Meet Our Team
Experienced, passionate educators dedicated to nurturing musical talent and creative expression in Dubai for nearly three decades.
Teachers wanted: online, Dubai studio, and worldwide
Leadership
The founders and leadership team behind 29+ years of excellence.
Suchitra Prabhu
Director Emerita & Senior Advisor
15+ years with Melody Makers
Suchitra Prabhu was Director of Melody Makers for 15 years, leading the school through one of its strongest chapters bef...
Uday Manohar Prabhu
Operations Manager
16+ years with Melody Makers
Uday Manohar Prabhu is the Operations Manager at Melody Makers, responsible for the smooth day-to-day running of the cen...
Abescar Jr Galan Base
Head of Piano Department & Piano, Keyboard & Music Theory Instructor
16+ years with Melody Makers
Jun (Abescar) is the Head of the Piano Department at Melody Makers and has been teaching piano, keyboard and music theor...
Dan Cortazio
Director
Joined this year
Dan Cortazio is Director at Melody Makers Music & Fine Arts Centre and co-founder of LTV, a portfolio of online business...
Mike Mammone
Director
Joined this year
Mike Mammone is Director at Melody Makers Music & Fine Arts Centre and co-founder of LTV, partnering with Dan Cortazio o...
Carah Magadan
Head of Faculty & Piano, Keyboard & Voice Instructor
14+ years with Melody Makers
Carah is the Head of Faculty at Melody Makers, leading the teaching team while continuing to teach keyboard, piano and v...
Teaching Faculty
Our multinational faculty brings years of teaching and performance experience from universities and conservatories worldwide. Every teacher and staff member at Melody Makers is trained in Child Safeguarding and First Aid.
Madhusudhan P.K.
Arts & Crafts Instructor
Drawing, Painting, Mixed Media & Visual Arts
16+ years with Melody Makers
Abescar Jr Galan Base
Head of Piano Department & Piano, Keyboard & Music Theory Instructor
Piano, Electronic Keyboard, Music Theory & Trinity Exam Preparation
16+ years with Melody Makers
Christopher Bacacao Racal
Supervisor, String Department
Electric, Acoustic & Classical Guitar, Bass Guitar & Drums
15+ years with Melody Makers
Carah Magadan
Head of Faculty & Piano, Keyboard & Voice Instructor
Keyboard, Piano & Vocal Training
14+ years with Melody Makers
Chamindri Thanusha Rathnayake
Piano & Keyboard Instructor
Piano, Electronic Keyboard & Music Theory
12+ years with Melody Makers
Akshay Kumar
Choreographer & Dance Instructor
Western Dance, Bharatanatyam, Kathak, Bollywood & Folk Dance
10+ years with Melody Makers
Dipesh Subba
Violin & Guitar Instructor
Violin, Guitar & Trinity Exam Preparation
9+ years with Melody Makers
Kenneth John J. Verdun
Guitar & Drums Instructor
Electric, Acoustic & Classical Guitar, Bass Guitar & Drums
7+ years with Melody Makers
P.M.K. Chandima Jayamini
Piano, Keyboard & Music Theory Instructor
Piano, Electronic Keyboard & Music Theory
3+ years with Melody Makers
Administrative & Support Team
The dedicated team keeping Melody Makers running smoothly behind the scenes.
Kashmira Dharmesh Jagada
Administrative Support
Student & Customer Relations
17+ years with Melody Makers
Rekha Jagannath Kunder
Customer Relations
Front Desk & Customer Relations
19+ years with Melody Makers
Ram Deva Ram Bera
Office Manager & Public Relations
Office Management & Public Relations
17+ years with Melody Makers
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