La th\u00e9orie musicale et la composition permettent de mieux comprendre la musique, autant dans son interpr\u00e9tation que dans sa cr\u00e9ation.<\/h5>La connaissance de la th\u00e9orie musicale am\u00e9liore votre capacit\u00e9 de d\u00e9chiffrage en vous aidant \u00e0 reconna\u00eetre les motifs, comprendre les progressions harmoniques et anticiper la structure d\u2019une pi\u00e8ce.<\/h5>La composition vous permet de mettre ces connaissances en pratique en cr\u00e9ant vos propres m\u00e9lodies, harmonies, rythmes et formes musicales.<\/h5>La compr\u00e9hension de la structure musicale aide \u00e0 apprendre et \u00e0 m\u00e9moriser les pi\u00e8ces plus rapidement, tout en donnant des outils concrets pour construire et d\u00e9velopper vos propres id\u00e9es musicales.<\/h5>L\u2019\u00e9tude de l\u2019harmonie, du rythme et de la forme enrichit \u00e9galement votre capacit\u00e9 d\u2019expression, que ce soit dans l\u2019interpr\u00e9tation d\u2019une \u0153uvre ou dans la cr\u00e9ation d\u2019une composition originale.<\/h5>Ensemble, la th\u00e9orie et la composition vous aident \u00e0 comprendre comment la musique est construite, \u00e0 d\u00e9velopper votre oreille et votre cr\u00e9ativit\u00e9, et \u00e0 acqu\u00e9rir une m\u00e9thode plus compl\u00e8te pour penser, interpr\u00e9ter et cr\u00e9er la musique.<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOur theory teacher\u00a0<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/pianovertu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6864-2.jpg\")
Adalyat Issiyeva, PhD<\/h4><\/div>Adalyat Issiyeva holds a Bachelor of Music from Almaty State Conservatoire and completed master\u2019s and doctoral work at McGill University. Shifting from an ethnomusicological focus (\u201cPhilosophical and Religious Aspects of Uighur Muqam\u201d) to western European early music, her master\u2019s research, \u201cOstinato Motets by Josquin des Prez,\u201d investigated number symbolism and compositional techniques in renaissance music. She completed her doctoral dissertation titled \u201cRussian Orientalism: From Ethnography to Art-Song in Russian Nineteenth-Century Music\u201d in 2014. Her studies were funded by scholarships from the Social Studies and Humanities Council of Canada (SSHRC), Fonds de Recherche du Qu\u00e9bec \u2013 Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 et Culture (FRQSC), and McGill University\u2019s Schulich School of Music. She has published articles in several journals and collections of articles. Her book Representing Russia\u2019s Orient, published by Oxford University Press, received a CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title award for 2021. It explores political implications of nineteenth-century Russian art songs with oriental subjects, and was described by reviewer Richard Taruskin as a \u201ccritical evaluation of orientalist art songs by famous composers, and generous anthology of rare specimens,\u201d addressing the subject \u201cwith unprecedented depth and acuity.\u201d Her most recent research focuses on the state-regulated formation of musical identities for ethnic minorities under the Stalin regime.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOur Composition Teacher<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/pianovertu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Alexander-scaled.jpg\")
<\/h4><\/div>Alexandre Pozdnyakov, D. Mus., Ph. D.<\/h4>
Composer and educator Alexandre Pozdnyakov has more than 25 years of experience teaching music. He taught for seven years at the Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al and for five years at the Gnessin Russian Academy of Music, as well as at several music schools in Moscow and Montreal.<\/p>
He holds a Doctorate in Music (Composition) from the Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al and a degree in Composition from the Gnessin Russian Academy of Music. He also holds a PhD in Philosophy.<\/p>
Alexandre is the recipient of several awards and distinctions, including First Prize at the First All-Russian Competition for Young Composers, the Cl\u00e9ment-Morin Prize, a UNESCO scholarship, as well as scholarships from the Mstislav Rostropovich Foundation and the Alexander Glazunov Foundation in Munich.<\/p>
In his composition teaching, Alexandre emphasizes the development of each student\u2019s creativity and individual voice. The work begins with a musical idea\u2014a melody, motif, rhythm, or image\u2014which the student gradually learns to develop into a complete work. Harmony, form, counterpoint, texture, and other compositional tools are introduced according to the needs of each project.<\/p>
The lessons are designed for young people and adults, whether beginners or more advanced students, who wish to discover composition, develop their musical creativity, or deepen their writing skills.\nA unique method is also offered for small-group composition classes, allowing students to develop their creativity while learning from one another.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t
La composition vous permet de mettre ces connaissances en pratique en cr\u00e9ant vos propres m\u00e9lodies, harmonies, rythmes et formes musicales.<\/h5>La compr\u00e9hension de la structure musicale aide \u00e0 apprendre et \u00e0 m\u00e9moriser les pi\u00e8ces plus rapidement, tout en donnant des outils concrets pour construire et d\u00e9velopper vos propres id\u00e9es musicales.<\/h5>L\u2019\u00e9tude de l\u2019harmonie, du rythme et de la forme enrichit \u00e9galement votre capacit\u00e9 d\u2019expression, que ce soit dans l\u2019interpr\u00e9tation d\u2019une \u0153uvre ou dans la cr\u00e9ation d\u2019une composition originale.<\/h5>Ensemble, la th\u00e9orie et la composition vous aident \u00e0 comprendre comment la musique est construite, \u00e0 d\u00e9velopper votre oreille et votre cr\u00e9ativit\u00e9, et \u00e0 acqu\u00e9rir une m\u00e9thode plus compl\u00e8te pour penser, interpr\u00e9ter et cr\u00e9er la musique.<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOur theory teacher\u00a0<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAdalyat Issiyeva, PhD<\/h4><\/div>Adalyat Issiyeva holds a Bachelor of Music from Almaty State Conservatoire and completed master\u2019s and doctoral work at McGill University. Shifting from an ethnomusicological focus (\u201cPhilosophical and Religious Aspects of Uighur Muqam\u201d) to western European early music, her master\u2019s research, \u201cOstinato Motets by Josquin des Prez,\u201d investigated number symbolism and compositional techniques in renaissance music. She completed her doctoral dissertation titled \u201cRussian Orientalism: From Ethnography to Art-Song in Russian Nineteenth-Century Music\u201d in 2014. Her studies were funded by scholarships from the Social Studies and Humanities Council of Canada (SSHRC), Fonds de Recherche du Qu\u00e9bec \u2013 Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 et Culture (FRQSC), and McGill University\u2019s Schulich School of Music. She has published articles in several journals and collections of articles. Her book Representing Russia\u2019s Orient, published by Oxford University Press, received a CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title award for 2021. It explores political implications of nineteenth-century Russian art songs with oriental subjects, and was described by reviewer Richard Taruskin as a \u201ccritical evaluation of orientalist art songs by famous composers, and generous anthology of rare specimens,\u201d addressing the subject \u201cwith unprecedented depth and acuity.\u201d Her most recent research focuses on the state-regulated formation of musical identities for ethnic minorities under the Stalin regime.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOur Composition Teacher<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4><\/div>Alexandre Pozdnyakov, D. Mus., Ph. D.<\/h4>
Composer and educator Alexandre Pozdnyakov has more than 25 years of experience teaching music. He taught for seven years at the Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al and for five years at the Gnessin Russian Academy of Music, as well as at several music schools in Moscow and Montreal.<\/p>
He holds a Doctorate in Music (Composition) from the Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al and a degree in Composition from the Gnessin Russian Academy of Music. He also holds a PhD in Philosophy.<\/p>
Alexandre is the recipient of several awards and distinctions, including First Prize at the First All-Russian Competition for Young Composers, the Cl\u00e9ment-Morin Prize, a UNESCO scholarship, as well as scholarships from the Mstislav Rostropovich Foundation and the Alexander Glazunov Foundation in Munich.<\/p>
In his composition teaching, Alexandre emphasizes the development of each student\u2019s creativity and individual voice. The work begins with a musical idea\u2014a melody, motif, rhythm, or image\u2014which the student gradually learns to develop into a complete work. Harmony, form, counterpoint, texture, and other compositional tools are introduced according to the needs of each project.<\/p>
The lessons are designed for young people and adults, whether beginners or more advanced students, who wish to discover composition, develop their musical creativity, or deepen their writing skills.\nA unique method is also offered for small-group composition classes, allowing students to develop their creativity while learning from one another.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t
L\u2019\u00e9tude de l\u2019harmonie, du rythme et de la forme enrichit \u00e9galement votre capacit\u00e9 d\u2019expression, que ce soit dans l\u2019interpr\u00e9tation d\u2019une \u0153uvre ou dans la cr\u00e9ation d\u2019une composition originale.<\/h5>Ensemble, la th\u00e9orie et la composition vous aident \u00e0 comprendre comment la musique est construite, \u00e0 d\u00e9velopper votre oreille et votre cr\u00e9ativit\u00e9, et \u00e0 acqu\u00e9rir une m\u00e9thode plus compl\u00e8te pour penser, interpr\u00e9ter et cr\u00e9er la musique.<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOur theory teacher\u00a0<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAdalyat Issiyeva, PhD<\/h4><\/div>Adalyat Issiyeva holds a Bachelor of Music from Almaty State Conservatoire and completed master\u2019s and doctoral work at McGill University. Shifting from an ethnomusicological focus (\u201cPhilosophical and Religious Aspects of Uighur Muqam\u201d) to western European early music, her master\u2019s research, \u201cOstinato Motets by Josquin des Prez,\u201d investigated number symbolism and compositional techniques in renaissance music. She completed her doctoral dissertation titled \u201cRussian Orientalism: From Ethnography to Art-Song in Russian Nineteenth-Century Music\u201d in 2014. Her studies were funded by scholarships from the Social Studies and Humanities Council of Canada (SSHRC), Fonds de Recherche du Qu\u00e9bec \u2013 Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 et Culture (FRQSC), and McGill University\u2019s Schulich School of Music. She has published articles in several journals and collections of articles. Her book Representing Russia\u2019s Orient, published by Oxford University Press, received a CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title award for 2021. It explores political implications of nineteenth-century Russian art songs with oriental subjects, and was described by reviewer Richard Taruskin as a \u201ccritical evaluation of orientalist art songs by famous composers, and generous anthology of rare specimens,\u201d addressing the subject \u201cwith unprecedented depth and acuity.\u201d Her most recent research focuses on the state-regulated formation of musical identities for ethnic minorities under the Stalin regime.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOur Composition Teacher<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4><\/div>Alexandre Pozdnyakov, D. Mus., Ph. D.<\/h4>
Composer and educator Alexandre Pozdnyakov has more than 25 years of experience teaching music. He taught for seven years at the Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al and for five years at the Gnessin Russian Academy of Music, as well as at several music schools in Moscow and Montreal.<\/p>
He holds a Doctorate in Music (Composition) from the Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al and a degree in Composition from the Gnessin Russian Academy of Music. He also holds a PhD in Philosophy.<\/p>
Alexandre is the recipient of several awards and distinctions, including First Prize at the First All-Russian Competition for Young Composers, the Cl\u00e9ment-Morin Prize, a UNESCO scholarship, as well as scholarships from the Mstislav Rostropovich Foundation and the Alexander Glazunov Foundation in Munich.<\/p>
In his composition teaching, Alexandre emphasizes the development of each student\u2019s creativity and individual voice. The work begins with a musical idea\u2014a melody, motif, rhythm, or image\u2014which the student gradually learns to develop into a complete work. Harmony, form, counterpoint, texture, and other compositional tools are introduced according to the needs of each project.<\/p>
The lessons are designed for young people and adults, whether beginners or more advanced students, who wish to discover composition, develop their musical creativity, or deepen their writing skills.\nA unique method is also offered for small-group composition classes, allowing students to develop their creativity while learning from one another.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t
Our theory teacher\u00a0<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAdalyat Issiyeva, PhD<\/h4><\/div>Adalyat Issiyeva holds a Bachelor of Music from Almaty State Conservatoire and completed master\u2019s and doctoral work at McGill University. Shifting from an ethnomusicological focus (\u201cPhilosophical and Religious Aspects of Uighur Muqam\u201d) to western European early music, her master\u2019s research, \u201cOstinato Motets by Josquin des Prez,\u201d investigated number symbolism and compositional techniques in renaissance music. She completed her doctoral dissertation titled \u201cRussian Orientalism: From Ethnography to Art-Song in Russian Nineteenth-Century Music\u201d in 2014. Her studies were funded by scholarships from the Social Studies and Humanities Council of Canada (SSHRC), Fonds de Recherche du Qu\u00e9bec \u2013 Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 et Culture (FRQSC), and McGill University\u2019s Schulich School of Music. She has published articles in several journals and collections of articles. Her book Representing Russia\u2019s Orient, published by Oxford University Press, received a CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title award for 2021. It explores political implications of nineteenth-century Russian art songs with oriental subjects, and was described by reviewer Richard Taruskin as a \u201ccritical evaluation of orientalist art songs by famous composers, and generous anthology of rare specimens,\u201d addressing the subject \u201cwith unprecedented depth and acuity.\u201d Her most recent research focuses on the state-regulated formation of musical identities for ethnic minorities under the Stalin regime.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOur Composition Teacher<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4><\/div>Alexandre Pozdnyakov, D. Mus., Ph. D.<\/h4>
Composer and educator Alexandre Pozdnyakov has more than 25 years of experience teaching music. He taught for seven years at the Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al and for five years at the Gnessin Russian Academy of Music, as well as at several music schools in Moscow and Montreal.<\/p>
He holds a Doctorate in Music (Composition) from the Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al and a degree in Composition from the Gnessin Russian Academy of Music. He also holds a PhD in Philosophy.<\/p>
Alexandre is the recipient of several awards and distinctions, including First Prize at the First All-Russian Competition for Young Composers, the Cl\u00e9ment-Morin Prize, a UNESCO scholarship, as well as scholarships from the Mstislav Rostropovich Foundation and the Alexander Glazunov Foundation in Munich.<\/p>
In his composition teaching, Alexandre emphasizes the development of each student\u2019s creativity and individual voice. The work begins with a musical idea\u2014a melody, motif, rhythm, or image\u2014which the student gradually learns to develop into a complete work. Harmony, form, counterpoint, texture, and other compositional tools are introduced according to the needs of each project.<\/p>
The lessons are designed for young people and adults, whether beginners or more advanced students, who wish to discover composition, develop their musical creativity, or deepen their writing skills.\nA unique method is also offered for small-group composition classes, allowing students to develop their creativity while learning from one another.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t
Adalyat Issiyeva, PhD<\/h4><\/div>Adalyat Issiyeva holds a Bachelor of Music from Almaty State Conservatoire and completed master\u2019s and doctoral work at McGill University. Shifting from an ethnomusicological focus (\u201cPhilosophical and Religious Aspects of Uighur Muqam\u201d) to western European early music, her master\u2019s research, \u201cOstinato Motets by Josquin des Prez,\u201d investigated number symbolism and compositional techniques in renaissance music. She completed her doctoral dissertation titled \u201cRussian Orientalism: From Ethnography to Art-Song in Russian Nineteenth-Century Music\u201d in 2014. Her studies were funded by scholarships from the Social Studies and Humanities Council of Canada (SSHRC), Fonds de Recherche du Qu\u00e9bec \u2013 Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 et Culture (FRQSC), and McGill University\u2019s Schulich School of Music. She has published articles in several journals and collections of articles. Her book Representing Russia\u2019s Orient, published by Oxford University Press, received a CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title award for 2021. It explores political implications of nineteenth-century Russian art songs with oriental subjects, and was described by reviewer Richard Taruskin as a \u201ccritical evaluation of orientalist art songs by famous composers, and generous anthology of rare specimens,\u201d addressing the subject \u201cwith unprecedented depth and acuity.\u201d Her most recent research focuses on the state-regulated formation of musical identities for ethnic minorities under the Stalin regime.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOur Composition Teacher<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4><\/div>Alexandre Pozdnyakov, D. Mus., Ph. D.<\/h4>
Composer and educator Alexandre Pozdnyakov has more than 25 years of experience teaching music. He taught for seven years at the Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al and for five years at the Gnessin Russian Academy of Music, as well as at several music schools in Moscow and Montreal.<\/p>
He holds a Doctorate in Music (Composition) from the Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al and a degree in Composition from the Gnessin Russian Academy of Music. He also holds a PhD in Philosophy.<\/p>
Alexandre is the recipient of several awards and distinctions, including First Prize at the First All-Russian Competition for Young Composers, the Cl\u00e9ment-Morin Prize, a UNESCO scholarship, as well as scholarships from the Mstislav Rostropovich Foundation and the Alexander Glazunov Foundation in Munich.<\/p>
In his composition teaching, Alexandre emphasizes the development of each student\u2019s creativity and individual voice. The work begins with a musical idea\u2014a melody, motif, rhythm, or image\u2014which the student gradually learns to develop into a complete work. Harmony, form, counterpoint, texture, and other compositional tools are introduced according to the needs of each project.<\/p>
The lessons are designed for young people and adults, whether beginners or more advanced students, who wish to discover composition, develop their musical creativity, or deepen their writing skills.\nA unique method is also offered for small-group composition classes, allowing students to develop their creativity while learning from one another.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t
Adalyat Issiyeva holds a Bachelor of Music from Almaty State Conservatoire and completed master\u2019s and doctoral work at McGill University. Shifting from an ethnomusicological focus (\u201cPhilosophical and Religious Aspects of Uighur Muqam\u201d) to western European early music, her master\u2019s research, \u201cOstinato Motets by Josquin des Prez,\u201d investigated number symbolism and compositional techniques in renaissance music. She completed her doctoral dissertation titled \u201cRussian Orientalism: From Ethnography to Art-Song in Russian Nineteenth-Century Music\u201d in 2014. Her studies were funded by scholarships from the Social Studies and Humanities Council of Canada (SSHRC), Fonds de Recherche du Qu\u00e9bec \u2013 Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 et Culture (FRQSC), and McGill University\u2019s Schulich School of Music. She has published articles in several journals and collections of articles. Her book Representing Russia\u2019s Orient, published by Oxford University Press, received a CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title award for 2021. It explores political implications of nineteenth-century Russian art songs with oriental subjects, and was described by reviewer Richard Taruskin as a \u201ccritical evaluation of orientalist art songs by famous composers, and generous anthology of rare specimens,\u201d addressing the subject \u201cwith unprecedented depth and acuity.\u201d Her most recent research focuses on the state-regulated formation of musical identities for ethnic minorities under the Stalin regime.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t Composer and educator Alexandre Pozdnyakov has more than 25 years of experience teaching music. He taught for seven years at the Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al and for five years at the Gnessin Russian Academy of Music, as well as at several music schools in Moscow and Montreal.<\/p> He holds a Doctorate in Music (Composition) from the Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al and a degree in Composition from the Gnessin Russian Academy of Music. He also holds a PhD in Philosophy.<\/p> Alexandre is the recipient of several awards and distinctions, including First Prize at the First All-Russian Competition for Young Composers, the Cl\u00e9ment-Morin Prize, a UNESCO scholarship, as well as scholarships from the Mstislav Rostropovich Foundation and the Alexander Glazunov Foundation in Munich.<\/p> In his composition teaching, Alexandre emphasizes the development of each student\u2019s creativity and individual voice. The work begins with a musical idea\u2014a melody, motif, rhythm, or image\u2014which the student gradually learns to develop into a complete work. Harmony, form, counterpoint, texture, and other compositional tools are introduced according to the needs of each project.<\/p> The lessons are designed for young people and adults, whether beginners or more advanced students, who wish to discover composition, develop their musical creativity, or deepen their writing skills.\nA unique method is also offered for small-group composition classes, allowing students to develop their creativity while learning from one another.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\tOur Composition Teacher<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
<\/h4><\/div>Alexandre Pozdnyakov, D. Mus., Ph. D.<\/h4>