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Central Music Institute (CMI) is a multitude award-winning music institution known for delivering structured, high-quality classical and contemporary music education to students across the globe. With a strong international presence, CMI offers both elite in-person training at its campuses and a comprehensive online learning platform, ensuring the same standard of instruction regardless of location. CMI provides carefully designed programmes for students of all ages and levels, from complete beginners to advanced performers. Teaching at CMI is grounded in internationally respected pedagogical frameworks, with a clear focus on technique, musical understanding, discipline, and steady progression. Lessons are structured, progress is monitored, and learning outcomes are clearly defined. A defining strength of CMI is its faculty. The institute curates and appoints some of the finest music educators and performers from leading music schools and professional backgrounds across the world. This carefully selected faculty brings global perspective, depth of expertise, and refined teaching practices, ensuring students learn from accomplished musicians at the highest level. The institute has successfully trained thousands of students for internationally recognised music examinations conducted by Trinity College London, ABRSM, MTB Exams, LCME, and Rockschool London. Alongside examination preparation, CMI places strong emphasis on ensemble playing, aural development, musical literacy, and interpretative skills, ensuring students develop as well-rounded musicians. Performance is an integral part of the learning process at CMI. Students regularly participate in curated concerts, performance showcases, and masterclasses led by accomplished musicians, offered both on campus and through digital platforms. These experiences help build confidence, stage presence, and professional musicianship. CMI is intentionally not a volume-driven institution. It operates with a long-term vision, prioritising depth, consistency, and high standards over rapid outcomes. Through disciplined training, thoughtful mentorship, and a balance of tradition and modern delivery, Central Music Institute continues to set a benchmark for premium music education worldwide.

Julietta is passionate about the art of teaching and has enjoyed working with a diverse range of students including children, adults, and students with special needs. Her approach is flexible, assisting students in achieving their individual goals. She has developed a harp curriculum for adult beginners called “Classics at Your Fingertips” and “Technique at Your Fingertips” books1-5. She has also developed a harp curriculum for children called “Plucky Bunny’s Harp Adventures” books 1-3. In addition to being well-grounded in technique, students are encouraged to explore a wide range of repertoires and to create their own music. Her philosophy in the arts is focused on using creativity to enable healing and happiness for each individual. As a performer, she is an enthusiastic advocate for new music, and has performed with a variety of ensembles ranging from orchestral to experimental, jazz, folk, and other chamber groups. She also has a passion for a variety of folk harp traditions including Celtic, Paraguayan, and Mariachi. She received a Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts in Composition, minor in Piano Pedagogy from University of Nebraska-Lincoln where she studied with Dr. Randall Snyder. She received her Master of Music in Harp from Northern Illinois University where she studied harp performance with Liz Cifani, and received training in Healing Harps and special education from Dr. Ron Price.

First Class ‘Harp Performance’ Graduate from the Royal Northern College of Music, providing lever harp and pedal harp tuition. Lessons can be tailored to your musical interests and can be either in person or online. I have been playing the harp since 2012 and music has become a huge part of who I am. I also play piano and violin. I strongly believe that everyone should have access to a musical education and it would be a privilege to be able to facilitate this for you. I have years of experience teaching students in both one-to-one and group scenarios. I am more than happy to create individually tailored lessons and musical arrangements and to work with your speed of learning and your interests. You can learn from written music, even if you are only just learning how to read music or, if it suits you better, I can help you to learn pieces by ear. I can teach exam grades to either beginner level or to advanced level. Not everyone wants to the pressure of doing exam grades, that’s fine too….so if you prefer, we can just learn pieces that you like. I’m more than happy to help you to learn whatever genre you want to play, whether it is classical, folk, jazz, easy listening, country or heavy metal! I love it all!

Teaching is my passion! Even before I finished school, I began teaching harp in my hometown and have continued ever since. I have over 20 years of experience teaching, including complete beginners all the way to degree level. I have experience working with students as young as 4, as well as mature students who have always wanted to play the harp and finally took the plunge after retiring - it’s never too late! I work with students to decide on appropriate goals, including improving their reading skills, banishing performance nerves, as well as preparation for graded exams, competitions, scholarship applications and national music programmes or orchestras. I love seeing each student’s progress. My students have enjoyed many successes over the years, including admission to the National Children’s Orchestra, the National Youth Orchestra, prizes at national and international competitions as well as full marks in theory and performance exams. I have studied across the globe, with degrees from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, The Juilliard School in New York and the Royal Academy of Music in London. I have won numerous prizes and scholarships, including at the USA International Harp Competition and the Royal OverSeas League. My 2 CDs have been positively reviewed and played frequently on the radio, and my harp compositions have been played across the world and are on the exam syllabus for Trinity. Despite my busy freelance career, I keep a regular schedule for my teaching as it’s so important for students to have regular lessons in order to progress. I teach harp to all levels, including degree level masterclasses. I also teach music theory and piano to Grade 5.

I love inspiring a new generation of harpists/harpers!  I have found joy in introducing this rare and beautiful instrument to young and mature students.  I play and teach both the pedal and lever harp.  Although I have specialized in adult students ( many say they finally have the time and money to pursue their dream of taking up the harp),  I have also had the privilege to teach 3-year-olds up through high school orchestra students.

Hi there! My name is Sophia Shedd, and I am a harpist (and pianist) and I love teaching music! I’m very passionate about making sure every student develops a love for their instrument, and that being there for every student in both the difficult and rewarding moments of the learning process is so important. If you have been considering learning to play the harp, now is the time! Looking forward to connecting, and making music soon.