Yessaï - Piano tutor - Paris 19e
Yessaï - Piano tutor - Paris 19e

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Yessaï

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Yessaï - Piano tutor - Paris 19e
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  • Piano
  • Synthesizer

Take a lesson w/ 2x DownBeat Student Awards winner, pianist, composer, producer & bandleader Yessaï Karapetian (2 Master degrees @ Berklee College, USA & CNSMDP, France)

  • Piano
  • Synthesizer

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Yessaï is a respected tutor in our community. They have been highly recommended for their commitment and the quality of their lessons — an excellent choice to progress with confidence.

About Yessaï

EDUCATION
Berklee College of Music – Boston, MA 2019 – 2020
- Master of Music in Contemporary Performance (Global Jazz Concentration)
- Berklee full-tuition grant, AGBU Performing Arts Scholarship 2019
- Winner in the Jazz Soloist and Original Composition – Small Ensemble categories in the 43rd annual DownBeat Student Music Awards (June 2020 issue)

Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris – France 2014 – 2019
- Master of Jazz et Musiques Improvisées
- Legs Saint Paul 2014, Fonds de Tarrazzi 2014 & 2017, Fondation Meyer 2015 & 2018, AGBU Performing Arts Scholarship 2018, ADAMI 2019

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Bandleader 2013 – Present
- Recorded the album Mektonized (2017) with his trio: ONEFOOT
- Gave more than 50 concerts as a leader in major European festivals and venues including: New
Morning, Café de la Danse, Jazz à la Villette Festival, Jazz à la Défense Festival (Paris, France);
Marseille Jazz des Cinq Continents Festival, Cosmo Jazz Festival, Jazz à Vienne Festival (France);
Cully Jazz Festival (Switzerland); Fusion Festival (Germany)
- Composes, produces, orchestrates and arranges all original music
- Prepares scores for all musicians for rehearsals and recording sessions
- Demonstrates active listening skills to incorporate feedback from other team members for
effective collaboration
- Works closely with the management team, booker, publicity agents, producer and label
representatives on external tasks including business development, marketing strategies,
establishing networks and grant proposals

Composer 2010 – Present
- Composed, orchestrated, played and recorded two original pieces with CNSMDP’s symphonic
orchestra in 2018 and 2019 (Paris, France) as well as several pieces for Big Band and smaller
ensembles
- Prepares scores for all musicians for rehearsals and recording sessions, including transposition
tasks for all instruments involved
- Effective music writer for television and movie placements

Sideman 2010 – Present
- Guillaume Perret
o Arranged, produced songs and programed synthesizers for live performances worldwide
including: La Maroquinerie, Jazz à la Villette Festival (Paris, France); Okarina Fest
(Slovenia), CAFe Budapest Contemporary Jazz Fest (Hungary), Control Club (Romania)
o Recorded two albums as a performer, composer and arranger: 16 levers de soleil movie
soundtrack (2018) and A Certain Trip (2020)
- Various Projects
o Has a strong studio musician experience for jazz, pop, electronic, world and Armenian folk
music projects/bands
o Plays live performances/tours worldwide with jazz, pop and Armenian folk music bands/orchestras

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Private Piano Teacher – Paris, France 2014 – Present
- Teaches and mentors mostly adult students with personalized lesson plans based on age, ability
and interests
- Provides a well-rounded curriculum that includes exposure to and study of piano technique,
rhythm, jazz improvisation, ear training, analysis and music history
- Provided rigorous private study opportunities to prepare students for Paris conservatories’ entry exams

Dominican Republic Jazz Festival (FEDUJAZZ) November 2019
- Gave masterclasses and clinics about jazz music and piano to students ranging from ages 7-18

Conservatoire National à Rayonnement Régional de Marseille – France April 2018
- Gave public masterclass/performance about Armenian folkloric music/instruments

bee-flat IM PROGR – Basel, Switzerland November 2017
- Gave masterclasses and clinics for elementary and middle-school students about ONEFOOT’s music and 8-bit videogame’s music

A.I.L Aubagne & Mélodie 7 Marseille – France 2011 – 2013
- Taught classical piano lessons and group music theory classes to students ranging from ages 4-15

JAF Marseille – France 2010 – 2011
- Conducted and taught to a 20 students Armenian folkloric orchestra, ranging from ages 10-16

SKILLS
- Piano
- Analog synthesis, advanced knowledge of keyboards
- Armenian flutes: shvi, blul
- Composition, production, orchestration, arrangement
- Pedagogy
- Finale, Ableton Live, Logic Pro X, Pro Tools
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Macintosh OS, Windows OS
- Armenian, French, English
- Armenian traditional dance

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We can cover one or more of the following fields, depending on your needs and desires:
- Piano
- Improvisation
- Composition, Arrangement, Orchestration
- Production (Ableton Live et/ou Logic Pro X)
- Pedagogy
- Leadership
... in ANY MUSICAL STYLE.

It may include work on analysis, history, rhythm, ear-training, body, mind and imagination.

You have something unique to offer. My role is to help you reveal it.

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  • $94

Pack rates

  • 5h: $423
  • 10h: $858

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  • $59/h

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