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MUSIC COMPOSITION - Learn how to write music (professional composer teacher)
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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.
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  • Hofgeest, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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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...
Age
Children (7-12 years old)
Teenagers (13-17 years old)
Adults (18-64 years old)
Seniors (65+ years old)
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Beginner
Intermediate
Duration
30 minutes
45 minutes
60 minutes
The class is taught in
English
Spanish
Galician
Portuguese
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