Learn from Great Contemporary Composition Teachers

[4.91 rating over 47 reviews from another lesson platform] For 35 years I have been running my studio as a creative laboratory of music. A huge range of students have come as beginners and left as young artists as well as a host of adults who came to play or sing and have found that they too can compose, write songs, and perform professionally. And we have a great deal of FUN!

My name is Stephen and I am a passionate music composer and arranger. I graduated from the Mason Gross School of the Arts with my bachelor’s degree in jazz performance and an honors college certificate, having completed a 40-page thesis paper on Jazz Composition. I made Dean’s list every semester and graduated with highest honors, Summa Cum Laude.

Hello there! I am a lifelong musician with a passion for both music and teaching. In my 20+ years of experience as a music instructor, I have guided many students of all ages along their journey to achieve their musical goals. I am patient, have a good sense of humor, and methodical in my way of teaching.

Hiya, nice to e-meet you! I am a professional teacher, trumpeter and conductor who graduated from the Royal College of Music (2022) and The University of Edinburgh (2018), both with First class degrees. In the past year, I have worked with BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Czech Chamber Philharmonic, Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic among others.

Hi, I'm Dan Sullivan, a Stockton University Business Degree graduate. I'm a music teacher and an organist for 2 churches for over 2 years. I've been looking to branch out and share my deep knowledge and love of music. I am both a classically trained and a jazz-trained musician.

With over a decade of experience in teaching and mentoring musicians, I am a passionate guitar instructor and founder of the Contemporary Music Promotion Center – Magnitude (Novi Sad, Serbia). My teaching philosophy blends technical excellence with creativity, offering a holistic approach that bridges performance, composition, and production.

I am a woodwind performer, composer and educator who loves to make serious subjects fun and fun subjects serious. I graduated from Eastman School of Music in 2012 as the only Rogers Scholar in my class, and received a PhD in Music Performance and Composition from New York University in spring 2022.

I am an internationally active composer, educator, and curator. I studied composition at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz from 2009 to 2014, where I worked with Beat Furrer, Pierluigi Billone, and Clemens Gadenstätter. I later completed an M.A. in Composition at the University of California San Diego in 2017 and continued in the Ph.D.

Hello there! I am a guitarist of 18 years with much experience in bass, piano, songwriting, and singing! I’ve been playing in different bands, ensembles, and various groups ranging over genres such as CCM (contemporary Christian music), to rock, R&B, country, metal, and many others. As of early 2024, I graduated from Berklee College of Music in Boston.

I’m a classically trained singer, pianist and composer, and I’ve been teaching music for more than 20 years. I fell in love with music as a child, and it has been a central part of my life ever since — first as a student, and later as a performer, composer and teacher.