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Hello! My name is Alona Mylanych and I am a piano teacher.

I grew up in a musical family surrounded by classical and folk music. My mother was a
professional musician and guitar teacher who inspired me to play and study music.

I started playing the piano at the age of 6 and since then it has become my passion. After
school, I decided to pursue a career in music and I began my study in Ukraine. I have three
degrees, masters, bachelor, and specialist from Ukraine in Music Art, Ethics, Esthetics:
Piano Teacher, Concertmaster, and Ensemble Performance.

I have been teaching piano for the past 13 years, and during that time I have worked with
students from all ages, levels and backgrounds. I am a patient and enthusiastic teacher who is
dedicated to helping my students reach their full potential. I utilize a variety of teaching methods
and techniques to ensure that each student learns in a way that best suits their individual needs.
As a teacher I want my students to be happy after every lesson, that's why I try to find ways to
build effective practice habits, coach them on excellent technique, and music analysis and
appreciation.

Please feel free to check out my instagram page to get an idea of my playing and teaching style:
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Performance:
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Jade is a classically trained violin and viola player, having achieved Level 9 RCM in Violin. She is currently pursuing Level 10 and then her ARCT Teachers Diploma. Jade has been teaching strings and music theory at Marsman Music since 2017, but began tutoring violin in her teenage years before that. Jade was a member of the University of Waterloo Symphony Orchestra as a Violin 2 player during her undergraduate years, while she studied Chemical Engineering.
Currently, Jade teaches and prepares students for up to Level 6 RCM Violin Practical and Theory Exams.
Jade, who also goes by her stage name Enchanted Strings, provides an array of violin covers, and thanks to her Caribbean influence, offers niche genre covers of soca, dancehall, reggae, calypso and hip hop songs. She can be found freelancing as a special events violinist making weddings, proposals, parties, corporate events and just about any special occassion so much more magical with her Enchanted Strings.

Alongside working fulltime at JAZZ.FM91, Jelani freelances as a saxophonist and pianist. He performs in styles ranging from gospel to jazz to afro. He has released a few singles that are available on all streaming services and has been a featured artist on many of emerging artist, Idris Lawal's, songs in the past few years. Besides recording, you can find him playing keys at churches around the GTA every weekend. 

Jerome is one of the Vocal teachers at Marsman Music Centre. He is also a singer/songwriter and recording artist for vocals also. He works with students on “pronunciation, vocal range, stage presence, and helps students to get acquainted with the various styles of music by performing styles from different Music Eras. If that is of any interest to you, please consider Jerome as a possible vocal teacher.

Joining us all the way from the country of cultural diversity, India, Jude has represented Yamaha Music as a drum demonstrator and music educator since 2011, and has conducted numerous Music Education Workshops in national and international schools to establish music education in the country, and has been featured in videos for their official website and Youtube Channel promoting the DTX drums.  The Yamaha DTXM12 Drum pad kits that he created and developed are used by musicians all over the world.

He pursued his music education from the Trinity College London with distinction. With over 15 years of experience in music education, he specializes in teaching kids from age 5 to 15, and has also taught teenagers and adults till age 75.  He also partnered with non-profit organizations in providing free music education to the underprivileged kids.  

His class structure is a mix of stage performance, music theory, fun, techniques, jamming with other instruments, and musical communication with deep study of his students’ favourite songs.  

Jude instills confidence in his students to not only play in a room but also perform with the band on the stage and be a Rockstar.

Layla teaches piano at Marsman Music. She has completed her grade 8 RCM examinations and has been playing piano for fifteen years while teaching for five years. She has a background in musical theatre and used to be a piano accompanist for the various musicals she was a part of. Layla also plays the violin and has experience working with an orchestra and a choir. Her favourite musical genres are musical theatre and jazz. She enjoys teaching students of all ages and skill levels. Her goal is to watch her students progress with their musical journey, find their musical passion and have fun in the process!

Liz is currently studying classical voice at York university and doing a minor in French. She has taken part in many choirs both with the school and outside, including a performance at Carnegie Hall back in 2019 where she sang Faure’s Requiem. She went to Wexford Collegiate School for the Arts in their musical theatre program and loves theatre music and sharing her learning. She also plays the flute and oboe in a media music band for which she has had the pleasure of arranging. Liz aspires to go to teacher's college so she can share her knowledge with as many young people as she can.

Miguel is a media composer and music teacher. He currently teaches violin, viola, guitar and electric bass. He went to study at Humber's Intro to Jazz program for violin in 2019 and studied with world class musicians. A lot of his teaching inspiration comes from his professors and instructors at Humber. Not the intense Jazz repertoire but the fun calm environment. He's quite relaxed and likes to go at a slow focused pace to fully engross a student in all the great qualities of music. Miguel is also a songwriter and composer working on short films and video-game soundtracks.

He is experienced with classical, rock, folk, funk, soul, R&B and pop music. He has performed in many bands and ensembles in all those genres at his time at Humber and after! 

Pat has been a professional musician since the age of 17.  He started out on a weekly CBC TV show, in the middle 1960's, playing piano and singing.  In 1972 he began playing piano and singing with Canada's Anne Murray.  In 1975 he was made Anne's Musical Director. He has conducted orchestras all over the world including North America, Europe, Japan and Australia in live concerts and on TV. He has played piano on over a dozen hit records and has a Juno Award. He has been teaching for 17 years, all ages and all styles, both piano and voice. He loves to watch his students grow musically through patience, understanding and encouragement.

Sahar is a classical violinist with 10 years experience teaching violin both privately and in various institutions. Her students have included children as young as four years old to adults. She graduated from the Tehran Music School with a diploma in Classical violin and has also studied the "Suzuki Method." Sahar has played in the Iranian orchestras including the Nilper String Orchestra (Tehran Contemporary Music Festival Orchestra), the Aiso Orchestra, the Albortz Orchestra, the Tehran Music School Orchestra, and the Prima Orchestra. Additionaly, she has worked with the Vaahe Art Collective as a violinist and is a member of "Iran Music House." Sahar loves listening to and playing Baroque era music, especially the violin works by Balch and Vivaldi. Sahar looks forward to teaching what she loves doing most. 

Sarah is a piano teacher who is classically trained and graduated from York University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in piano performance. Her favourite composers are Chopin and Debussy. She likes to use her classroom to provide an effective learning experience where her students can feel comfortable making mistakes. It’s all part of the process, after all!
 

Stephen's passion for music began at an early age playing music at his local church. As his love for music grew, he aspired to broaden his musical knowledge and began learning new instruments including: guitar, drums, piano, bass guitar and ukulele. After many years of playing in various types of bands, he decided to pursue music in a post-secondary setting. Stephen attended the Music Industry Arts and Performance program at Centennial College, where he majored in guitar, received mentorship from many industry professionals, and was able to learn both theory and business aspects related to music. Throughout his time at Centennial, he received many scholarships including the Jim and Irene Scott Academic Achievement Scholarship and graduated in the summer of 2017. Seeking to share his passion for music with others, Stephen's teaching philosophy emphasizes the joy and excitement in playing and learning music.