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ZABETH BAYNE

Zabeth is the Founding Director of Prodigio School of Music. She is certified through the Royal Conservatory Of Music from which she obtained her Performance Degree with First Class Honors.

 

She has 40 years experience in teaching both group and private lessons to all ages from beginner to advanced. The courses she teaches includes all beginner course programs, Royal Conservatory, Conservatory Canada, popular music, ear training, technical studies, chamber music, improvisation, jazz and more. She also teaches all theory programs including Rudiments of Theory, Analysis, History of Music, Harmony of Music and Counterpoint.

She has an extensive background in performance and has performed with members from the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and the UBC Orchestra. She has done performances in chamber groups, piano duos, piano duets and solos. She has experience in adjudicating and has provided adjudications for local and international music competitions for both instrumental and vocal performances. As an accompanist she has provided services for music competitions, events and examinations. This includes instrumental solo, vocal solos and choirs.

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STELLA HUI

Stella Hui is a Vancouver-based performer, collaborative pianist, and pedagogue, and her schedule is often busy with teaching students and rehearsing for her next performance. A recent graduate of Memorial University of Newfoundland with a Master of Music degree in piano performance, she was the recipient of The Edgar Raymond Martin Memorial Scholarship in Music as well as a Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies (2019-2020).

In addition to receiving her Bachelor of Music degree from the University of British Columbia (2014), she holds an ARCT diploma for performance from the Royal Conservatory of Music, along with a Fellowship Diploma from the Trinity College of London. Her esteemed teachers include Dr. Kristina Szutor and Professor Miranda Wong.

Stella was trained in piano pedagogy under the tutelage of UBC professor Alice Enns and is dedicated to both music education and performance. She maintains her private piano studio and has been teaching for over ten years. Her students have received first place awards for outstanding performances in music festivals and have earned first class honours with distinction in RCM examinations.

 

She strongly encourages her pupils to become well-rounded musicians and is passionate about instilling a lifelong appreciation for music, art, and culture in her students. Stella teaches piano lessons in English and is also able to communicate with students through conversational Cantonese.

In addition to her teaching and collaborative work, Stella regularly performs at weddings and functions. Her diverse musical background and experiences allow her to move freely between traditional Classical repertoire and contemporary musical idioms.

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BETHANY BAYNE

Bethany has been studying piano since the age of six years old. She has been working through the Royal Conservatory of Music program and is currently completing  her Grade 10 RCM. Bethany has completed the corresponding theory courses as required by the Royal Conservatory of Music.

Bethany has completed the Piano Teacher Course - How To Teach Piano Successfully and is teaching beginner through intermediate piano students. She is well familiar with all beginner piano methods such as Bastien, Alfred, Faber, Michael Aaron and also uses the RCM program for her intermediate students. She incorporates a balance of technique, studies, ear training, sight reading, improvisation and repertoire studies in her lessons.

Bethany's love of music has instilled in her a desire to share this passion with her students. She has a friendly and warm personality and loves to motivate and encourage her students.

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KAREN SWARTS

Karen Swarts is a music teacher from Cape Town, South Africa. She has 16 years of experience teaching the piano, having taught learners of all ages and levels over the years. She has taught at numerous schools and is currently Subject Head of Music at a girl's high school. She teaches classical piano, music theory, music history, aural training and conducts the school orchestra. She also prepares students for external music examinations (Trinity, ABRSM). She has a keen interest in a variety of musical styles, accompanies and has participated in numerous orchestras, percussion and contemporary music ensembles.

Karen was introduced to the piano at the age of five and continued to study music and the piano throughout her academic years. She obtained the Bachelor of Music degree from Stellenbosch University with piano and percussion as instruments. She furthered her studies by obtaining the BMus Honors degree the following year and also holds a Master's degree in Ethnomusicology, thereby broadening her cultural and musical interests through the study of indigenous music of South Africa. She also obtained the Post Graduate Certificate in Education through the University of South Africa with the focus on teaching English and Music.

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JACKSON CAU

Jackson grew up in Ottawa Ontario and started his musical career at the age of three with The Music for Young Children (MYC) Program. He continued with private lessons in classical piano and theory, completing grade nine and theory grade six with Conservatory Canada.

Jackson received his Bachelor of Music with Honours, from the University of Western Ontario, including a specialization in music theory while studying under Troy Ducharme and John Cuciurean in 2020.

Jackson believes in a positive experience to nurture a love for music. He is a passionate and dedicated teacher who specializes in classical piano and theory. He is patient and strives to make every lesson engaging. His teaching method is based on a combination of ear training, MYC technique and technical skills, while providing knowledge of theory and the history of music. His lessons offer a tailored approach to meet the needs of each student, and to provide his students with the tools to further explore the music they love.

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VINCENZO ADELINI

Vincenzo Adelini is an Italian guitarist and composer. He loves his job and his teaching goals are that his students love to make music like him ...and even more so. 

EDUCATION

- Master's degree with honors in Classical Guitar Performance and Music Composition at the Music Conservatory of Naples and Terni;

- Master's degree in Music Education at Music Conservatory of Frosinone;

- Bachelor's degree in Law at Second University of Naples;

- First level Master degree in Music Business and Music Copyright at Luiss University in Rome;

- Licensing Teaching in Guitar for Italian Public School;

- He also studied with Wolfgang Witzenmann, Leo Brouwer, Alirio Diaz, Alfredo Rapetti Mogol and other international musicians.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

- Guitar teacher and Music Ensemble Teacher at private school from 2007;

- Classical Guitar Teacher at Public School from 2012;

- Classical Guitar Teacher at International Guitar Master from 2011;

MUSIC EXPERIENCE

His main instrument is Classical guitar but he spends a lot of time in his personal music studio to composing and producing music. He also plays Electric and Acoustic Guitar, Ukulele, Neapolitan Mandolin, Bass Guitar, typical Italian folk guitar (called "Battente") , Balalaika, some vintage Analogic Synthesizers, Acoustic and Rhodes Pianos , Drum Machines, Harmonicas , Virtual Instruments and others various instruments that he has in his studio.He also sings for example music he has recorded  titled  "Caliber9" Title Track.

BEATMOVIE - SOUNDTRACKS

Since 2018 he has worked with Toni D'Angelo (Italian Famous Director) at BeatMovie Project, to write Original Pictures Movie Soundtracks and new independent music. At the LGCG Film festival 2018 BeatMovie won the award for Nobody's Innocent Original Soundtrack.

In 2020 Vincenzo and Toni wrote and produced "Caliber9" Original Soundtrack, in collaboration with Emanuele Frusi. Caliber9 is a Minerva picture and RAI production and is among the most viewed movie on streaming platform in Italy now.

EXTRA

In 2012 he founded a non-profit association focused on listening to music on vinyl.

In 2012 and 2013 he was the art director of an Italian music festival (LMPF), now in its eighth edition.

In 2020 he became a member of The Italian performers' collective management organisations (Nuovo Imaie)

FOR MORE:

https://soundcloud.com/adelinivincenzo/sets/lights-17-1


https://www.adelinivincenzo.com/

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SOPHIAN ALKURDI

Sophian has taught guitar and been a music teacher both online and in person since 2012. He has written more than 100 articles about guitar and music for several sites including  GuitarDomination.com, CarpeDièse.com and  Hguitare.com. He has played in several live bands and has done recording during his music journey from acoustic/folk, rock, metal, jazz/funk and ska. He is also a film score composer and has composed and recorded several albums in various styles. 

Sophian's educational background includes Advanced certification in Music/Audio production for Visual Media in Berklee College of Music.  Professional certification in Composing and Orchestrating for films and TV in Berklee College of Music. Valedictorian of the year 2012 in Music Academy International, Nancy, France. Classical guitar, saxophone and music theory in the French Music Conservatory. 

He is endorsed by Mermet guitars, Le Niglo picks and Two Notes Audio Engineering. He was also endorsed by Elixir Strings for 7 years.

Sophian is able to provide lessons in English, French and Spanish. 

Please see the links below to listen to two of Sophian's compositions. 

https://soundcloud.com/sophianalkurdiscoring/shamiyah/s-qcELWIRBffx

https://soundcloud.com/sophianalkurdiscoring/sakinas-theme

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RUSS KLYNE

A Vancouver B.C. Canadian based musician and professional guitarist for over 30 years. Russ has performed, toured or recorded with a host of local and international artists such as Mike Reno of Loverboy, Bif Naked ,multiple Juno Award winning Hip Hop artist K-os. and Grammy Award winner Nelly Furtado. His television performances include Jay Leno, David Letterman, Much Music, and has primarily toured in Canada ,United States and Europe. 

Russ received his diploma in general music from Grant MacEwan University in Edmonton,Alberta in 1987. From the past to present Russ Klyne continues to be in demand as mainly a performer, session musician, and guitar instructor. He has also performed multiple styles of music in many of Vancouver's top cover and original music groups and is also an accompanist at the Shadbolt Center of the Arts in Burnaby B.C.

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WELFARE THOMAS

Welfare Thomas is a versatile Guitarist, Composer, Lyricist and a Music Educator from the Culturally diverse country of India. He started up his musical journey as a Congo player in his local church and later on at the age of 10, he started playing guitar chords in Church choir practices. After few years he found himself more interested in guitars, so he started learning professionally and grew up as a guitarist and developed his style and techniques. He believes that music in his soul that's why he even left his profession as a Chef in a reputed hotel to pursue his Music Career as Musician.

He has completed Grade 8 in Electric Guitar discipline from Rockschool London. He has not only lead his Church Choir as a Choir Director, but also plays a role as Lead Guitarist and Backing Vocalist of the Indian Gospel Band called "Shalom (peace be with you)". He performed almost over 100 stage shows across the country with Various Gospel bands. He is also known as a multitalented player for his ability to play various instruments like Keyboard, Ukulele, Drums etc.

He has over 12 years of teaching experience in his initial teaching career. He took individual one-on-one Guitar sessions and later worked with Art Tree Music School as a Guitar Instructor. He worked as an elementary music teacher with various renowned schools in India and his vast theory knowledge and great command on staff notation makes his teaching unique from others. He is calm and polite by nature which adds to the quality of his teaching. He also has a good sense of humour which makes his learning sessions interesting and fun. Currently he is teaching online guitar sessions across the globe and preparing his students for exams through Trinity and Rockschool London in Guitar curriculum. His teaching method embraces simple techniques, ear training, sight reading, using tabs and principles of combination and composition.

Welfare can provide lessons in English and Hindi languages

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KENT BAYNE

Kent Bayne has been studying guitar for many years. His earlier studies were focused on Acoustic Guitar and a variety of early method guitar programs. He then transferred his training to Classical Guitar methods. While Kent has studied with several instructors he has also received training from our own Vincenzo Adelini and is currently working with him towards a music degree. Kent has been active in music competitions achieving honor’s marks.

Kent is also active in Prodigio working with the technology needed to facilitate our quality online lessons. His skillful knowledge in this area has facilitated his own delivery methods of online lessons. It has also made him invaluable as a sound technician for local events.

Kent is currently taking beginner guitar students who wish to learn acoustic guitar. He is familiar with all beginner guitar methods and is a kind and encouraging teacher.

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JUAN JOSE GALARZA

From the age of five, Jaun Jose developed an interest in music. Thus, he started taking piano and guitar lessons and, soon after, decided to focus on drums and Latin percussion.

 

He continued to study such instruments with outstanding teachers during his childhood and adolescence, which allowed him to acquire a well-rounded education and prepared him for college. While he was growing up, Juan José was greatly influenced by famous drummers like Buddy Rich, Steve Smith, Vinnie Colaiuta, Dave Weckl, Marco Minnemann, Dennis Chambers and Jojo Mayer.

In 2014, he completed a bachelor degree in music, sound production and engineering, with a minor in drums and percussion performance from Universidad San Francisco de Quito (Ecuador), Berklee global partner. 

Since then, he has worked as an instructor of drums and percussion for musicians of all ages and abilities. As an engineer, he has successfully completed several large projects of design and installation of professional audio systems. As a musician, he has performed live and recorded with several artists.

Most importantly, he remains devoted to furthering his growth as a musician and committed music educator.

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FAVIO VELARDE

Favio Velarde is a music professional with vast experience in drumming and modern production. From a very young age, he showed an inclination towards percussion and at 8 years old he got his first drum kit. Soon to find himself studying at the National Conservatory of Peru to develop a strong base in theory and technique, he participated in various ensembles playing live shows including an international festival "Cantapueblo" in Mendoza, Argentina. The core foundation of Favio's experience playing live is attributed to his playing at the Sagrado Corazón de Jesus church, where he would play for crowds of a thousand people every Sunday for 8 years. In his teenage years, Favio's music taste opened up to Pop and Indie Rock music, playing in different bands and highschool events while also taking part in the Latin Jazz Ensemble representing his school in many festivals and competitions.

 
Upon graduation, Favio was lucky to have the full support of his family to pursue a career in music with a particular interest in production. He studied a Bachelor of Arts in Music where he got to learn from the best teachers in Lima, Peru, both the production and the business side of the industry. As part of the curriculum, Favio chose to specialize in drumming as his core instrument having two mentors in the spam of the 5-year program: Ken Ichikawa (Berklee, NYU Master) and Gisella Giurfa (Latin Grammy Nominee), both internationally renowned musicians and with different backgrounds. During his studies, Favio was exposed to different genres and musical approaches that ranged from classical music to traditional jazz, and Latino American genres taking classes such as Counterpoint, Orchestration, Jazz Ensemble, Arrangement, Advanced Harmony, among others. 

He also dedicated time to teach drumming and music harmony classes to students who shared his passion and vision; keeping a very hands-on and technology immersed teaching approach based on his background in both academic and popular music teaching. When moving to Vancouver in 2019 to continue his studies specializing in audio engineering, he participated in local jazz concerts and professionally recorded drums for various projects.

Favio provides lessons with Prodigio in English and Spanish. He is available for both drum and theory lessons. 

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JULIAN ARENZON

Julián was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina's capital city. From an early age, he was passionate about music and rhythm, and during his high school days he took up lessons in drums and guitar. From there, his musical frontiers expanded exponentially.

He had taught drums and percussion as a private teacher in Buenos Aires before embarking on a long trip around the African continent. In 2011, he settled in South Africa and continued teaching drums in different schools around town. While living in the quiet town of Makhanda, in the Eastern Cape Province, he obtained the Associate Diploma in Drum Kit Performance from Trinity College of London (2018).

He has vast experience performing different styles like ska, latin jazz, rock, punk, reggae, country, pop, to name a few. In the last eight years he has been on tours and has been invited to perform at different music festivals in South Africa. He has recorded albums with various artists, such as Wordsuntame and Shackles and Bones.

Julian provides lessons with Prodigio in English and Spanish.

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KLEMEN KRKLEC

Klemen Krklec is violinist from Slovenia, who fell in love with music and stage at the early age. His education began at the Glasbena Sola Rogaska Slatina. As a young musician Klemen won several prizes at national and international competitions such as TEMSIG, Euritmia, Grand Prix Rijeka and others. 

In 2008, Klemen moved to Klagenfurt, Austria, where he began his studies with Professor Saewon Suh at the Gustav Mahler Private University. While studying in Europe, Klemen often performed in solo and chamber music settings in Austria, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Canada and South Korea, among which were performances at Matinee concerts, organized by Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF); in 2015, invitation performance as a soloist with Yongin Youth Orchestra in South Korea. In 2016, Klemen earned Künstlerische Diplom (Artistic Diploma) with high distinction. 

Klemen continually improved his musical ideas through performances and lectures at Festivals. He actively participated in Sommerkurse St. Paul (Austria), Festival Bled (Slovenia) and Verona Summer Festival (Italy). He also developed his style and technique through many Masterclasses and private lessons with world class musicians such as Ivry Gitlis, Anton Martinov, Helfried Fister, Maxim Vengerov, Ralph Kirshbaum, Margaret Batjer, Lucinda Carver, Kevin Fitz-Gerald, Alan L. Smith, Andrew Shulman, Philippe Graffin and others. 

 In 2020 Klemen earned his Masters degree at the USC Thornton School of Music (University of Southern California) in the studio of Professor Martin Chalifour (LA Phil Principal Concertmaster). Since graduation he actively teaches one-on-one and group classes in his studio and collaborates with music academies around the globe.

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JOSE GREGORIO GOMEZ MORILLO

He started his musical studies at the age of 6 at the Federico Villena Music School. Later, at the age of 12 he began studying cello at the same institution. He did orchestral and cello studies in the Venezuelan Orchestra System, watching cello classes and practicing orchestral in parallel with the Federico Villena Music School. Later, he carried out workshops on music theory and orchestral practice in both institutions. He is a Professor of Music Education graduated from the Rafael Alberto Escobar Lara Experimental Pedagogical University (Maracay, Venezuela). Currently he teaches at the Libertador Experimental Pedagogical University (UPEL) in the socio-cultural area of ​​the university. He is also part of the Aragua State Symphony Orchestra (OSA) and the Aragua State Typical Orchestra (OTA). He also teaches online courses in music theory and basic and intermediate cello. He teaches private online cello lessons with the Prodigio School of Music.


Jose is able to provide lessons in Spanish for our Spanish speaking students.

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Laurence Gudge

Laurence Gudge grew up in Suriname as the eldest of 3 boys in a musical family. From 18 months old, his mother noticed his musical abilities and was instrumental in instilling a musical curiosity in him. Singing (in harmony) at 18 months, playing piano from age 4, recorder at age 7, clarinet at age 8, and saxophone at age 17, Laurence has always continued that healthy curiosity into his professional career.

Laurence has his Bachelor of Music in Jazz Saxophone from the Conservatorium Van Suriname. He has his Associate of Arts in Music from the University of the Southern Caribbean. Laurence also has his grade 8 certification for Soprano Saxophone (classical) from The Associated Board Of The Royal School Of Music (ABRSM). 

Laurence now regularly and professionally plays (from primary to secondary): soprano and alto saxophone, keyboard (accompanying), voice (background), bass guitar, and rudimentary percussion.

With over 15 years in the business, he has played with a host of performers including Grammy award winning gospel recording artist Donnie McClurkin, India Carney (Top 5 artist, "The Voice" - Season 8), Gospel Reggae artist Positive, Jazz recording artist Denise Jannah, and Dutch recording artist Kenny B.

With this vast amount of experience and over 15 years of teaching under his belt, Laurence Gudge knows what it takes to play at a high level as well as guide others to achieve the same.

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CARL Ashford

British born Carl Ashford is a woodwind player who plays clarinet, bassoon, flute, piccolo and saxophone but specialises in the clarinet family, particularly the Eb clarinet. He spent most of his life in South Africa and was Classically trained at UCT's South African college of music.

 He has traveled the world performing and receiving tutelage by some of the world's best clarinetists including Andrew Marriner and Chi-Yu Mo of the London Symphony Orchestra, Jose Franch Ballester, Michael Collins, Ferdinand Steiner and Olivier Patey, the principal clarinet of the Royal Concertgebouw. Carl's love and passion for all things musical has led him to many performance opportunities in musical theatre, opera, chamber music and orchestra. He has performed professionally with Kwazulu Natal Philharmonic Orchestra, Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra and many ad hoc and amateur orchestras such as the London City Orchestra. In addition he has played for numerous professional touring musicals such as "Singin' in the Rain", "West Side Story" , "Annie" and most recently the international tour of "Matilda".

Carl is learning Mandarin and hopes to be fluent enough to teach in this fantastic language in the near future. 

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Bruno Culotti

Bruno Culotti is a Peruvian composer, saxophone player, and teacher. He studied his bachelor in Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC) in his hometown and is currently finishing a composition master's degree at the conservatoire of Tilburg in The Netherlands. 

He considers music to be a universal language as he always tries to incorporate elements from different music traditions and styles such as classical music, jazz, hip hop, huayno, etc. As a teacher, he has delivered saxophone, music theory, and composition lessons and masterclasses to a broad group of students of different age ranges. Bruno is currently also a teacher in the United States academy MusicSOL.

Bruno provides lessons to students in English, Spanish and Italian. 

 In his own words:  "Live performance in the Muziekgebouw Eindhoven of my string quartet "Para El Zambo", a piece dedicated to the memory of the peruvian musician Arturo "El Zambo" Cavero, someone I would have loved to meet." 

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André Luiz Machado

André Luiz Machado is a classical singer and a multi-award-winning composer of music for film, TV, stage, games, and the concert hall. He has a master's degree in Composition of Music for Film and Television at the University of Bristol (UK), and a BA both in Singing and Composition at the Federal University of Goiás (Brazil).

As a composer and producer, he has received awards in Los Angeles, Hollywood, Berlin, Brazil, including a nomination at the International Sound and Film Music Festival in Croatia. All his music is sensitively conceived and uniquely crafted to story and picture, keeping a constant sonic conversation between the sound and the moving image. In 2019 his works for piano solo were also recorded by Greek-British pianist and composer Manos Charalabopoulos on the album Espelho Duplo - Double Mirror (Works for Piano Solo), which was released worldwide and selected by Spotify for its very best new Classical releases.

As a singer he sang at the Goiânia Symphony Choir and other musical groups both in Brazil and in the UK, including the New Bristol Voices in England. Being an enthusiastic music instructor, his projects in music education involves the teaching of singing, composition, harmony, orchestration, and film scoring.

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Xi Wang

Xi Wang is a singing artist and teacher from China. She received her Masters Degree of Musicology in 2011 from Jiangxi Normal University in China. She received her Bachelor Degree in Musicology in 2006 from Jiangxi Institute of Education (now renamed Jiangxi Normal University) in China. In 2002 she completed her College Major in Music Performance from the Nanchang Junior College in China. Xi has an advanced certification in Vocal Music and an advanced certificate of Teaching Qualifications in Vocal Music. 

She was a police officer in charge of prisoners and in charge of music therapy and teaching aesthetic of music and chorus however her interests were always in education.

She has a rich teaching experience in vocal music and excellent skills at singing opera, music drama and pop music. She has experience teaching lessons in college and has established a music studio to teach piano playing and singing for more than 10 years.

 

She has developed her own teaching methods and established a systematic curriculum both for children and adults.

She is familiar with her country's culture, history, philosophy, poetry, art ,dancing and more. If you participate in her classes you will find that the music is fun and beautiful. Her wide interests are in sports, art, aesthetics, literature and more. She welcomes you to come and communicate and enjoy the pleasure and beauty of finding cultural diversity in different countries through music. 

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Arina Rahimi

Arina Rahimi is a classically trained vocalist and active performer, currently studying Opera Performance at the University of British Columbia. She has performed at prestigious venues such as the Orpheum, Queen Elizabeth Theatre, the Chan Centre, and the Kay Meek Arts Centre.

Arina is the first-place winner in the Classical Voice category at the Performing Arts BC Association of Regional Festivals, the Canada West Performing Arts Festival, and the VAYA International Music Festival. She is also a ten-time first-place winner in various categories at the Vancouver Kiwanis Music Festivals.

With over five years of teaching experience, Arina brings a well-rounded and dynamic approach to vocal instruction, combining strong technical foundations with creativity and artistry to help each student grow into their unique voice.

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Jon Muq

For Jon Muq, a singer-songwriter born in Uganda and now living in Austin, Texas, music is part of a larger conversation he’s having with the world and everybody in it. Drawing from African as well as western musical trends and traditions, he devises songs as small gifts, designed to settle into everyday life and provoke reflection and resilience. “These days the world is sad,” he explains, “so I wanted to make happy songs. I wanted to share singing skills and write songs that connect with the listener in a very personal way. When someone listens to my music, it’s not just about me and what I’m singing. It’s about how they understand the songs individually. I think these songs can speak many languages, depending on what you want from them. If I can communicate with people through music and teaching others, it will make me feel the happiest. I can speak to people using music.

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Vanessa Peios

Vanessa Peios is a dedicated vocal instructor with a strong background in both performance and music education. Her versatility spans classical, opera, musical theatre, and contemporary styles, allowing her to adapt lessons to each student’s unique interests and goals.

 

In addition, to her formal training, Vanessa has gained experience working with children and youth through leadership roles at camps, church programs, and community events. She has led youth groups in vocal performance and performed as a soloist and ensemble singer in choirs, plays, and musical theatre productions.

 

Passionate about making music accessible and enjoyable for all learners, Vanessa brings patience, creativity, and encouragement to every lesson. She believes in fostering confidence, artistry, and a lifelong love of singing in her students.

 

At Prodigo School of Music, Vanessa combines her technical expertise with her enthusiasm for teaching to help each student discover and develop their unique voice. 

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Josiah Bayne

Josiah Bayne is an enthusiastic student piano teacher at Prodigio School of Music, currently completing Royal Conservatory of Music Grade 8 studies. With a solid grounding in classical technique and music theory, Josiah brings fresh energy and a love of learning to every lesson .Along with his dedication to teaching, Josiah is an active composer of numerous original works, including piano pieces, orchestral scores, and other instrumental music. His creativity enriches his lessons, giving students a first-hand look at how music is written and performed.

At Prodigio, Josiah works with beginning and early-intermediate students to help them:

  • Build strong note-reading and rhythm skills

  • Develop healthy hand position and expressive playing

  • Gain confidence through fun, structured practice

Josiah believes that every student can discover their own musical voice and strives to create a supportive, positive environment where learning is both exciting and rewarding.

 

Teaching Motto: “Inspiring confidence, one note at a time.”

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