About us
Everything about our philosophy and teachers

What we do
We offer diverse lessons and courses for the modern popmusician
Of je nou een beginner bent en je graag verder wil ontwikkelen op je instrument of je bent al wat verder en hebt wat extra vaardigheden nodig om je zelf goed te profileren, wij kunnen je helpen. Met ons docententeam putten wij uit vele jaren ervaring in de hedendaagse muziekindustrie en kunnen daarmee kennis verschaffen van alle facetten die komen kijken bij het musiceren in de 21e eeuw.
Al onze docenten zijn afgestudeerd aan de vooraanstaande Nederlandse conservatoria in Amsterdam of Rotterdam. Sinds hun afstuderen hebben zij zich stuk voor stuk gericht op hun muzikale ontwikkeling middels veel verschillende projecten in de studio en op de Nederlandse podia. In addition, we have more than 75 years of teaching experience as private and school teachers. As a result, we have a lot of knowledge and experience to share with you.
Our teaching philosophy is of course primarily focused on the student. We like to help everyone get better at the skills they want to develop and do so in a way that suits the student. If a student can study well and is technically inclined, we will mainly feed that aspect. If someone mainly wants to learn classic rock songs on a guitar, we focus more on that. We also have students who only receive theory lessons and students who, in addition to instrumental lessons, also like to learn something about the music history of their favorite genre. At Popschool The Hague we try to facilitate it all. Ultimately, what matters is that the student can maximize their own skills and enjoyment of music.
Teachers

Dinaira Scheffers
Singing/Piano/Solfege/
songwriting
Alexander van den Kleyenberg
Guitar/bandcoaching
pedals and effects


Ingmar Spaaij
Guitar/songwriting/
bandcoaching
recording and producing
Ingmar graduated in 2006 as a guitarist at Codarts School of the Arts. Naast een grote liefde voor de gitaar in al zijn vormen (elektrisch, akoestisch, slide, dobro, pedalsteel… noem maar op) houdt hij zich veel bezig met songwriting en producing. In zijn eigen studio werkte hij reeds met diverse acts als Alexander McKenzie, Jeroen Kant en Delouise. Ingmar was voorheen docent/coach aan oa. Rootz in Delft en Het Koorenhuis in Den Haag. Heden is hij ook werkzaam als hoofdvakdocent aan de Zadkine Popacademie in Rotterdam.
Timothy Dunn
Piano/bass guitar/
Bandcoaching/Solfege/
Song-writing/
pedals and effects


Matthijs de Ridder
drums/how to Ableton/bandcoaching
Josha Nuis
drums/bandcoaching


Tijmen van Wageningen
Guitar/bandcoaching
solfege/recording and producing/songwriting
Tijmen has been active as a guitarist, bassist, singer and songwriter for over 20 years, in various bands and later at the Amsterdam Conservatory, where he graduated from the pop department in 2010. Besides seeing him live on stage with bands such as Torii, Dandana, The Womb and Pop Up Animal Kids, Tijmen can often be found in the studio (Basement Studio, The Womb studio) where he worked with a wide variety of bands (including Di-rect, EUT, Dandana, Torii, The Great Communicators, Wodan Boys, Severin Bells, OHM, The Deaf). In addition to guitar lessons in all styles, Tijmen also gives workshops in songwriting, (pre-) production and studio technique.