Peter Petrika Melo is experienced as music & piano teacher and concert pianist. He has performed at prestigious venues such as Mechanics Hall, Worcester Auditorium, Carnegie Hall, and Lincoln Center, and has collaborated with great artists including Luciano Pavarotti. Mr. Melo teaches all levels of students, and styles of music from classical to jazz and more, giving students an opportunity to learn quickly with a high level of piano technique while still being able to enjoy a professional way of performing in recitals and concerts. Many of his former students are now professional musician-performers and teachers.
In addition to their musical skills, Mr. Melo helps students develop:
- Initiative
- Responsibility
- Attention and concentration
- Visual and aural memory
- Time management
- Organization
- Goal-setting and task completion
- Problem solving
- Confidence in facing new challenges.
After receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree & Pianist Diploma, Mr. Melo studied conditioning at The Juilliard School with Prof. Judith Clurman; music theory and jazz composition at Mannes College School of Music with Prof. LeeAnn Ledgerwood; and orchestration with Prof. Peter Bellino.
In addition to teaching piano at Bancroft School, he is the pianist and organist at First Congregational Church in Holden, MA.
