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OUR TEACHERS
Inspiring and Cultivating Students' Potentials
Our incredible team of teachers perform significant role at Irama Music Studio. It is their dedication, passion and continuing education that keeps students focused and motivated in their learning journey.
SEBASTIAN SUHARDI
An Indonesian pianist, Sebastian Suhardi received his Master of Music in Piano Performance and Pedagogy (teaching practice) from Royal Birmingham Conservatoire (UK) with Distinction. He was awarded MMUS P&P Course Prize for graduating with the highest mark in the Conservatoire and also a recipient of Denis Matthews Memorial Trust Award. He was awarded Silver Prize in the Asia Piano Competition 2013 and becomes Licentiate from Trinity College London. He has performed in the UK, Indonesia, and Malaysia. In 2019, Sebastian was invited to be one of the presenters on UCSI University Piano Pedagogy Conference in Malaysia; giving a seminar about ‘Memorization Techniques’. His primary teachers include Mark Bebbington, Anthony Hewitt, and Yong Sue Yi. He has participated in masterclasses from Pascal Nemirovski, Howard Shelley, Ian Jones, Ng Chong Lim and many more. Sebastian is very passionate in music education, ‘Teaching holistically’ is his teaching philosophy. Many of his students have won awards and been admitted to top universities the UK, Taiwan, Singapore and Malaysia. He is now a full-time dedicated music educator based in Medan, Indonesia.
DR. CHRISTINE UTOMO
Dr. Christine Utomo completed her Bachelor of Music, Master of Music, and the Doctoral of Musical Arts in piano performance at the USC Thornton School of Music, where she studied extensively with Norman Krieger. She has also worked with renowned piano pedagogues such as Malcolm Bilson, Bernd Goetze, Andrez Jasinski, Philippe Entremont, Angela Hewitt, and Mikhail Voskressenky.
Starting September 2022, she will begin her new appointment as the Associate Professor of Piano Performance at College of Chinese & Asean Arts in Chengdu, China. Throughout her career as Artistic Director of Irama Music Studio in Medan, Indonesia, since 2007, she actively develops her musical passion through performing, teaching, educating the community through series of outreach concerts, lectures, and masterclasses. One of the highlight educational programs were the "250th anniversary of Beethoven" webinar series organized during the pandemic of 2020, which involved world renowned artists and pedagogues to share their knowledge and performances of Beethoven's compositions. She was also one of the founders of the non-profit organization “Associazione Musicale Amadeus,” which organized series of outreach educational concerts in Medan during 2007-2011.
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Her goal in teaching is to inspire the mind and heart, and certainly to train fundamental physical strength, especially the ears, fingers, and our body muscles. My hope is that students keep developing curiosity, and certainly skills, critical thinking and understanding of the musical notation in search of the best interpretation that is closest to the composer's original intentions.
KELLY LAURENT
Kelly Laurent received her Bachelor's degree from UCSI University in Kuala Lumpur, graduating with first-class honors under the tutelage of Yong Sue Yi. She was also a recipient of the UCSI Trust Scholarship and awarded a partial grant scholarship.
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Kelly has garnered recognition for her exceptional talent, securing prizes in esteemed competitions such as the Singapore International Competition. Notably, she emerged as a finalist in the Putra International Piano Competition. During her studies, Kelly was selected to participate in masterclasses with renowned pianists such as Thomas Hecht, Eri Nakagawa, and Yusuke Komura.
Since 2020, Kelly has been teaching piano in Malaysia and is now a full-time piano teacher based in Medan, Indonesia.
JENNIFER DARMADI
Jennifer Darmadi completed her Bachelor’s degree in Piano Performance from NAFA Singapore and RCM London with honors under the guidance of Dr Nicholas Ong and Prof Niel Immelman. She was awarded with Tuition Grant for her diploma studies and Lucien Wang Scholarship for her degree studies.
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She has performed in concerts at Korea, UK, Singapore and Indonesia such as Asia International Academy and Festival in Korea. Also, she is the recipient of the Gold Award in the 5th Singapore Performers' Festival and Chamber Music Competition in 2014. She also performed in the ABRSM High Scorers' Concert in 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2006. She has participated in masterclasses from Prof. Gordon Fergus Thompson, Dr. Min Kwon, Prof. Dina Parakhina, Andreas Weber, Nam Yeung, Robert Winter, Prof. Nigel Clayton.
Jennifer has been teaching piano in Singapore for 9 years and now is a full-time dedicated music teacher based in Medan, Indonesia.
WELLIN JOAN
Born in Medan, I have been learning piano since I was little. I received my Bachelor of Music Degree from UCSI University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, majoring in Classical Piano Performance under the tutelage of Ms. Chee Su Yen.
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My goal as a teacher is to assist students in deciphering the meaning and message of any piece of music. Exploration, inquiry, and experimenting are central to both teaching and learning for me. And I go into each class with the goal of igniting a student's imagination and musical comprehension by using these ideas. My favorite part of teaching is watching my students' ideas grow and guiding them along the way. I believe it is important to engage with my students on a personal level where I will encourage and inspire them to attain their goals.
JOSEPHINE SIDIK
Born in Medan. I have started learning piano since I was a child. Music has been part of my life most of the time. Both music and teaching are my passions as music allows us to express feelings and foster our creativity. I have experience in teaching children and I love children. I find joys in helping them learn and grow especially in music. I believe by creating a positive and engaging learning environment, will enhance their enjoyment and confidence in learning music.
RACHEL YEO
Piano has been a part of my life since I was 6. Although it started as something I had to do, I've grown to be grateful to be able to pursue it full time. I believe music can bring positive growth to a person's-especially children's- life.
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I passed my Grade 8 Piano Performance ABRSM Examination with a Distinction and have participated in multiple competitions (some of them being Veranza Piano Competition and Jakarta Youth Piano Competition) and masterclasses (by Randy Ryan and Kris van der Plas)
NOVRIANSYAH
I am a passionate teacher and violinist, I have taught many young students using the Suzuki method. Since joining the IMS faculty in 2019, I have been participating in various Suzuki Teacher Training Program and has worked intensively with Dr. Lan Ku Chen and Hoei Tsu Chen. I earned my Bachelor of Music in Music Education from ISI Jogjakarta.
SYLVIA WIRYADI
I am an Indonesia Soprano with a light and lyrical voice. After graduating from Vocal Music Teaching at Musikhochschule Karlsruhe,I continued my opera studies (solis teater musik) at Musikhochschule Saar. I was recruitet as a full time opera singer in a few opera house in German and performed Dornroeschen (Humperdinck), Theone (Hoffman, at the world premiere dunia in Erfurt 2012), Pamina, Queen of the night, First Lady (Mozart), dan many more.
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Coming back to my homeland, I am an active classical singer and teaches at Gloriamus Music School up to this moment ​On 2017, I formed Vokalogie - music school and music teheater at Pantai Indah Kapuk. Many of my student have successfully achieved awards both in national or international competitions as well as scholarships for further studies. ​​On 2018, Vokalogie performaned the opera of Humperdinck - Hansel and Gretel In German text at Jakarta and Bandung together with Bandung Philharmonic.
EMMY CHANDRA
I was born in Medan and have been learning piano since I was 7 years old. I received my Diploma in Piano Performance from London College of Music (DipLCM) in 2002.
I conducted private piano and music theory classes since 2001, before joined Irama Music Studio from 2005 until 2013. In order to improve my singing ability, I started learning classical vocal in 2017 and received ABRSM singing grade 5 certificate in 2022. Shortly after, I started to teach singing lesson in the same year.
Gratefully, despite the busy schedule, I have still managed to continue my vocal lessons, and now in 2024, I have completed ABRSM singing grade 7 with a distinction. However, the journey is not over yet, as there are still more grades and singing techniques that I will delve into more deeply. As a tutor, i want to assist my student to understand the meaning of music, and how to convey it through piano and singing.
I will share my music inspiration and exploration with my students, guiding them to grow step by step until they possess their own music ideas.
JASON KENT LEE
Discovered my lifelong love for music through the strings of a guitar. Music isn't just a passion; it's the essence of my existence. As a dedicated guitar mentor, my mission is to share this passion. helping young musicians grow and develop their skills with care and guidance.Beyond teaching, I find joy in running my own Band where we harmonize and create musical magic together. Each note I play and each lesson I teach is a melody in the grand composition of my life. Join me on this harmonious journey where music is the language of the heart.
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ROSALIE ELVIRA
Born in Medan, Rosalie began learning piano since she was a 5 years old and has since participated in various concerts, competitions. She had also participated in piano masterclass from Dr. Johannes Sebastian Nugroho. Rosalie believes in cultivating passion and interest in her students and inspires children's interests to practice with pleasure.