Caglar

I learned to play violin, piano, guitar and mastered in baglama during my high school education. In addition to that, I joined the polyphonic chorus of our high school. I was bass member of chorus for five years.

Afterwards, I decided to deepen my studying in university with Musicology. I started to study Musicology at Istanbul Technical University Turkish State Music Conservatory in 2009. Musicology department is the only one programme unifies Traditional Turkish Music, Music History , Theory and Musicology in its curriculum in Turkey. I gradually started to be interested in ethnic music during my study in Musicology. Programme's emphasis on social dimensions of music , as a way of expression of self, attached me towards different musics.

I started to play Greek Music ( Rebetiko) with a band in Istanbul. I have played keyboard with them for two years. I felt attached to Rebetiko which is known as a music of immigrants from Asia Minor to Greece, musicians from Izmir dominated the style in the beginning which is my native town. Besides, my family is an immigrant from Greece because of the same agreement between Turkey and Greece in 1923. This increased my motivation for playing, performing and studying Rebetiko. I realized that even if the harmonica of Rebetiko seems close with European harmonica, style of Turkish Palace Music performance has definitely mark on it. I have worked as voice controller with a band during summer time in 2011 & 2012. There is several music festivals in my region for summer time. I have worked during the most famous ones namely Rock-A and Izmir Electronic Music Festival.

Now, I live in London - Wanstead, United Kingdom and teaching piano in my place and some of the music schools in London. I am Teaching piano and music theory in London School of Art for 2018-19 Education season. Also, I had many piano students before this year. I exactly know very well British piano and music theory syllabus. And I have experience about Grade exams system.