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MUSIC COMPOSITION - Learn how to write music (professional composer teacher)

It’s time to write those musical ideas you have in mind!

I’m Iago: pianist, composer, and conductor. With more than 9 years of teaching experience, I can help you, your children, family or friends to learn how to write all the musical ideas you have and want to share.

About me? I’m a professional composer (experimental music and opera) with a master's degree from the Conservatorium Maastricht under the guidance of Vykintas Baltakas. I’m also a piano performer specialized in contemporary music (piano and electronic music, why not?), and I’m also running my own multimedia ópera company in the Netherlands. I’ve been teaching for 9 years, which allowed me to notice how important it is to adapt all the lessons to the students. Teaching music is my passion, so my teaching way is not just superficial.

About the lessons? The lessons are planned to be as practical as possible and always adapted to the music taste of every student. The development of the lessons goes through different musical elements: harmony, structure, rhythm, new technologies, etc. The main core of this course is being able to write several pieces with different instruments and tools.

Location

Online via webcam
At teacher's location: Hofgeest, Amsterdam, Netherlands

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General info

Age:
Children (7-12 years old)
Teenagers (13-17 years old)
Adults (18-64 years old)
Seniors (65+ years old)
Student level:
Beginner
Intermediate
Duration:
30 minutes
45 minutes
60 minutes
The class is taught in:English, Spanish, Galician, Portuguese

About Me

My name is Iago, I’m a professional pianist, composer and conductor. Also a teacher with 15+ years of experience. Once I finished my piano performing bachelor, I moved to the Netherlands to study a master in music composition and some further training in conducting. I just can’t stop my curiosity for learning more and more about music!

For the last few years, I’ve been teaching mainly in Amsterdam and online. Until last summer 2022, I was also the Piano Teacher and Head of Education in the Historic Conservatory of Santiago de Compostela.

My way of teaching changes a lot depending on the student’s interests and skills. That’s important to keep in mind! I’ve taught students with a “professional-goal” mind who got accepted in the universities they wanted, but also spent countless times making music games, so my students could learn and improve their skills by having plenty of fun.

I give my lessons a humanist approach: we’ll learn about piano, about composition… But also about all other topics that might have an impact in our learning process (from music theory to taking care of our health).

Education

Master on Musical Research - UNIR
Master on Music Composition - Conservatorium Maastricht
Certificate on Contemporary Music Conducting - Conservatorium Maastricht
Master on Cultural Services: Management of the Cultural Property - University of Santiago de Compostela
Bachelor on Piano Performance - Conservatorio Superior de Música de A Coruña

Experience / Qualifications

15 years as private teacher
5 years teaching at the Escola de Música de Rianxo
2 years teaching at Asociación Músico Cultural "Solfa (Santiago de Compostela)
1.5 years teaching at Conservatorio Histórico de Santiago
3 years teaching at Muziekcentrum Zuidoost

Granted by the SGAE Foundation (Spanish "General Society of Authors and Publishers")

Courses and masterclasses:
Several courses and masterclasses with prestigious musicians.
-Piano: Katia Veekman, Andrej Pikul, Ivan Klansky, Iván Citera, Haruna Takebe...
-Composition: Toshio Hosokawa, Ramón Lazkano, Vykintas Baltakas, Andrés Valero-Castells...
-Conducting: Vykintas Baltakas, David Fiúza, Jan Cober...

Reviews (1)

Fantastic teacher, explains things in easy-to-understand language and tailors lessons to my goals.
Piano is the instrument used by the romantics to make their most beautiful music, but also by the most experimental and modern composers to create their craziest music wonders. Isn't it a great instrument to play? With more than 5 years of experience teaching in music schools and 15 years as a private piano teacher, I developed an efficient and "fun-but-efficient" way to teach how to play the instrument. Every student is different, which means the way to play and learn shall be different, making every single lesson special and rewarding. I also offer the possibility of teaching in groups: if you want to know more about this option. Hope to see you soon in our class!
Leading a group of musicians. Conducting is a necessary part of every performance with an orchestra, a wind band, opera performances, a choir and even smaller groups. Would you like to grab the baton? I'm a specialist in the conducting of Contemporary Music, which requires a deep knowledge of the music and how it works. I can teach any interested student how to conduct any kind of group: do you want to become the conductor of your local wind band? Are you planning to start your own small orchestra and you want to know how to conduct it? We can work together on that, so you will learn, gradually, how to deal with all the required things to lead any group: the musical part itself, but also the group psychology, management, etc. Join this class and enjoy of making music!

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