“A free and playful way to try out piano - fun!”
- Malin Isberg, Work Therapist.
"I was very thrilled with Vide's way of teaching! An explorative and compassionate method that remembers it is equally important how you practice (and in wich state) as how much! One hour of deep practice or flow state is worth more than ten hours of brute force repetition, and Vide took me to a playful flow state in a matter of minutes, something I otherwise struggle to reach.
I even found myself smiling and giggling at my inner critical voice and incorporated it into a piano improvisation that Vide guided me through.
When the lessons was over I felt like an excited kid, an explorer of sound eager to get home to see what the piano would sing!
I warmly recommend this mindful approach to teaching and hope to see more of it in schools and elsewhere!"
- Jens Danielsson, Social Worker and Musician.
“Vide plays music from his heart and does it because he enjoys to play so much.
This also makes the audience enjoy the music even more. This intuitive playing is what Vide excels in teaching.”
- Prisca Braga, Strategic Coordinator.
“I had my first ever Piano lesson with Vide and I absolutely loved it. He is a great Teacher, with a lot of patience and devotion to Music. I believe whatever level you are at musically, you can learn something from Vide “
- Cedric Lorenz, Yoga- and Zen-Therapist
“I chose Vide Chevalier to coach my 5 year old son after interviewing four other musicians. He has been a fantastic influence for my boy and explored many different approaches to have such a young boy focused and to reach out for his personal taste for music. I very much recommend Vide after the 15 sessions the two of them have had.”
- Judith Freita-Ramos, Project Manager at Baxter
"I want to give my warmest recommendation for Mindful Music!
Vide Receives in a calm and welcoming space.
For me, who never really dared to play before, I enjoyed his open and playful way so I felt free to express myself musically."
- Sven Abrahamsson, Event Organizer.
"When it comes to learning an instrument, I often felt that I don't even want to get started, because it would take me too long before I can start enjoying it... I just wanted to play and enjoy... My session with Vide Chevalier showed me that this is possible.
That I can have a relaxed and explorative approach to learning a new instrument. That I don't need to go through boring technicalities before I can enjoy playing Thank You!"
- Emese Kovács, Entrepreneur and Author.
Testimonials
Ever since I was a little boy, I had an intuitive love for how sounds could make me feel. I had a musical family and a piano was in our home.
This helped immersing me in music while trying out different ways to touch the keys of the piano.
"What sounds good? What do I like? What can music sound like?"
This is the base I grew up with. Later on I continued to learn more advanced music and theory etc.
However, I have learned other instruments and skills without any background, knowing from experience how it is to be new at something! And feeling the performance pressure that often comes along.
After many years of loving and pursuing music and working as a pianist, performer, composer and teacher, I realized how many of us feel creative pressure on ourselves! Almost everyone feels "not enough" when it comes to creativity and arts.
It's as if something innate and natural to us humans, which is a human need to express ourselves creatively, has been turned into a skillset for only a selected few to make money from.
"This is not what music is for", I felt, "it's for everyone to enjoy!"
So I decided to turn my own journey and special way to approach music into a technique that could help others to play music with freedom and confidence in themselves. To relax into music and enjoy it TODAY, not in a distant future.
If you can foster a so called "growth mindset", aka. learning that you can change, and understand that mistakes will be made and that those are part of the process, then you will learn so much quicker and you will be able to play music just the way you wish quite soon. In just a few weeks time I will show you that you can play music intuitively.
With about a decade of experience as a musician and music teacher, as well as a certified Mindfulness Coach, I will guide you on this journey towards musical and intuitive freedom on the piano.
I call it Mindful Music.
About
Vide Chevalier
Photos of Vide Chevalier in various creative situations
Portrait of Vide Chevalier
Vide Chevalier's Creative CV
I have more than 20 years of experience in the music world - creating, playing and teaching music -as a composer, multi-instrumentalist, creative director, street performer, piano tuner and music teacher.
I have done this together with circuses, theatres, festivals, film directors and galleries. I was also the creative leader of an award-winning performance group "Fantaisie Impromptu".
With all this in my backpack, I've decided to pass the gift of music on, and teach music in both conventional ways (through known music academies such as Rockskola Sverige), as well as through my own school Mindful Music.
Mindful Music specializes in custom made lessons with focus on feeling the music, inutitive playing and creating one's own music.
Some excerpts from my creative work:
Music Teacher and Pedagogue
I have been teaching music through different channels over the years:
Music teacher with home service (Mindful Music) (2018-2024)
Rockskola Sweden: Professional music teacher in piano, drums and guitar (2020-2024)
Valjeviken–Mättinge: Pedagogical and musical work with neurologically impaired students. (2019)
Upgrades: Musical homework help for children at home (2014-2017)
Live Concerts, Piano Tuning & Music Production
STPLN, Malmö
Österlen Lyser in Hammenhög, Österlen
Copenhagen Tantra Festival, Copenhagen
Malmö Tantra Festival, Malmö
Gallery UR, Malmö
Piano pieces: Raindrops, Konstantin's Song and The Dances of Life
The album “From A Hummingbird Heart” under the artist name Vide Chevalier (Spotify, Itunes, Youtube Music etc.)
Freelance Pianist at www.levandepiano.com (2021-2024)
Mittpunkten Höör (2024)
Live accompaniment to Punnu Wasu, Indian musician (Bali/India/Sweden) (2022-2023)
Hambo Hammenhög (2023)
EKA festival center (2022)
Kronovalls Castle (2014-2016)
Father in Hatten and Grand in Malmö (2013-2014)
Malmö Concert Hall/Broman's Restaurant (2010-2013)
Sankt Olof Elementary School (2009)
Artistic Director & Project Manager
I had the creative leadership for several musical projects throughout my career:
Fantasia (Interactive Street Music and Live Concerts) in streets, Österlen Lyser and Restaurant Vibliotek.
Fantaisie Impromptu (Interactive Performing Arts and Improvisation) - received the Malmö City Kulturexpressen (2017) and received the Nell Waldén Scholarship (2019)
Baby Boom Bandit Band 2017-2024 band leader for a trio that plays danceable, expressive and playful free jazz.
Composer/Musician for Theatre, Film & Performing Arts
I was hired as a composer and musician for various theatres and performances at:
Theater College of Malmö, Värmlands Cirkus Festival, Ängsbacka Retreat Center, Swedish Film Association, Fridhems Folkhögskola, Metropolitan Orchestra (Silent Cinema Music), Cirkus Karavan, Performance Group Metamorfos.
Creative Education
Theory and Ear Training 3, Lund University (2023)
World Music, Uppsala University (2023).
Certified Mindfulness Coach (2020)
Music Lab, Fridhem Folk High School (2018-2019).
Music Production Home Studio, Malmö Academy of Music (2017-2018)
Pedagogy A, Umeå University (2015)
Theater Advanced course, Ingesund folk university (2007-2008)
Science and Music programme, Inr: Language, Profile: Music; including music theory and practice, Lars-Erik Larsson-Gymnasiet, Lund (2004-2007)
Music production in Cubase, Logic, Garageband, etc. Production in the form of recording, editing, mixing, mastering, etc.
Education and work as a sound technician in Sound & Light Ängsbacka Retreatcenter (2022 & 2023), Malmö Tantrafestival, Copenhagen Tantrafestival and Stockholm Tantrafestival.
Sweden's National Anthem in C Minor. Music Video by Vide Chevalier.
The short film "A Womans Way", music by Vide Chevalier (2021)
Piano Improvisation "Raindrops". Music video by Vide Chevalier.
Contacts
vide@live.se
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