Apostolos Alexiou

I am a classical piano teacher with over 35 years of professional teaching experience, working with students of different ages and levels, from beginners to advanced pianists.

My main focus is helping students develop solid piano technique, musicality, confidence, and a deeper understanding of the music they play. Whether you are starting piano, returning to the instrument after a break, preparing for examinations, or looking to develop your playing further, lessons are adapted to your level, experience, and personal goals.

For younger students, I aim to build a strong musical and technical foundation while keeping lessons engaging and encouraging. For adult beginners and returning pianists, I provide a clear and structured approach that respects each student's pace and musical interests. With more advanced students, we can work in greater depth on interpretation, phrasing, stylistic understanding, technique, and the analysis of the repertoire.

I also offer lessons in harmony, ear training and counterpoint. These subjects can be studied independently or, whenever useful, connected directly with piano playing and the music you are learning. My particular interest is the music of the Baroque and Classical periods and the contrapuntal tradition of J. S. Bach.

Please see my introduction video above.

I studied piano and theory at the Hellenic Conservatory of Athens, the Macedonian Conservatory of Thessaloniki, and the Municipal Conservatory of Larissa. I hold a Piano Diploma  and degrees in Harmony, Counterpoint, and Fugue. I also studied in the United States with Dr. Raymond Jackson (piano) and Irwin Stahl (harmony and counterpoint), and attended seminars at the Mozarteum Summer Academy in Salzburg.

For over three decades (1982–2022), I served as a full-time, tenured professor at the Municipal Conservatory of Larissa, teaching piano, harmony, solfège and ear training, counterpoint, and fugue. Alongside teaching, I have given numerous solo and chamber music performances and collaborated with symphony orchestras.

From 2006 to 2023, I was Director of the Municipal Conservatory of Larissa and coordinated long-term international collaborations with the Professional School of Music of Bad Königshofen (Bavaria), including student exchange programs and joint artistic projects.

My teaching is student-centered, supportive, and clearly structured. Each lesson is adapted to the student’s level, background, and musical interests.

For beginners, I focus on building strong fundamentals step by step, without rushing or confusion. For advanced students, we work in depth on musical analysis, stylistic understanding, and technical refinement.

Lessons combine:

• technical security and musical expression

• practical harmony and ear training

• live examples and written notation

• historical and artistic context                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

  Harmony, counterpoint, and fugue are taught through a balanced integration of theory, listening, keyboard application, and modern notation software.

  I have successfully prepared many students for entrance exams and academic studies, with a 100% success rate for admission to university-level music programs in Greece, Europe, and North America.