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Jelena
- Rate S$70
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S$70/h
1st lesson free
- Accordion
- Chromatic accordion
World accordion champion and University professor, Jelena Milojevic now accepting new students. Styles: Classical, Popular, Tango, Variety, Folk, Jazz, World music. 34 years of experience
- Accordion
- Chromatic accordion
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Jelena is a respected tutor in our community. They are highly recommended for their commitment and the quality of their lessons. An excellent choice to progress with confidence.
About Jelena
Jelena Milojevic is an internationally renowned classical accordionist and a professor at the University of Victoria, BC, Canada. She has played numerous concerts in Europe, North America and Asia as a soloist, chamber musician and a soloist with various orchestras. She is the winner of the most prestigious international accordion competitions, including 2003 World Trophy CMA Trophee Mondial. Her debut concert in New York City at the Weill Recital Hall in Carnegie Hall, in 2009, was the first accordion recital after 30 years, in that prestigious venue. Her performances have been acclaimed as "an explosion of cosmic sensuality" and she has been praised for he "brilliant virtuosity".
Full biography:
Jelena Milojević is one of the foremost accordion performers of today. She studied both in Croatia and Serbia and ultimately received her Master’s Degree in Accordion Performance and Education, in one of the most recognized accordion centres in the world, Music Academy (FILUM) in Kragujevac, Serbia, where she is now completing her Doctoral Degree in accordion performance.
Being a versatile musician with an extensive performing history, she has played numerous concerts in Europe, North America and Asia as a soloist, chamber musician and a soloist with various orchestras. She performed in some of the most prestigious venues such as Carnegie Hall and Berlin Philharmonie.
She is the winner of some of the most prestigious international accordion competitions, such as the CMA World Trophy, International Accordion Competition in Castelfidardo, Italy, International Accordion competition in Pula, Croatia, Roland V-Accordion Competition etc. Her performances have been acclaimed as “an explosion of cosmic sensuality” and she has been praised for her “brilliant virtuosity.”
Jelena Milojević has a successful collaboration with internationally recognized composers, such as Ana Sokolovic, Chris Jarrett, Douglas Schmidt, Farangis Nurulla-Khoja etc, and performs and records new music with Vancouver Symphony, Berlin Symphony, Aventa Ensemble, Turning Point Ensemble, Emily Carr String Quartet, UVic Chorus and Orchestra etc.
She released three CD's and is being frequently featured at the TV and radio stations in Europe and North America. She has worked with acclaimed conductors, such as Bramwell Tovey, Bill Linwood, Leslie Dala, Giorgio Magnanensi, Clyde Mitchel, Yu Xuefeng, Symeon Ioannidis, Owen Underhill, Adam Jonathan Con, Ajtony Csaba.
As an educator, Jelena has been contributing greatly to the accordion development in Canada by organizing International Accordion Festival, hosting major accordion events; Coupe Mondiale de l'Accordeon (2013) and World Accordion Trophy (2018), inviting numerous international accordion artists to Victoria and by pioneering the acceptance of the accordion at the Vancouver Community College, Camosun College and University of Victoria.
With more than 25 years of teaching experience, her students have won numerous prizes at various international competitions, have played with symphony orchestras and developed successful performing careers.
She was the Artistic Director of the World Accordion and Tango Festival in Victoria and she is a frequent adjudicator at the biggest international accordion competitions.
Recordings:
The Art of Accordion – Original music for solo accordion
Shine – Transcriptions for solo accordion
Accordion Noir – Contemporary music for accordion and other instruments (cello, clarinet, violin, percussion)
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Jelena is a very passionate accordion teacher. Her students have won numerous international accordion competitions, played as soloists with symphony orchestras and developed successful performing careers.
She received a prize for the best accordion teacher at 2019 CIA Coupe Mondiale in China.
Jelena developed a unique teaching method which makes her students progress much faster than regularly, while at the same time having fun.
If you're a beginner, Jelena will start you with a good posture and habits that will give you a head start.
If you're an advanced player, she'll teach you tricks that will instantly transform your playing, making you sound like a virtuoso.
Recommendations
Recommendations come from relatives, friends and acquaintances of the tutor
My son progressed so much with Jelena. He started taking Zoom lessons when he was 8 and now he is 12. Lessons are enjoyable and she is very positive. She is the best!
No question that Jelena is a great accordion teacher, and I'm lucky to have been her student for several years. She's such a brilliant accordionist...yet can teach people of all skills and experience with skill, humour and enthusiasm.
Jelena is an outstanding accordion teacher. She is very patient with her students and effectively explains difficult concepts in a way that can be understood easily. She encourages students to pursue their goals while adapting lessons to students' learning styles and time allocation. Her knowledge of music is exceptional and I highly recommend her lessons.
I've been taking lessons from Jelena for the past 2 years and my experience has been exceptional. Her deep understanding of music, combined with her patient and supportive teaching style, has significantly enhanced my skills and confidence. The best decision was starting with Jelena as a beginner. A lot of beginners struggle due to starting with a wrong posture, they build bad habits and can't progress. With Jelena's proper basics I jumped levels fast and I'm able to play more advanced music I enjoy. She lets me choose my own songs, writes arrangements for my level and teaches me how to do it myself. With her guidance, learning hard skills is easy. When I look back, songs that seemed impossible for me few months ago, are easy now. Her accordion lessons are always fun and educational, I strongly recommend her.
My daughter has been studying with Jelena for several years and I cannot say enough about the wonderful, positive energy that Jelena brings to each lesson. As well, Jelena has been so gracious and flexible in adapting to my daughter's evolving interests, and finding a way to be the teacher that my daughter needs at that given moment. Jelena is a wonderful, wonderful teacher.
Jelena is a brilliant and dedicated music teacher. She is an exceptionally skilled musician and a kind, patient and supportive teacher with a wonderful sense of humour.
Jelena is a fantastic teacher, both in presence and online. I feel so grateful to learn accordeon with her. She is such an exceptional musician but also knows how to share her knowledge. I am learning soooo much with her!
Jelena has been teaching our son classical chromatic button accordion for three years now. He enjoys their lessons and his skills have come a long way. I do not believe he would have stuck with it without her tremendous support and encouragement.
I took accordion lessons for six years with Jelena and it was an amazing experience! Not only is Jelena a world-class musician and fantastic teacher, she is also a very kind, patient person who does an amazing job of meeting her students at whatever level they are at. Jelena offers exceptional musical training to professionals, total beginners, and everyone in between. I cannot recommend her highly enough!
Jelena is world class accordionist with a unique set of pedagogical skills. In her work imposes various techniques of teaching and learning strategies and perspectives, ensuring maximum creativity and musicality.
I have taken accordion lessons for several years from Jelena. She is an amazing teacher (as well as performer) and I highly recommend her. She is very knowledgeable and able to adapt her teaching strategy to the students specific requirements for learning.
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- S$70
Pack rates
- 5h: S$349
- 10h: S$697
online
- S$70/h
free lessons
This first lesson is free to allow you to get to know your teacher so that they can best meet your needs.
- 30mins
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