Katerina Adamopoulou

Highly experienced general music teacher and piano teacher with over 10 year experience, Musical interests that spans a multitude of disciplines, including piano performance, advanced counterpoint, and jazz piano and voice.

Professional capacity in various teaching roles in elementary education, demonstrating pedagogical skills through individual tutoring and group instruction. Additionally, has curated workshops and masterclasses for fellow musicians, captivating participants with an interactive approach to jazz improvisation. Exceptional organizational possessing a remarkable ability to synthesize complex concepts and theories, underpinned by a keen sense of critical thinking and originality.

Deree College, The American College of Greece

• 05/2023, Jazz Vocal Workshop and concert, Arts Festival 2023

European University Cyprus

• 03/2022, Lecture, “Contemporary Practices of the Orff-Schulwerk approach”

Anima School of Drama

• 01/2024, Lecture and Workshop, "Teaching approaches of music improvisation for the elementary education"
• 03.2022 Master Classes, “Applying Orff-Schulwerk practices for music teachers at school"
• 2021, Master Class, "C. Orff Music and Movement Education",
• 2017-2019, Workshops, "Music Improvisation techniques as a tool for creativity and learning"

Percussion School Casa de Arte Kabeiria, Athens

• 2015, Workshop,"Jazz it Up, Music Improvisation"

Matey School of Music and Dance, Athens

• 2014 Workshop, "Jazz it Up, Music Improvisation"

▪    Presenter in Scientific Conferences:

                Adamopoulou, K. (2024). Investigating Young Children’s Musical

                Improvisation Pathways: An Action Research in a Greek Kindergarten School,

                ECME conference, Helsinki

               Αδαμοπούλου, Κ. (2022). Προς ένα πλαίσιο «ανοιχτών προσεγγίσεων» για

               την παιδαγωγική αξιοποίηση του αυτοσχεδιασμού στη διδασκαλία-μάθηση

               της μουσικής. Πρακτικά Επιστημονικού Συνεδρίου, Μουσική Δημιουργία και

               Πράξη στη Νεότερη Ελλάδα, Τιμώντας τον Νικόλαο Χαλκιόπουλο-

               Μάντζαρο, Κέρκυρα

              Αδαμοπούλου Κ., & Διονυσίου, Ζ. (2020). Το παιχνίδι μέσα από τους

              μουσικούς αυτοσχεδιασμούς στην προσχολική και πρωτοσχολική ηλικία: Με

              αφορμή ένα τραγούδι της Μαρίζας Κωχ. Πρακτικά 1ου Συνεδρίου Το

              εκπαιδευτικό παιχνίδι στην τυπική και μη τυπική μάθηση.

              Αδαµοπούλου, Κ., & Μυράλης, Γ. (2019). Εξ αποστάσεως εκπαίδευση στη

              µουσική στην Ελλάδα και στην Κύπρο. Στο Θ. Ράπτης & Δ. Κόνιαρη (Επιµ.),

              Μουσική Εκπαίδευση και Κοινωνία: νέες προκλήσεις, νέοι προσανατολισµοί.

              Πρακτικά 8ου Συνεδρίου της Ε.Ε.Μ.Ε. (σσ. 569–575). ΘεσσαλονίκηΕ.Ε.Μ.Ε.

▪ Organising students’ piano recitals and music festivals at school

▪ Song recordings of Marisa Koch music compositions for the repository "Singing Greek"

of the Ionian University, Corfu

▪ Vocal Jazz debut album “We’ ll meet again”, supported by Jazz Breeze Records, prospective release date: 15/11/24

▪ Member of the International Society for Music Education (I.S.M.E.), the Hellenic

Association for Music Education (E.E.M.E.) and member of the board of directors at the

Hellenic Association of Music and Movement Education Orff (E.S.M.A)

• Selective seminars in Music Education and Jazz performance with professors:

Barbara Haselbach, Ernst Wieblitz, Manuela Widmer, Agelika Slavik (professors of

the Orff Institut in Salzburg), Olympia Agalianou, Dimitris Maragopoulos, Panagiotis

Kanellopoulos, Lucy Green, Jay Clayton, Sheila Jordan. 

• Selective seminars in Body Percussion and Tap Dance with professors:

Keith Terry, Roxanne Butterfly, Max Pollak, Simone Mongelli and Thanos Daskalopoulos.