Learn from Great Classical Composition Teachers

My name is Svetoslav Korotin. I am a classical guitar concert performer and educator based in Russia. I have diverse teaching experience with both children and adults. Currently, I work at two local music schools, where many of my students have successfully participated in competitions and concerts.

Ashkan Saberi(b. Iran) is a composer and guitarist. He graduated with honors in Composition from the G. Verdi Conservatory of Turin in 2024, under the guidance of Giorgio Colombo Taccani. He has further developed his craft through masterclasses with Ivan Fedele, Gianluca Cascioli, Clara Iannotta, Mauro Lanza, and others.

Greetings Students! If you're reading this, congrats! It means you're interested in taking your musical artistry, skills, and knowledge to another level. I lived and worked in New York City for many years, where I attended Mannes College of Music at the New School, studying with Michael Newman and Frederic Hand of the legendary Metropolitan Opera.

Welcome! My name is Kevin Ure, and I am dedicated to transforming aspiring musicians into skilled composers. Students learn to audiate music, develop their ear, and compose using an intuitive and practical approach. With over eight years of experience as a university professor, I have taught a wide range of courses, from introductory classes like MUS 101 to advanced doctoral-level…

A devoted music teacher with over 12 years of teaching experience. I was a faculty member of Sultan Qaboos University Muscat, Oman for two years from 2016 to 2018 where I taught the subjects harmony, composition, counterpoint and orchestration. Currently I am a teacher at the National School of Music "Lubomir Pipkov" Soifa, Bulgaria.

Hello! My name is Michalis Kailis, and I’m a professional composer, music educator and guitarist with over 5 years of teaching experience. I hold a Bachelor’s degree in Classical Composition and a Master of Music (M.Mus.) with a focus on composition.

I am not accepting new students at this time. Thank you for your interest. I am a professional music educator with 15 years of experience teaching piano, choir and voice, music theory, and composition. I have worked as a full-time music teacher at independent schools and international schools in New York City, India and Mozambique.

I started my music studies at the age of 10 in the classical organ class, at 11 i started in the piano class at the Valentim Moreira de Sá Music Academy, until 2002. During that time, i held music improvement workshops with pianists such as Inga Dsekster or Tânia Achot.

Nicole DeMaio is a composer, performer, and educator who was born in Bogota, Colombia and is currently living in the NYC area. As a woodwind doubler, Nicole performs on flutes, clarinets, saxophones, and bassoon. She has recently worked as a substitute musician on Broadway’s “"Some Like It Hot", "Aladdin”, “1776”, “Kimberly Akimbo”, “A Strange Loop”, and “Beetlejuice”.

I am a cellist, specialized in Tango, Argentine folklore, contemporary music and education. Cello teacher at the C. Guastavino conservatory in Buenos Aires, the province's orchestra and choir program and the city's "music for equity" program. I also work as a children's orchestra director, arranger and occasional composer. Graduated from the A.