Our Faculty & Studios

Meet our dedicated team of professional piano and composition teachers. Drawing on years of stage and classroom experience, they foster artistic growth through expert guidance. Paired with our professionally outfitted studios, PianoClass provides the ideal setting to refine technique, interpretation, and artistry.

Fernanda Machado, pianist and piano teacher
pianist and mentor

Fernanda Machado

  • Bachelor’s in Piano (Brazil, 1996) | Brainwave Control Specialist (Scotland, 2010) | Master’s in Biomechanics Applied to Piano Technique (Spain, 2025)
  • Piano mentor since 1988 | Online piano mentor since 2010 | University-level piano professor for 4 years (piano, ensemble, piano literature) | Taught pedagogy at postgraduate courses
  • Presented concerts, lectures, and masterclasses in Brazil, Japan, Turkey, and the Netherlands
  • Mensa member | Hobbies: dance, books, movies | Languages: Portuguese, English, and a little Spanish
Julio Machado, pianist and piano teacher
pianist and mentor

Julio Machado

  • Bachelor’s in Piano (Brazil, 1996) | Brainwave Control Specialist (Scotland, 2010)
  • Piano mentor since 1988 | Online piano mentor since 2010
  • Presented concerts, lectures, and masterclasses in Brazil, Japan, Turkey, and the Netherlands | Earned several international competition prizes and honours
  • Mensa member | Triple Nine Society member | Hobbies: books, traveling, photography | Languages: Portuguese, English
Bruno Angelo, composer and composition teacher
composer, pianist, and mentor

Bruno Angelo

  • Bachelor’s in Composition (Brazil, 1996) | MS in Arts (Spain) | PhD in Composition (Brazil)
  • Music mentor since 2000 | Online composition mentor since 2010 | University professor for 4 years (composition, theory, electronic music)
  • Participated in multiple events and projects, from concert music and pop albums to soundtracks for video and stage | Won prizes such as the Brazilian Contemporary Music Biennial Prize and SGAE’s Prize for Young Composers
  • Hobbies: books, hiking, video games | Languages: Portuguese, English, Spanish, and French

From Our Mentors’ Gallery

Here are two samples of our work

JULIO & FERNANDA MACHADO
Fantasy op.103, D.940
by Franz Schubert.
BRUNO ANGELO e grupo de câmara
Embalse
by Bruno Angelo

Our Studios & Resources

East Piano Studio

from Portugal

Yamaha Grand Piano C2X
Desktop computer + frontal monitor
5 Logitech Full HD webcams
Blue Yeti microphone
Elgato Lighting System + StreamDeck

South Piano Studio

from Portugal

Yamaha Upright U3
Desktop computer + frontal monitor
4 Logitech Full HD webcams
Blue Yeti microphone
Elgato Lighting System + StreamDeck

Colmar Music Studio

from France

Keyboards: Yamaha CP73, Arturia KeyLab MKII88, Roland FA06, Novation Nocturn25
Microphones: Lewitt LCT 440 Pure, Lewitt LCT040 Match, AKG C411
Audio monitors: Yamaha HS5 (pair)
Audio interface: Solid State Logic SSL2
Video production: Final Cut Pro

Sheet Music Library

▪ All Henle Library
▪ Instant IMSLP
▪ Full TomPlay
▪ MuseScore
▪ Finale Score Editor
▪ Printed sheet music books

Text Library

▪ Music History
▪ Theory and Harmony
▪ Teaching and Learning
▪ Biomechanics
▪ Neuroscience
▪ Performers

Audio & Video

▪ 100+ CDs
▪ Spotify
▪ Apple Music
▪ Medici.tv
▪ Reason Studios
▪ Ableton Live
▪ Pianoteq

News & Lectures

▪ tonebase
▪ PianoStreet
▪ iClassical
▪ PianoInspires
▪ The Composer’s Site
▪ Centro Nacional de Difusión Musical
▪ SafeCreative
▪ freesound

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