Jens Bjornkjaer Saxophone

Jens Bjornkjaer Saxophone

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My teaching stands out because I have been ivolved in learning music myself since the age of 4 and teaching since the age of 16. I have vast knowIedge of musical styles and experience working in all of them both as a musician, composer, producer and as a teacher. I prefer to teach by ear as much as possible. I believe being able to use and develop your ears is crucial in the pursuit of musical beauty and development of the students potential.

I have been playing music since I was 4 years old and still enjoy the beauty and the complexities of everything musical. From teaching beginners and advanced students to making beats, writing for symphony orchestra, scoring films and playing live shows.


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1 employee
52 years in business
Serves Highland Park , CA
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    Tamara R.

    I decided to give myself a gift, last year. To start playing the saxophone (my childhood dream). I was so intimidated and nervous, by luck I found Jens and by gosh am I glad I did.
    Such a gentle and hardworking teacher. By the third lesson I was hooked and knew this was good for my soul and I started to understand how to swing and understand jazz more in depth! Each week I looked forward to learning and playing, with Jens detailing my progress and smoothing out my nervousness. I have had move out of town, but plan on a visit to have a lesson again. A ONCE IN A LIFE TIME teacher. Thanks Jensxx
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    February 06, 2023

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    Vanessa

    My daughter has been playing saxophone for a year and half and is 9 yrs old, she is quite gifted and wanted to add to her education with perhaps another teacher once a week to see if she got anything out of it.
    I liked that Jens has years of conservatory and professional experience in Europe and America, and his focus not just on technicality but on sound. I watch the lessons with my daughter and I could see how much fun she had, but also how she seems more open. I loved how he forced on her sound rather than her technique. My experience has been the opposite with other teachers. My child is so excited to go see Jens he is lovely with children, patient and an exceptionally skilled teacher and player.
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    February 06, 2023

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    Tom S.

    Jens is so patient!. I am a beginner and have not experienced expertise in teaching like his before. Jens has a very kind outlook, is so friendly and enjoyable and professional during our lessons that I feel its worth my time and a definite high light of my week.
    I have tried other teachers but Jens is by far the best. His approach to teaching is great. Each week I progress and can feel changes in my playing and even thinking about the saxophone.
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    February 06, 2023

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    Paul

    Starting to play saxophone was a dream for me since i was a child but I only got started as an adult. Meeting Jens helped me profoundly in achieving my goals which was to learn to play songs and start to do some improvising. The methodical approach Jens has to teaching is highly effective. Even when my daily schedule only allows for limited practicing. Inspite of this I have progressed tremendously in the past two years and always enjoy my lessons with Jens.
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    January 29, 2023

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    Amy C.

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    Jens’ teaching is very serious, determined and efficient but also fun, relaxing and a space where we can joke and laugh. My level of playing has gone up by a lot using the toools and songs being given to me by Jens. I like the pieces he chooses for me to play and I like how his system makes practicing more fun than a chore. I recommend Jens to anyone who is in search of a great teacher saxophone or otherwise.
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    January 24, 2023

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    Jeff

    I always wanted to play sax but did’nt get started until a few years ago when I found Jens who helped me with purchasing one and started giving me lessons. The lessons were super well structured and included playing easy pieces in the beginning mixed up with technical exercises that all lead up to me actually being able to play the instrument as I had always dreamt of. I will recommend Jens as he is a great, very musical, and well structured person, always in a good mood and has a way of making me play things on the instrument I thought I could’nt.
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    January 23, 2023

    Frequently asked questions

    I prefer to teach my students playing by ear as much as possible. I believe being able to use and develop your ears is crucial in the pursuit of musical beauty and development of the students potential. We will be playing call and response exercises and I will assign practice exercises that utilize the hearing aspect of music like transcriptions and improvising under certain parameters and framework. 

    Since the age of 5 I was taught classical violin playing and eventually switched to saxophone when I was 12 years old. At 19 I was accepted at The Rhythmic Music Conservatory in Copenhagen, Denmark (where I am from). And was educated as a saxophone player, multi instrumentalist, composer and musical educator and also graduated from The New school of Music in New York as a saxophonist and composer. 

    I charge $70 an hour and $35 for half an hour. 

    While I was still in High School at the age of 17 I was the principal saxophone teacher at The Rudolph Steiner School in teh town of Aarhus, Denmark where I grew up. Later as a music student myself I taught a several music schools in Copenhagen. And later after graduading I also taught at The Rhythmic Music Conservatory in Copenhagen as a professor. 

    I have worked with students at all levels from beginners to advanced students. Each level has a different set of chalenges and I understand and can accomodate each one of them. 

    Also being a film composer I was just nominated for a Danish Oscar for my score for the Danish film 7 years of Lukas Graham. And my band O Future just release a new EP titled Immaculate. 

    My advice to anyone who wants to be able to play any musical instrument is to pick a learning method primarily using your ears. The benefits are immense and you will eventually excell much faster as opposed to being taught through reading sheet music. 

    As a student I would contemplate what my goals are for this process and how much time and effort I am able to put into it. You can move forward and progress from as little as 5 minutes playing every day. So any amount of time the student have is good enough as long as you approach that circumstance in the right way. 


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