Your learning experience is about you. It is about your interests, personalized lesson plans, your learning style and aspirations. I look forward to working with you! A little bit about me: I was born and raised in Athens, Greece. I like traveling a lot. I moved to the U.S. in 2013 to continue my studies. I compose classical music for a living, so I can teach you how to create your own music. I have sung and played the piano with many different professional bands (from rock and pop, to blues and ethnic). In addition, having been a classical piano teacher for over a decade in preparatory schools (from pre-school to high-school), running my private piano/theory studio and currently teaching music majors in college (Northwestern University, New England Conservatory previously), I can confidently say that I have dealt with a large span of ages (3 – 45), personalities, cultural backgrounds and levels of students, especially aged 8 – 21. My teaching style is enthusiastic, humorous and theatrical, always focused on each student’s interests and approaching learning in an interdisciplinary way, incorporating singing, composing, movement and anything the student relates to. I believe in interactive learning and in giving the students the power to create their own curriculum. I will give you a solid technical jumpstart, you will learn to read and write music and we will have cross-genre playlists because we love all music. As for my education and current professional life, I'm a classical composer, a PhD candidate in Composition at Northwestern University, with a bachelor's degree in musicology, classical piano and theory. I also hold a master's degree in composition from New England Conservatory in Boston.