Training courses
Be guided on your personal learning journey to becoming an improvisational musician.
Effortless music making for everyone
Books
Discover books that help you play music freely in your own style.
Why Music?
Music is amazing. It can energize, uplift, move, comfort, calm, heal, connect people, and bring happiness. Music can give you wings and let you escape the world for a moment.
Three Ways
There are roughly three ways to engage with music:
1You can listen to music via a CD or Spotify, that's already wonderful.
2Listening to others play live music, that can have even more impact.
3Making music yourself, that's the most wonderful experience you can have with music.
My Mission
My mission is to open the door for as many people as possible to experience, every day, the joy of effortless music-making and improvisation.
Disappointment
Many people have tried to make music themselves. But often – far too often, in my opinion – it ends in disappointment. Instead of freedom, joy, and ease, people experience stress, performance pressure, and guilt ("I should have practiced more"). Many believe that you can only play music effortlessly after years of daily practice. But that turns out not to be true…
Innovative Learning Method
At the Improvisation Academy, we follow a unique, new, non-traditional approach. An approach where you learn to experience ease and flow from the very first lesson. From day one, you learn to be deeply immersed in your music, to "have wings," and to feel completely happy while playing…
From that wonderful feeling, you then learn various skills (and songs, chord progressions, and compositions) – while continuously experiencing that delightful sense of flow. This approach closely resembles how young children learn their native language…
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About me
When I was seven years old, we got a piano at home. From day one, I was in love with it. I started improvising and composing. I took piano lessons and learned to read music. I dreamed of going to the conservatory. Things turned out differently…
My piano playing
I perform regularly, and I love doing it. I prefer playing in my own improvisational style. You can hear influences from classical music and minimal music, with a touch of salsa, pop, jazz, tango, reggae, and African music.