Stefan K

Instruments: Clarinet
Styles: Classical, Jazz, Pop, Rock, Blues, Folk, R&B, Gospel, Musical Theater, Opera, Latin, Funk, Hip Hop, Electronic, Salsa, Showtunes, Spirituals, Reggae, Latin Jazz, Swing, New Age, Samba, Bossa Nova, Soul, Marching Band, Punk, Avant-garde

Stefan K
Instruments: Clarinet
Styles: Classical, Jazz, Pop, Rock, Blues, Folk, R&B, Gospel, Musical Theater, Opera, Latin, Funk, Hip Hop, Electronic, Salsa, Showtunes, Spirituals, Reggae, Latin Jazz, Swing, New Age, Samba, Bossa Nova, Soul, Marching Band, Punk, Avant-garde

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Ages Taught: 8-80

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Degrees / Training / Special Info:

MM NYU Steinhardt, Music Theory and Composition

MM Brooklyn College Conservatory of Music, Music Performance

BM Brooklyn College Conservatory of Music, Music Performance

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Stefan is an eclectic concert, popular and film music composer and a clarinettist with an extensive international performing and recording background currently based in New York City.

His music is often praised for its elegant emotional content as well as creative eclecticism, combining diverse, often unexpected elements. Regardless of being an accomplished musician, music producer and an ambitious composer with years of professional experience, Stefan retains a profound curiosity allowing him to consistently explore new ideas and pursue unique creative solutions.

Awards:

2019: Bones International Film & Music Festival Best Original Music Score: Question 50
2018: Aphrodite Film Awards 2018 Best Piece of Music: Observation (No. 5)
2018: Independent Music Awards Best Eclectic Song, Vox Pop Winner: On a Raising Value of Ice /from "A.M.A. (Ask Me Anything)"
2017: Paris Art And Movie Awards, Nominated Best Score: TSJ Project: Known Types
2017: Solaris Film Festival, Nice, France, Best Film Score: Through the Ice World
2016: Stars Hollywood Festival, Best Music From United States: 1:31 AM (Music Score)
2016: Prestige Music Award, Movie Score Silver Winner: 1:31 AM
2016: John Lennon Songwriting Contest, Grand Prize Winner in the Jazz category: Summer Forest
2016: Garden State Film Festival, Best International Instrumental: Frozen Desert
2016: Garden State Film Festival, Best Track From A Television Show: TSJ Project: Known Types
2015: The Garden State Film Festival: Best Short Animation Soundtrack
2011: The Song of the Year songwriting contest: Suggested Artist
2009: Billboard Song Contest: Honorable Mention
2009: Great American Song Honor Award in Instrumental Category
2008: UK Songwriting Contest: Finalist in the Instrumental category
2007: Music Aid Awards: Special Mention in Best Composition Category

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Overview:

I am an eclectic composer, known primarily for my work in independent films, and a clarinettist with an extensive international performing and recording background. Proficient in many different styles, I am teaching my students to be open to any opportunity and am helping them realize their full creative potential. Wherever they would want to concentrate on a single task, like preparing for auditions for an orchestra or a music school, or are dreaming to join a classical/pop/rock/jazz/klezmer/folklore/arabic/gipsy/wedding band or ensemble - I will help.

EXPERIENCE

I am fortunate to have many opportunities to study with great teachers and perform diverse music in many different countries with wonderful musicians. Discovering music of different traditions and cultures helps understand the general purpose of music. What music is, why we need it and why we want to perform it. It is never about notes and scales, it is much more than that. This is what I am teaching my students. To become musicians, to be expressive, to communicate something through their performance, not just to play notes. Because, this is what listeners value and expect, and this is what give a performer a sense of satisfaction.

METHODS USED

In my experience, every student is different with their personality and goals in music. My job as a teacher is to find and implement the best path for a student to achieve their goals and to realize the most of their creative potential. Music is about self-expression and communicating feelings and ideas to listeners. There are many ways to achieve this through different styles or genres. Regardless, there are basic concepts, which are common to all styles. These have to be mastered before the style specialization can begin. In teaching clarinet I am using all the time-proven methods, as Baerman, Rosanoff or Close. For those, who are interested in jazz improvisation, I have adapted Mehegan or Russel methods.

LESSON STYLE

Clarinet is a wonderful instrument. It is not at all difficult to produce "a sound" on it. Producing a good sound, though, requires some work. Therefore, working on the sound quality is my first priority. Musicality is overall the most essential concept in music performance. This involves understanding of basic musical form elements and connecting them through logical phrasing. This is difficult to do without a good command of the sound quality. Technique is the least important, as with enough practice it is easily possible to learn the most technically difficult passages in one or two weeks. But performing them with a bad sound and non-musically, although technically perfect, will not make them sound good.

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