Christelle Berthon
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Châteauroux, France |
ABOUT CHRISTELLE... Christelle Berthon began playing music at age 4 in her home town of Chateauroux in the center of France. Playing her recorder along with everything on the radio, including pop songs, set the stage for her eclectic repertoire, which now includes everything from Bach concertos to down-home blues. After playing her first gig with renowned French folk band Malicorne, at age 14 Christelle began six years of classical oboe studies, passing the exams for the national schools of Paris and Lyon.
At the age of 24, completely by chance, she bought her first harmonica and found that it provided a welcome diversion from four hard years of oboe studies. Almost straight away, I fell in love with this instrument, she recalls. Her passion was cemented when Christelle was bold enough to ask to sit in with French harmonica player Jean-Jacques Milteau who was playing gig in her town. Afterward, he thought well enough of her playing that he offered her playing tips when she came to visit Paris. November, 2006. Knowing that Christelle had once been a musician, a lady offered her a diatonic harmonica. Returning to France, Christelle committed to being the musician that she was meant to be, practicing up to eight hours a day. To share her work with people, she opened her now-renowned YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/christellester). Now Christelle is playing gigs and concerts (including with Melody Gardot), she's been featured at the 2009 SPAH Convention and recently she earned the second place at the World Harmonica Championship 2009.To contact Christelle please click HERE . PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU MENTION HARMONICA 411 IN THE SUBJECT LINE OF YOUR EMAIL. CURRENTLY TEACHING IN: France and Worldwide VIA Skype FACE TO FACE LESSONS: YES OVER THE PHONE LESSONS: NO SKYPE-BASED LESSONS: YES For more information about Christelle Berthon, please click below http://www.christelleharpqueen.net/ |