FACULTY

Learn from the CMI Maestros, where exceptional musicianship meets progressive music education. CMI students are mentored by accomplished performing artists, professional musicians and experienced music educators who remain actively engaged in the industry, continually pushing creative boundaries. Our highly qualified faculty, supported by an optimal student–faculty ratio, ensures personalised instruction, individual attention and a structured approach to musical development.

Every CMI faculty member is carefully selected through a rigorous screening process that evaluates musical proficiency, pedagogical expertise, professional experience and academic credentials. We value not only advanced musical training from leading institutions and internationally recognised examination boards, but also the qualities that define an exceptional educator: adaptability, empathy, creativity and the ability to inspire. Recognising that every student learns differently, our instructors develop personalised learning pathways that integrate students’ musical interests with systematic training in instrumental or vocal technique, music theory, aural skills, sight-reading, rhythm, articulation and musical interpretation.

Our award winning faculty represents diverse disciplines across the musical spectrum, bringing together award-winning concert artists, chamber musicians, session recording artists, virtuoso instrumentalists and accomplished composers. Through performance-led instruction and industry-informed expertise, students develop technical precision, artistic expression and a deeper understanding of music. For those pursuing internationally recognised graded music examinations, our faculty provides structured, syllabus-aligned preparation encompassing repertoire, technical studies, sight-reading, aural skills and musicianship, helping students work towards the highest standards of examination performance while building the confidence and independence to thrive as musicians.

SCHOOLS WE REPRESENT

MEET THE MASTERS

  • Jatin Kapoor | Director

    Jatin Kapoor | Director

    Jatin Kapoor is a prominent music magnate, accomplished guitarist, mix engineer and global music education leader, serving as Director of Central Music Institute (CMI). A GPM Guitar Asia Pacific Champion with over two decades of instrumental experience, he brings together artistic distinction, technical mastery and strategic institutional vision.

    His expertise spans contemporary music performance, audio engineering, music production, academic programme architecture and institutional development. With a commitment to internationally benchmarked education, pedagogical innovation and academic excellence, he champions a progressive approach to music learning that integrates artistic rigour with technological advancement.

  • Callum Drum Teacher

    Callum | Drums

    Callum started playing drums at the age of 10 and started gigging regularly around the UK in his early teens. With his love for all different styles of music, Callum moved to London in 2015 to expend his musical language and network. From 2015-2018, Callum took on a Bmus (Degree) in Popular Music performance at BIMM London/London College of Music. In 2019 he started his Jazz Mmus at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Being a performer and gigging regularly is something that Callum has loved from a young age. But as of recent years, Callum’s growth and passion for teaching and sharing knowledge in drumming is something he deeply believes in and values to his skills as a musician.

  •  Lehlin Vocal Teacher

    Lehlin | Vocals

    Lehlin is a British-born Singaporean operatic soprano. She is currently under a scholarship for her PGCE Secondary Music with Specialist Instrumental Teaching (QTS). She has completed her PGdip in Advanced Studies in Musical Performance, Master of Music and Bachelor of Music (with Honors) at the Royal Northern College of Music.

    Lehlin has experience teaching singing in different styles (classical, musical theatre and pop), music in schools, small groups and one-to-one classes, and students of all ages (young to adults). She believes in sharing her passion and knowledge of music to others.

  • Adriano | Guitar

    Adriano | Guitar

    Adriano’s compositional approach is rooted in jazz tradition but embraces elements from the pop/rock world too. Radiohead, Pat Metheny, Keith Jarrett and Led Zeppelin are the main artists that shaped Adriano’s musical identity. Being an active member of the London jazz scene, he performed with the contemporary jazz band Gemini Trio and other artists at Pizza Express Soho, Vortex Jazz Club, Kansas Smitty’s, Hampstead Jazz Club just to name a few. Adriano is currently attending his final year of Master at the prestigious Guildhall School of Music & Drama.

  • Central Music Institute (CMI) | Best Music Institute For All Ages & Skill Level | Most Revolutionary Music Institute In The World

    Julian / Piano

    Julian started playing the piano when he was six. He commenced formal piano studies at sixteen with Murray McLachlan at Chetham’s School of music in Manchester and subsequently studied at the Royal Northern College of Music for a Bachelor of Music (Hons). After that he studied with Dina Parakhina at the RNCM for a Master of Music degree and with Ronan O’Hora and Martin Roscoe at the Guildhall School of Music. He has also had masterclasses from Peter Donohoe, Andrei Gavrilov and Andras Schiff.
    Julian has won many prizes including the RNCM Gold Medal (2011), theConcerto auditions at the RNCM (2010), William Mathias Festival Piano Competition (2009), Beethoven Junior Inter-Collegiate UK Competition (2008) and European Piano Teachers Association UK Piano Competition (2007).
    Julian’s future engagements include performances in Manchester, Worksop, India and Germany.

  • Central Music Institute (CMI) | Best Music Institute For All Ages & Skill Level | Most Revolutionary Music Institute In The World

    Mariana Farah | Piano

    Mariana Farah is a professional pianist and piano teacher. Her studies, artistic activity and work as a teacher has taken place both in Latin American and European environment. She completed postgraduate piano performance studies at the Autonomous University of Mexico and the Conservatory of Barcelona. She studied with Monique Rasetti, Eunice Padilla, Paolo Mello, Salvador Ojeda and Eugenia Arús just to name a few. She also worked together with the recognized Mexican composer Horacio Uribe giving public performances of his original music.

    She recently finished Dalcroze’s Training Bachelor that has expanded horizons in the fields of pedagogy, musical composition and opened a wide range of activity participating as a piano accompanist and arranger together with theatrical shows and Eurythmics performances.

  • Eduardo | Guitar Teacher

    Eduardo | Guitar

    Eduardo is a multi-awarded guitarist that has established himself as one of his generation’s leading musicians in Brazil. He holds a Bachelor of Music with honors from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil), where he studied with Paulo Inda. In 2019, he moved to São Paulo (Brazil) after he was chosen among 200 Brazilian applicants as the Magda Tagliaferro Scholar, which is a sponsorship provided by Cultura Artística Foundation for young Brazilian musicians.

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