1. Resume
Kostantinos Matzafleris
Phone : 416 569 0479
Email: kmatz1@yahoo.gr
www.torontopianoeducation.com
Pianist and music theorist with over 15 years of teaching and performing experience, interested of teaching
the following subjects: Piano, Rudiments, Harmony, ear and rhythmic training.
Link to my portfolio
www.skillpages.com/piano-teacher/toronto-canada/kostantinos-matzafleris.matzafleris
Education
Piano Performer ARCT Diploma from Glenn Gould Professional School of Music (Associate of the
Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto) “Honours”
Piano Teacher ARCT Diploma from Glenn Gould Professional School of Music (Associate of the Royal
Conservatory of Music in Toronto) “Honours”
Fugue, Counterpoint and Harmony, “Excellent” and “with distinction” Municipal Conservatory of
New Ionia, Greece & Royal Conservatory of Music
Professional and Teaching Experience
2005-2012 Teacher of classic piano and harmony, Tragoudaras privet Conservatory (Volos Greece)
2006-2012 Primary Education substitute music teacher (Greek Ministry of Education)
2000-2006 Secondary Education Music School substitute piano teacher
2012-present Composer, arranger, producer, Astral Music Records label (Sydney Australia)
2008-2010 Songwriter at Intro Music Records label (Athens Greece)
2007-2008 Modern music theory and piano teaching, Municipal Conservatory (Volos Greece)
2002-2007 Teacher in music theory, classical and modern piano, music technology (music
software: Sibelius, Nuendo, VST Software Sound/Instruments)
Organization for Culture Conservatory of N. Ionia Municipality, Greece
Memberships
• Registered Music Teacher of the O.R.M.T.A. Ontario Registered Music Teachers’ Association
• Register Music Teacher of the C.F.M.T.A. Canadian Federation of Music Teachers’ Association
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2. Credentials/Curriculum
• Four years of foul time conservatory studies on contrapuntal composition (from Renaissance to late
baroque fugue writing) beside the Greek professor Gregory Soultanis
• Master Classes, once every second week (Glenn Gould Professional School of Music four years,
academic curriculum)
• R.C.M.Counterpoint 4, Harmony 5, Analysis 5
• Material of Classical & Romantic Composition (two years, academic curriculum)
• R.C.M. History 4A, History 4B, History 3, History 5
• Piano Pedagogy 1 & 2 (two years, academic curriculum)
• Piano Pedagogy Viva Voce (one year, academic curriculum)
• Orff Pedagogy 1 (one year, academic curriculum)
• Ear Rhythmic Training & Sight (two years, academic curriculum)
• Introductory Adjudicating (one year, academic curriculum)
• Musicianship 1, 2 & 3 (three years, academic curriculum)
• Humanities – Western Culture & Humanities English Composition (two years, academic curriculum)
• Keyboard Hrmony 2, 3 & keyboard Harmony and Jazz Improvisation (three years, academic curriculum)
• Piano Literature (one year, academic curriculum)
• Advanced Conducting, one year course ( Glenn Gould Professional School of Music)
• 3-month Certificate of Pedagogical Training, University of Pedagogical and Technological
Education Miistery of Greek Education, Athens
• Seminar on “Why are we studying Bach”, lector Nikos Hatzinikos pianist
• Seminar on “Using Information Technologies & Communication”
Software and Technical Competence
Sibelius, Nuendo, VST midi & standalone instrument software, studio recording & sound engineer –
production (mixing & audio mastering).
Honors / Awards
• First Place and Medal, 7th
National Classical Composition competition by the Youth Orchestra and Choir
organization (X.O.N.) under the auspices of UNESCO and the Greek Ministry of Education (Athens
Greece)
• Honorable Mention in Song of the Year Contest for “Even Once More” (Texas US)
• Performance of my classical compositions by Gruppetto Quartet in Athens College (Athens Greece)
• Suggested Artist in Song of the Year Contest for “My Melody of Love” (Texas US)
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3. Performance / Art / Composing
• August 25 2013, C.B.C. Glenn Gould Studio performance, piano solo recital and accompanied opera
singers as member of the “Toronto, ON - Artist International Music & Dance Association (AIMDA)”.
• Performance in Contemporary Showcase, on works of composer Clermont Pepin, Alliance for Canadian
New Music Projects (Toronto Canada)
• Performance as a full time pianist in Skithos’ Greek island hotels for the years 2007 & 2008 summer
season.
• Performance with the Estoudiantina Choir (Athens Greece)
• Performances with the music groups and pop artists such as Janet Kapuya, The Lobby, Lemonpies
(Athens Greece)
• Performance for the banquet of a Juno mission conference organized by the Vangelis Foundation for
Research, Music and Science, with participants from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA) and the
composer Vangelis Papathanasiou.
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