Learn from Great Composition Teachers

Hi, I’m Sam—a professional woodwind player, composer, and music educator focused on helping students become expressive, well-rounded musicians. I specialize in saxophone and oboe, and also teach clarinet, flute, and bassoon. As a working multi-instrumentalist, I perform in a variety of settings including pit orchestras and jazz groups, and I bring that real-world experience into…

The composition faculty of Michigan State University has described the music of Michael Goodman (b. 1988) as dramatic, humorous, and energetic. He views composition as a communicative tool that enhances his musical and philosophical ideas. Michael’s music stems from personal, neurodivergent experiences of his own or close friends.

Renowned pianist, composer and arranger, Gary has been teaching for over 35 years and performing since his early teens. His friendly, professional teaching style takes into account your abilities and personal goals to help you achieve musical success. He has performed all across Canada and his recordings have been featured on radio programmes around the world.

Kyle Pearl is a professional cellist and composer who has actively taught cello lessons for the past eight years professionally, and studied cello performance and music theory and the Frost School of Music. He greatly enjoys teaching, and generally work best with late middle and high school students. He is extremely experienced in audition, competition, and performance preparation.

Hello! My name is Wojciech and I am a composer/producer from Poland. I am also a performing musician playing clarinet in Klezmafour band all around the world (USA, Canada, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, England, Ukraine, Turkey, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Austria, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Luxembourg and Poland) and winning both national and international contests awards.

For over 33 years as a musician and 29 years as an educator for all grade levels and teachers alike, I have the experience of learning from my previous students and applying more efficient techniques to current and future ones. Much like my students, I work towards learning the most innovative techniques while foreseeing the trends of the future in music and education.

I am a composer specialized in music for cinema, theater and in general all kinds of artistic forms that combine visual elements with music. I love collaborating with other artists, I feel that working with different disciplines makes artistic creation something communal and much bigger than what each one could do individually.

My musical life has developed along three closely connected paths: singer, pianist, and songwriter/composer. I perform as a singer-pianist across a wide range of repertoire and have also played keys in a Soul/R&B/Motown band. I hold a degree in piano and have a lifetime of experience performing solo and collaborative repertoire, always with an ear toward storytelling and musical…

Hi! Nice to meet you! My name is Adam Bern and I am a violinist, composer, arranger, band leader and teacher based in Brookline, MA. I hold a B.M. in Classical Composition from the Berklee College of Music (as well as B.S. in Engineering Physics from Cornell University and an M.S.

Mariano Bagnat is a composer, orchestrator and guitarist. He creates music for Film, TV, Documentary and multi-media. Mariano has studied Film Scoring, Orchestration, Mixing and Mastering, and Music Composition for Film and TV at Berklee Online. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, he has worked in several projects in Argentina and different countries as well.