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About Me Hello! I am a multi-instrumentalist, composer, and educator with more than 20 years of experience in helping students build their true musical confidence. My musical journey is anchored by a degree from the world-renowned Berklee College of Music, alongside being named a Grand Prize Winner by the legendary Smashing Pumpkins in the global music contest they held.

Ben is a composer/arranger, trombonist, bassist, and audio engineer/producer who is experienced in many genres, particularly working in "popular music," such as funk, disco, pop, rock, and indie. Ben has arranged over 100 songs for cover bands and other ensembles, and as a multi-instrumentalist with a composition degree, he brings a unique perspective and expertise to arranging,…

Dr. Bohdan Syroyid is a composer, pianist, and educator serving as a Professor of Music Education at the University of Salamanca. Known for a compositional style that bridges the gap between eras, his work often involves "giving sound to paintings", reimagining classical repertoire within contemporary frameworks, and reviving Ukrainian and Spanish folk music.

Roberto is a multi-talented music educator, performer, composer, producer, and technology expert with over 25 years of international experience in the music industry. He holds a Master’s degree in Music Technology from Florida International University and Bachelor’s degree in both Classical Guitar Performance and Music Education from Argentina.

What makes a drummer sound like themselves? For me, this is one of the most important questions in drumming. I am a professional drummer, educator and composer based in Denmark. I hold a Master’s Degree in Pop Drums from Codarts University of the Arts in Rotterdam, and I am currently pursuing a second Master’s Degree in Jazz/Pop Composition at the Southern Danish Conservatory…

I’m a professional composer, arranger, and orchestrator from Cyprus, specializing in concert music, theater, and crossover music. My work has been performed by major ensembles, including the National Radio Symphony Orchestra of Greece (ERT), and I’ve collaborated with internationally renowned artists across multiple genres.

Amanda Steinemann (BMus in Composition, UVic) loves sharing her knowledge of music with students of all ages and skill levels. She has been teaching violin, viola, and piano lessons through local music schools and privately both in person and online, and enjoys incorporating composition and music theory elements into the lessons.

Adam grew up listening to his dad practice trombone at home, and started playing clarinet in the fourth grade. In middle school, he started learning guitar and writing his own songs. In high school, Adam produced an album for his solo project and distributed his CDs. Adam studied Composition and Arranging at Azusa Pacific University, where he was a Music Theory TA and tutor.

Over the years, I've had the chance to work on records for Drake, Eminem, Justin Timberlake, Rick Ross and DJ Khaled, including the album God Did, which earned me a Grammy nomination. I'm a music producer, sound engineer and multi-instrumentalist: I studied audio engineering at SAE Institute Paris, I play piano, keys, guitar, bass, drums, violin and horns, and I still spend most…

As an award-winning music educator, professional singer-songwriter, and social media creator with over 1.1 million YouTube subscribers and 1.4 million TikTok followers, I’m passionate about helping students achieve their artistic dreams while navigating today’s music industry.