Learn from Great Music Teachers

Hi! I’m Natalia Gonçalves, a Brazilian guitarist, music teacher, and sheet music editor. I hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Music from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN) and a Technical Degree in Classical Guitar, with a strong focus on performance, arrangement, and pedagogy.

Kathryn Riopel is a singer, actor, and dancer from Chicago, IL. After receiving her Bachelor of Music in Voice and Opera Performance and Bachelor of Arts in Dance from Northwestern University, she relocated to Montreal and earned her Master of Music in Voice and Opera Performance from the Schulich School of Music.

Hello, I am Gauri Deshpande. I am a pianist, composer and music producer with over 15 years of teaching experience. I have taught classical piano, keyboard, music theory and electronic music production to musicians across the globe. I have a Master's degree in Music Technology from the California Institute of the Arts, USA.

This teacher was born in the city of Buenos Aires in 1988. From the age of 7 she began her piano studies and since then she has dedicated her life to music and teaching. Studied in the Superior Conservatory of Music, Manuel de falla obtained her title of Superior Professor of Arts specialized in piano.

My aim as a teacher is to teach my students the technical and musical fundamentals of violin and viola. I have been playing violin for over 14 years and teaching for 7 years. I have a degree in violin performance and have had lots of experience in both private teaching and teaching in a public school system.

Eric Schwartz has studied composition at the Cleveland Institute of Music, New York University, and both the Interlochen and Aspen Summer Music Festivals. Past teachers have included Margaret Brouwer, Donald Erb, George Tsontakis, and Randy Woolf. Primarily interested in a synthesis of musical archetypes, Schwartz is always at work on a variety of genre bending projects.

I finished my bachelors of arts in music degree in 2016 at University of Baguio. This is where I gained experience performing and as a piano accompanist. He also started teaching at the age of 16 at Musar and other schools while studying his music. Now I am currenty teaching privately on my own studio and a part time piano instructor at University of Baguio.

Darren Eedens, originally from Canada now calling Cardiff Wales home, has been a passionate touring performer, producer, songwriter and teacher for over a decade after embarking on his first tour in 2009. Having started teaching his first lessons 20 years ago. Since that time he as performed all over Europe, Scandinavia, North America and South Korea.

I can't remember a time when music wasn't part of my life. I remember being in first grade, rocking out to The Rolling Stones while doing my math homework. In middle school, my mom decided I needed to channel my energy into something more creative than playing Super Mario Bros. She bought my first guitar from a gentleman selling gardening tools at the Alpine Village Swap Meet.

M ezzo soprano Catharin Carew(she/they) is equally at home on both the operatic and concert stage, having performed a wide range of classical repertoire, from Baroque to Contemporary. Described as “a real personality with a dark edge to her mezzo as well as clear top notes" (WhatsOnStage, UK) as well as “exhilarating” (Opera Canada), some career highlights have included premiering…