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Matthew

He's from United States , currently lives in Greece

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Class for pianists, with a focus on using your ears.

Hello! My name is Matthew, I am an American music teacher currently living in Greece. I teach beginner up to upper intermediate musicians. My method focuses on teaching how to play music by ear. Players of all instruments are welcome to study with me, though I only teach technique for piano and guitar. Under this approach, learning to read music is not required, though a basic understanding of notation can greatly aid building musical comprehension and repertoire. After getting familiar with...

Hello! My name is Matthew, I am an American music teacher currently living in Greece. I teach beginner up to upper intermediate musicians. My method focuses on teaching how to play music by ear. Players of all instruments are welcome to study with me, though I only teach technique for piano and guitar. Under this approach, learning to read music is not required, though a basic understanding of notation can greatly aid building musical comprehension and repertoire. After getting familiar with your instrument, as well as some basics of how music works, we will jump right in by finding some songs to learn in rhythm style. That means chords and rhythm are given top priority, and other details are added later. These may be favorite songs of your choice or of my recommendation, depending on the needs of the student. Along the way, I will introduce proper technique, exercises, listening skills, and musical vocabulary in a natural progression, grounded in your favorite music. Using this method, interested students will also have the opportunity to explore their creativity and learn to compose their own music and recreate the music of others, entirely by ear. For homework I provide a weekly practice routine consisting of exercises, song repertoire, listening and composition challenges. Other topics I cover include how to efficiently read sheet music, harmony and song structure analysis, reharmonization, composing and arranging for multiple instruments, computer-based music production, ABRSM (or other) exam tutoring, and much more. Feel free to send me a message with any questions or booking requests, as my calendar is not always accurate due to technological restrictions. I look forward to hearing from you!

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Teaches

  • Piano Beginner, Intermediate
  • Music Beginner, Intermediate

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Jonathan Levi
A great teacher, great energy, a lot of fun to learn with. I look forward to the lessons quite a bit.
Brandon
Amazing and so much fun!
james minzly
Matthew is such a great teacher! Makes it fun while covering the all important basics at the same time.
Ovidiu Pistol
Just had one demo lesson and I can already tell he's a great teacher that aligns with my personal goals.
Hanif Saifurrahman
A really insightful teacher. He taught everything from the basics, matching his teaching pace with our learning pace. I learned a lot from him from only one session.
shaista farooq
I am so happy to have such an amazing and professional piano teacher.He is very polite and helpful .I have learnt alot from him in just two lessons which is not even tiny bit close to the things which I understood from other resources over a year about piano. I feel myself lucky to have lessons from him. Thank you so much Metthew.
Jesse Mensah
Matthew excellently manages to fill in and maneuver around my interests and prior knowledge of music. Very talented and patient!
Michele Wolaver
My 10 year old son immediately felt comfortable and connected with Matthew, as his manner is easy going, friendly and confident. Matthew's instructional style seems to easily adapt to where the student is at as well as be flexible to take them where they aspire to be. This instructor also is quick to reply to messages and shares valuable suggestions!
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Education

Certification Music Theory, Giannis Anagnastopoulos, Athens, Greece
Certification Piano Proficiency, Giannis Anagnastopoulos, Athens, Greece
Certification Guitar Proficiency, George Petrakis, Athens, Greece Studying

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• Can I cancel a booking?

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• Can I modify a booking?

Yes, something unexpected can always happen, so you can change the time or day of the lesson. You can do it from your personal area in "Scheduled lessons" through the option "Change date".

• Where are the lessons held?

The class is done through classgap’s virtual classroom. Classgap was developed specifically for educational purposes, including many useful features such as: digital whiteboard, online text editor, webcam, screen sharing and many more. View virtual classroom

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