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Marat
- Rate R1307
- Response 4h
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Students11
Number of students Marat has accompanied since joining Superprof
Number of students Marat has accompanied since joining Superprof

R1307/h
- Music Production
- Audio Engineering
- Music Technology
- Sibelius
Expert Music Technology Lessons for All Ages, Levels and Styles — Tailored for You
- Music Production
- Audio Engineering
- Music Technology
- Sibelius
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Marat is one of our best Music Production tutors. High-quality profile, qualifications verified, organised and responsive to lesson requests, and appreciated by their students.
About Marat
My name is Marat, and I am a London-based pianist, musicologist, critic and educator with over 20 years of experience. I offer high-quality, in-depth tuition in piano, composition, music theory and music technology, tailored to all ages and skill levels. With extensive experience teaching privately and in schools, as well as lecturing at universities, I am passionate about sharing my love for music and helping students reach their full potential.
My musical journey began at the Moscow Jurgenson Music School, where I studied piano and music theory full-time for eight years. In 2015, I graduated from Goldsmiths, University of London, specialising in classical and contemporary performance and music education. I further expanded my expertise with a master’s degree from Goldsmiths in 2020.
Since 2012, I have performed contemporary classical music as a soloist and ensemble musician at venues including IKLECTIK, Arebyte Gallery, Sound Festival, Hundred Years Gallery, Reference Point, Southbank Centre, Cheltenham Music Festival and Teatro Baltazar Dias. I am a founding member of the New Maker Ensemble, a group dedicated to experimenting with new music and performance art. Beyond performing, I work as a music journalist, writing about music, culture and society, as well as reviewing albums and concerts. As a researcher, I have presented lectures at conferences and events such as Gnesin Contemporary Music Week and ZIL Culture Centre. I also hosted a podcast on new music.
I offer both in-person and online tuition for students of all ages and abilities, from age 4 to adult learners, whether beginners or advanced musicians. Lessons take place at my flat in Surrey Quays, though I can also travel to students for an additional travel fee. I currently offer:
- Piano, composition, music theory and music technology tuition
- ABRSM and Trinity exam preparation
- Lessons for personal enjoyment and development
- Assistance and consultancy for one-off projects in composition, music analysis and related areas
About the lesson
- All levels
- English
Languages in which the lesson is available :
English
I have successfully prepared numerous students for their piano and theory exams, both privately and in schools, with many achieving distinctions and merits. Several of my students have gone on to study music at higher education institutions, some earning scholarships while studying with me.
My approach is rooted in the traditional Russian teaching methodology, which emphasises technical precision and expressive, imaginative performance. I tailor my methods to each student, ensuring a strong foundation in music theory, aural skills, solfège, improvisation, musical analysis, sight-reading and other essential disciplines. I incorporate a wide range of musical styles to foster a well-rounded musical education.
Recommendations
Recommendations are written by the tutor's friends, family, and acquaintances.
Marat is a great find. He forensically breaks down your playing and builds it back up in the right way. He always remembers what you did in the previous lesson, focuses on every part of your playing, builds up confidence and always leaves you with relevant practice exercises until the next session. He is passionate, inspiring, honest, and always gives me a fair and accurate reflection of where I'm at, and suggestions about how to take things forward when I feel I've reached a road block. I'm currently studying grade 3, and if you're looking for a great teacher, then I highly recommend you contact Marat.
Marat is an absolutely excellent teacher and a great human!
I have started piano (my first instrument) from scratch with Marat and he has been excellent at not only teaching me the technical elements, but also made an effort on making me understand the logic behind music. I find his approach extremely beneficial especially for beginners because Marat takes an extra step to ensure that the experience is not about remembering, but about understanding. This leads to accelerated and much more enjoyable learning process. Marat is also very accommodative and helpful when you have any questions at all.
And of course, Marat is an incredibly talented and ambitious pianist and can tell you a lot about music!
All in all, I feel extremely lucky Marat popped up on my search for a piano teacher a few months ago! Would recommend to a friend :)I have been studying piano and musicianship with Marat for four years, along with taking exams. Marat brings so much knowledge to the lessons, and his enthusiasm for teaching and his dedication are very motivating for me as a student. He is very engaging and methodical in the way he teaches and explains everything in a way that is easy to understand.
One of the things I really love about my lessons with Marat is that he is an educator as well as a teacher. Not only are my keyboard skills improving quicker than I’d expected, but Marat incorporates all sorts of other enriching aspects of music study into the lessons: sight-reading, aural skills, and music theory, for example. He also tells me about the composers of the pieces I am learning and something about the history of the piece. I am learning so much more than I had expected to. Marat even makes scales, which I dreaded before, fun and easy to learn.
During lockdown my lessons were transferred to Zoom. Marat is so adept at teaching on this platform that it is almost as if he is sitting next to me at the piano in real time. He explains carefully how to set up your IT so as to get the best out of your lesson.
My lessons with Marat are the highlight of my week and I feel lucky to have discovered such an inspiring teacher. If you would also like to make progress with your music studies at the same time as thoroughly enjoying them, Marat is the teacher to choose.Marat is an amazing teacher of music theory. He prepared me for the ABRSM Grade 8 theory exam, which I passed with a high score. He explains principles of theory in a clear and succinct way that makes them easy to understand and, just as importantly, to remember. He makes the explanations relevant to the exam (such as the realisation of figured bass) by explaining the principles within the bigger picture of musical theory.
In a few lessons with Marat I learnt more than I did in several courses at colleges in London. Not only did he enable me to be confident about doing the exam, but, because Marat is so interesting and engaging and so good at bringing theory to life, I thoroughly enjoyed the lessons, and have continued, after the exam, to study with Marat to broaden my music theory knowledge even further.Marat is an absolutely excellent teacher and a great human!
I have started piano (my first instrument) from scratch with Marat and he has been excellent at not only teaching me the technical elements, but also made an effort on making me understand the logic behind music. I find his approach extremely beneficial especially for beginners because Marat takes an extra step to ensure that the experience is not about remembering, but about understanding. This leads to accelerated and much more enjoyable learning process. Marat is also very accommodative and helpful when you have any questions at all.
And of course, Marat is an incredibly talented and ambitious pianist and can tell you a lot about music!
All in all, I feel extremely lucky Marat popped up on my search for a piano teacher a few months ago! Would recommend to a friend :)See more recommendations
Rates
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- R1307
Package rates
- 5h: R6536
- 10h: R13073
online
- R1307/h
travel
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