Teaching // Projects
Passing on knowledge is an integral part of who Niklas Nadidai is. Few things give him more pleasure than the flash in someone’s eyes at the moment they realise they have just learned something new and pulled it off. His method stays close to the person learning, and is meant above all to motivate them to enjoy themselves and to express who they are. Musically the focus is on jazz, pop and improvisation.
Private lessons
Niklas teaches every level – from six-year-old beginners to thirteen-year-old talents, from young people in prison to music students and established professional musicians.
Education
That empathetic motivation rests on a completed bachelor’s degree in music education and German studies, and on the teaching methods that come with it.
Lecturing // projects
Alongside teaching at various music schools and privately, Niklas was appointed a visiting lecturer in beatmaking as musical practice at the University of Wuppertal while still an undergraduate. He also spent two years running weekly beatmaking courses with producer Bünyamin Minareci for young offenders at JVA Ronsdorf – work that gave him entirely new perspectives on making music and on social work, and which went on to become the subject of his bachelor’s thesis.
Kult & Klang
For six years I curated the Kult & Klang Session at LOCH Wuppertal as Josef K.: DJ set, opening band, open jam session, with Lyschko and stotakoj among others. Supported by the Bergischer Kulturfonds.
Formats // series of my own
- Jazz Club "Next Generation"
- Performances as pianist and ensemble leader at LOCH Wuppertal, plus jam sessions for students.
- Song Factory Wuppertal
- Keyboardist in the professional backing band for the songwriter development programme, including at Live Club Barmen.
