Our Teachers | Stratford London | FIRST MUSICAL ACADEMY

"FMA is a music school of high standard with highly qualified and experienced tutors. The enthusiasm and work that these professionals are giving is outstanding." Lydie S.

Our Teaching Standard

We endeavour to have the highest standard of teaching combined with a friendly attitude and professional teaching methods. Our teachers are highly qualified with years of teaching experience and DBS checked. Our students have achieved excellent results at the ABRSM Grade exams and Teaching/Performance Diploma held at FMA!

FMA Teachers

Chris

Christopher Pittas is an educator and performing pianist with international experience. He has studied at the Royal College of Music and Trinity College of Music—with scholarships from both colleges—for the PG Advance and Master's Degree in Music. Following his studies, he began to work at Trinity College of Music as an official Pianist and as a Piano Tutor in several Music Schools in the UK. He has performed in prestigious venues such as St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Blackheath Hall and the Royal Naval College Chapel. Since 2007 Christopher has been one of the Directors of the First Musical Academy and has participated in the highly acclaimed "Youth Music Mentors" and "Innovate" programs funded by the Department of Arts, Culture and Sports.

Piano and Theory

Jelena

Jelena Casey is a dedicated piano teacher who has obtained a Master's Degree from the Faculty of Music, University of Arts, Belgrade. She has over 10 years of experience in teaching piano and music theory in the UK and overseas.

In her teaching, Jelena incorporates different approaches - such as rote teaching, improvisation, music theory activities and songwriting - in order to motivate students and trigger their creativity in various aspects of musicianship, according to their capacity and interests.

Piano and Theory

Ferenc

Ferenc Pap is a dedicated Hungarian piano and guitar teacher. After studying at the St. Stephen King Conservatoire and Kodály Zoltán Hungarian Choir School, he completed his Bachelor degree at the University of Pécs, Hungary. Following his graduation in 2017, Ferenc started teaching piano and guitar students of all ages and levels, in several schools in London and Hertfordshire, preparing some of them for the ABRSM examinations and concerts. Ferenc was also trained in the Kodály method, a teaching approach that aims at training students a sense of rhythm, aural skills and musical memory by connecting movement with sound.

Guitar and Piano

Kasia Dulinska is an accomplished violin and piano tutor with over 15 years of teaching experience. She holds a Master's Degree (MA) from the Felix Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Poland. Kasia is passionate about teaching and enjoys watching her students grow and progress. She teaches students of all levels and abilities, from beginners to advanced, and works with both, children and adults. She is proud that most of her students have achieved merit and distinction in ABRSM exams, and some have even been awarded music scholarships. Kasia has made several recordings of piano and violin compositions, which are available on Amazon, Spotify, CD Baby, and other platforms.

Kasia

Violin and Piano

Stany

Stanislava Vajarova Pittas graduated with a Master's degree in classical singing from Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 2004. She studied with a full scholarship from GSMD, focusing her research on the visual artistic stimuli in composition and performance. She has also studied in the highly acclaimed Chigiana Academy in Siena, Italy, where she received the Award for Special Achievements. In July 2004 Stanislava received the First Prize in Emmy Destinn International Award, and was a finalist in the Susan Longfield Competition and Vilar Young artist in Covent Garden. Stanislava has led a series of Opera workshops in Glove Theatre, and has performed in prestigious venues such as St. John Smith's Square, Osaka Grand Hall and Suntory Hall. Stanislava has been teaching at the First Musical Academy since 2007 and has participated in the "Youth Music Mentors" and "Innovate" programs funded by the Department of Arts, Culture and Sports.

Singing