As an educator, Matei has experience teaching in private and group settings with children as young as 4 and adults as old as 75.

Matei currently teaches over 20 students of all ages through his private studio in Williamsburg, Brooklyn as well as at community music schools in Brooklyn Heights, Cobble Hill, and Park Slope. Matei also teaches private in-home lessons within a 30 minute commute radius to help accommodate families and students’ busy schedules.

Matei has been affiliated with the Stanford Jazz Workshop as an educator and administrator since 2017, and has taught internationally in Amman, Jordan and its surrounding communities. Additionally, he has worked with a private studio as a jazz piano instructor of secondary lessons at Oberlin Conservatory.

As a piano educator, Matei focuses on cultivating students’ lifelong passion and curiosity for music, while establishing strong fundamentals in piano technique, ear training, music theory, and sight reading. Matei’s curriculum includes a combination of classical repertoire, foundational improvisation, jazz, pop, as well as songwriting and composition. By helping students develop their performance skills in addition to fundamental musicianship, Matei helps his students develop lifelong skills including confidence, creativity, expression and encourages them to find joy and fulfillment in performing for friends, family, and larger audiences alike.

For lesson inquiries and pricing details, please contact Matei at matei@predescu.net