Fie Schouten – professor at the Prins Claus Conservatoire in Groningen
Classical & Jazz Department, bass clarinet or other clarinets
Bachelor Degree, Pre Master, Master Degree, secondary subject, Erasmus exchange
Vision on teaching
The first thing I’ll ask you is: what do you want to play and learn?
This is not because I don’t have ideas, but I am not interested in copies of myself. I want to guide you in your personal journey as a professional artist. Curiosity, stubbornness and wonder are important and can also be developed.
The students of my former professor on bass clarinet Harry Sparnaay (1944-2017) were very different players and with a large variety of taste. The only thing we all had to do was to practice a lot and with joy. We also learned to not be our competitors, but eachothers companions. This collective feeling and respect to the direct colleagues I want to preserve and continue.
If you are interested in a trial lesson or information, contact me: s.c.schouten@pl.hanze.nl
Among my former students
Diplom Master Bass clarinet:
Eugene Lai (TWN), Chris Watt (AUS), Amy Zuidema (USA), Femke van den Bergh (NL)
I was visiting professor at:
Split (HR): Art Academy, Music Department (2025)
Utah Provo (USA): BYU School of Music (2025)
Arizona (USA): Low Clarinet Festival (International Clarinet Association) (2023, 2025)
Vienna (AT): Universität für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Wien (2017, 2024)
Istanbul (TR): Bilgi University (2023)
Porto (PT): School of Music and Performing Arts (2023)
Arnhem (NL): ArtEZ art academy (2022)
Jerusalem (ISR): Jerusalem Academy for Music and Dance (2019)
Tallinn (EST): Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre (2018)
Chicago (USA): Chicago academy of the Arts (2016)
Rotterdam (NL): Codarts (2015-2016)
Lima (PER): El Clarinete en Latinoamerica (2012)
