Liina Saar
Date of birth: 27 May 1984
Education:
2014 - 2016 Academy of Music and Drama, Music education institute, A Master of arts in Education
2010 - 2012 Royal College of Music in Stockholm, Pedagogical training for musicians in jazz
2008 - 2012 Royal College of Music in Stockholm, Performance program in Jazz. Bachelor degree.
Ensemble with Joakim Milder. Vocal lessons with Gun-Britt
Gustafsson, Doug Harrington, Linda Kallerdahl and Irene Sjögren
2006 - 2008 Academy of Music and Drama – University of Gothenburg, Program in improvisational performance (Exchange student)
Vocal lessons with Lina Nyberg and Ingela Bergman.
Ensemble lessons with Anders Jormin, Anders Hagberg, Peter Burman
and Thomas Jäderlund
2004 - 2008 Estonian Academy of Music – Jazz department, Program in Vocal performance. Bachelor degree.
Vocal lessons with Mare Väljataga.
Ensemble lessons with Jaak Sooäär, Raul Sööt and Tanel Ruben.
2003 - 2004 Estonian Academy of Music, Program in music education
2002 - 2004 Georg Ots Tallinn Music School – Pop/Jazz department, vocal
1992 - 2001 Viljandi Children Music School – Violin and saxophone
1991 - 2002 Viljandi Maagümnaasium –secondary school
Musical activity
2015 - up to date Elletuse - Lead singer L. Koikson and composer/guitarrist P.Daniel cooperative
project. (back vocals)
2014 - up to date Vaikne Esmaspäev - Ensemble lead by composer A. R. Varres
(back vocals)
2013 - up to date Verbarium - (lead singer, song writer)
CD “Vana Tarkus” released 2015
http://www.avarusmusic.com/verbarium/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Verbarium/507769929331514
2009 - up to date MiaMee - (Est/Swe). (lead singer, song writer)
CD “Some Other Me” released 2014
(record company “No Angel Records” Signed since 2017)
2008 - 2013 Ajavares – (lead singer, song writer)
CD’s. “Ulmama” 2009 and “Kaks Maailma” 2011
2008 - up to date Jazz’n’Motion- performs own arrangements of jazz standards
combined with jazzy versions of the pop songs.
Awards
2014 Eesti Laul 2014 semi finalist.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Y_ImytRSXc
2010 U. Naissoo nim. omaloomingu konkurss - composing competition
2nd price
2006 Sony Jazz Stage – jazz vocal competition in Latvia
3rd price
2005 Lady Summertime – jazz vocal competition in Finland
2nd price
2005 Nõmme Jazz – jazz vocal competition (Final)
Other work experience
2016 - up tp date University of Tartu, Viljandi Culture Academy
Lecturer of Singing and Voice Training
2013 - 2016 University of Tartu, Viljandi Culture Academy
Vocal teacher
2013 - 2016 Kiili Kunstide kool
Vocal teacher
2012 Kulturama - the leading school of Performing Arts in Scandinavia
Vocal teacher - individual and group lessons in various music styles.
2011 - 2013 Private singing teacher
2011 jan, 2013 jan Koolijazz=Jazzikool (School jazz=Jazz school) three day winter
camp for the music school’s children in Estonia.
vocal teacher
2004- up to date Singer Songwriter
Various gigs as a singer. Concerts, festivals and private events.