PIANO & KEYBOARDS
Raph Van Goubergen (Schaarbeek °1962)

Piano lessons are possible from the age of 5 years old.

Lessons can be followed in English, Dutch or French.

Contact Raph: 0486 11 95 66 – 016 65 11 79 – raphvangoubergen@telenet.be

Raph Van Goubergen has been teaching piano and jazz harmony since 1983. From 1987 he taught in the “Gemeentelijke Muziekschool Kampenhout”, where he was made director of tuition and administration in 1996. He was involved in teaching various courses such as ear training, improvisation, ensemble and orchestra. Upon graduation, some of his students earned places in the conservatoires of Antwerp, Ghent, Leuven (Lemmensinstituut) and Rotterdam: John Gevaert (Queen Elisabeth Competition selection 2010), Elodie ELLO Carels, Joke Boon-Lopez, Eva Tulkens, Eva Van Assche … .

In 2009, along with a few colleagues, Raph created the CLASS & JAZZ association, a new music tuition project that strives to offer qualitative music teaching.

Raph first learned the piano from his own father, August Van Goubergen, at the age of 8. He later attended music theory and piano lessons at the music school of Kampenhout, at the music academy in Schaerbeek and at the music conservatoire in Leuven (piano with Jean Brouwers). He developed a preference for jazz and blues under the influence of his father and his uncle, Willy Van Goubergen. His first jazz harmony lessons were given by Pierre Van Dormael. He was later self-taught, developing his skills through studying masters such as Barrie Nettles, Jacques Siron, Richard Graf, Marc Levine, Jo Anger-Weller, Ron Miller, Bill Dobbins, …

His first experiences on stage were in 1974 with various rock, pop, blues, jazz and song bands. He recorded his first LP in 1981 with his own band PSOPHO. Since that time, concerts, television work and recordings have multiplied, including among others: APG, BLUE VALENTINE, FESO TROMBONE & THE DEMO-CRAZY, BLOUSE, TOM GOLDSCHMIDT, CALVIN OWENS, CHELSY, BLUE BLOT, SONIA PELGRIMS, JEAN-BOSCO SAFARI, BLANC MARIE… Many of these projects involved Raph in the role of composer, arranger and often musical director. He has also played piano in the theatre, notably working with the Belgian Improvisation League, with Rob Van Oudenhoven and Max Thyssen. He has been a member of SABAM (Belgian authors and composers union) since 1980. SOMEONE ELS is now his main band (vocal jazz).

Since 2002 Raph has also been teaching music theory, rhythm, composition, improvisation and style at rock and jazz summer workshops for young people (Jeugd & Muziek Brussel)