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Piano Faculty

Dr. Maya Tuylieva

Founder / Piano / Master Teacher

Post-Doctorate – Saint-Petersburg Conservatory, Russia, Professional Development Certificate
D.M.A. – University of Kansas, Piano Performance and Pedagogy
M.M. – Arizona State University, Piano Performance
B.M. – University of Kansas, Piano Performance

Contact: (913) 735-9507
Email: maya@pianokc.com
Website: www.mayapiano.com

Dr. Xiangyu Zhao

Head of the Piano Department / Piano / Master Teacher

D.M.A. – University of Missouri-Kansas City, Piano Performance
M.M. – The University of Missouri-Kansas City, Piano Performance
B.M. – The University of Northern Colorado, Piano Performance

Contact: (913) 735-9507
Email: info@musicacademykc.com

piano instructor

Seyoung Park

Piano

D.M.A. – (Candidate) University of Missouri-Kansas City, Piano Performance
M.M. – University of South Florida, Piano Performance and Chamber Music
B.M. – Dongduk Women’s University, Seoul, South Korea, Piano Performance

Contact: (913) 735-9507
Email: info@musicacademykc.com

Qi (Chi) Zhang

Piano 

D.M.A. – (Candidate) University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Piano Performance and Pedagogy
M.M. – The University of Missouri-Kansas City, Piano Performance
Artist DiplomaBowling Green State University, Piano Performance

Contact: (913) 735-9507
Email: info@musicacademykc.com

Esther Jihye Han

Piano

M.M. – University of Missouri – Kansas City, Piano Performance and Pedagogy
G.C. (Graduate Certificate) – University of New Mexico, Piano Performance
B.A.  – University of New Mexico, Piano Performance

Contact: (913) 735-9507
Email: info@musicacademykc.com

Alex Li

Piano

D.M.A. – (In Progress) University of Missouri-Kansas City
M.M. – University of Missouri-Kansas City, Piano Performance
M.A. – University of Missouri-Kansas City, Collaborative Piano
B.A. -HKBU, Music

Contact: (913) 735-9507
Email: info@musicacademykc.com

Strings Faculty

Gregory Sandomirsky

Violin / Master Teacher

Concertmaster with the Leningrad State Chamber Orchestra, Collegium Musicum Moscow Chamber Orchestra and others

M.M. – Odessa Music Conservatory, Ukrain (USSR), Violin Performance
B.M. – Odessa Music Conservatory, Ukrain (USSR), Violin Performance

Contact: (913) 735-9507
Email: info@musicacademykc.com

Kara Hess

Violin

B.A. – Baker University, Bachelor of Arts
Suzuki Certification
Jazz and Blues Violin Instructor

Contact: (913) 735-9507
Email: info@musicacademykc.com

Peter Grebenyuk

Guitar

B.M. — (In Progress) University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory, Jazz Studies
A.A. Liberal Arts — Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, KS

Contact: (913) 735-9507
Email: info@musicacademykc.com

Woodwinds Faculty

Nicholas May

Director of Operations / Saxophone / Clarinet / Master Teacher

M.M. – University of Kansas, Woodwinds Performance
B.M. – University of Nebraska, Woodwinds Performance

Contact: (913) 735-9507
Email: info@musicacademykc.com

Voice Faculty

Mitchell Jerco

Voice/Piano

M.M. – Kansas State University, Vocal Performance
B.A. – Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Voice and Piano Performance

ASL Faculty

Kayla McLeod

ASL

Contact: (913) 735-9507
Email: info@musicacademykc.com