltung musikalischer Prozesse.
Der Kurs vermittelt einen ganzheitlichen Zugang zur Musik, bei dem die Entwicklung der instrumentalen Fähigkeiten, des kreativen Hörens und der eigenen musikalischen Persönlichkeit ebenso wichtig ist wie das Zusammenspiel mit anderen. Durch Übungen für Einzelne und Gruppen werden neue Möglichkeiten des Hörens, Reagierens und gemeinsamen Gestaltens im Augenblick erfahrbar.
Harri Sjöström has been teaching saxophone since 1981. His students range from complete beginners to advanced and professional musicians, and in age from young schoolchildren to retired professors. His teaching is always tailored to the individual, combining the development of instrumental technique with attentive listening, creativity, and the discovery of each student's own musical voice.
Drawing on nearly five decades of international performing, recording, and teaching experience, as well as long-standing collaborations with many of the leading personalities in contemporary improvised and creative music, he encourages students to explore sound, listening, creativity, and musical expression in an open and supportive environment.
[ENG] Introduction to Improvisation
This course is designed for anyone interested in the art of improvisation, regardless of previous experience.
Music-making is approached as a conversation—a social encounter between people. Improvisation becomes a form of communication through the language of sound and resonance, encouraging intuition, attentive listening, and genuine interaction. Participants develop not only their musical skills but also their awareness of themselves and of others.
The course offers a holistic approach to music-making, where curiosity, creativity, openness, and trust are valued as highly as technical ability. Through individual and group exercises, participants discover new ways of listening, responding, and shaping music in the moment.
[DE] Einführung in die Improvisation
Dieser Kurs richtet sich an alle, die sich für die Kunst der Improvisation interessieren – unabhängig von ihren musikalischen Vorkenntnissen.
Musizieren wird als Gespräch verstanden, als soziale Begegnung zwischen Menschen. Improvisation wird zu einer Kommunikation durch die Sprache von Klang und Resonanz, die das Intuitive im Menschen zulässt und zugleich herausfordert. Im Mittelpunkt stehen aufmerksames Zuhören, kreatives Handeln und die gemeinsame Gestaltung musikalischer Prozesse.
Der Kurs vermittelt einen ganzheitlichen Zugang zur Musik, bei dem die Entwicklung der instrumentalen Fähigkeiten, des kreativen Hörens und der eigenen musikalischen Persönlichkeit ebenso wichtig ist wie das Zusammenspiel mit anderen. Durch Übungen für Einzelne und Gruppen werden neue Möglichkeiten des Hörens, Reagierens und gemeinsamen Gestaltens im Augenblick erfahrbar.
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