Professional award-winning guitarist, composer, educator. Guitar techniques, skill development, concepts for improvisation and composition.

Thodoris is an incredibly competent tutor/educator as well as a phenomenal player. His many years of professional experience and his dedication to guitar playing and teaching, have equipped him with more than enough tools to be able to teach anyone, regardless of their level on the instrument. He retains a great balance between maintaining a very well thought-out methodical approach and leaving enough space for the student to be explore on themselves. Having taught hundreds of students through the years and having (by extent) gathered a lot of experience, he is able to easily tailor his teaching approach to each student's specific needs. A very active musician himself, he draws form his personal real-life music related experiences, adding a whole other dimension to his lessons, an absolutely essential part of his teaching and a very beneficial one for the student. Personally I feel lucky to have studied with him. I have learned an enormous amount from him, about jazz music and guitar playing in general.
-Alkis Niilend

Thodoris is a great tutor. His perspective about guitar is really unique. Through a series of entertaining exercices and not only, I unlocked some other aspects of the guitar. I think that the goal behind every knowledge he passes to the student, is to make them have fun with music. Also, the lessons include a mental perspective about music, which is such a useful part of the lesson and the whole process.

My friend recommended Thodoris when I decided to start bouzouki lessons. I was a beginner and Thodoris helped me a lot in order to understand the importance of music and simultaneously to improve my music skills.He is not only a great and competent teacher who tries to improve your skills every time but he is also a very kind and good person who really cares about his students.Given the fact that teachers play a very important role in our life, I highly recommend Thodoris as a guitar and bouzouki teacher.

Thodoris has the deep knowledge to help you understand the abilities and posibilities of playing guitar. He makes clear the dark places in what you already know. In the same time he inspires you to approach the instrument with a creative way. I am sure about these since all these were achieved in me thru our lessons and each lesson with Thodoris opens a new door. Strongly suggested.

As a person hoping to pursue a career as a musician, Thodoris was the best option for a guitar tutor! He introduced me to fundamentals (and beyond of jazz), he advised me on how to improve my sound,my time feel, my jazz vocabulary, my knowledge on the instrument (fretboard) and so on ! The attributes that I valued more about him is his high level of professionalism, his organizational skills, his preparation for the upcoming class, knowing what you're in need of every time, and his really great and friendly personality. Of course not to mention his excellent playing and musicality. Surely he is more than a tutor, and my favourite one so far!

Thodoris has been teaching my son jazz guitar and improvisation for the last 2 years. He is meticulous, patient and has an incredible gift of explaining music and inspiring my son. He tailors all the lessons to my son's interests and I believe that it is why he was able to progress so quickly. I totally recommend Thodoris as a music teacher, he is extremely skilled and a great person too!

I have had a lot of tutors for different activities in my life and I can, easily, say that Thodoris is, by far, the best! I met him through a close friend, who is a musician as well, and, since I have been meaning to take guitar lessons for a long time, I gave it a go. Just after a few lessons he, immediately, understood my difficulties and found ways to help me get past them! His attention to the details that others may just ignore is one of the things that would make me choose Thodoris again and again, since this makes the lessons truly personalised. And, for a bonus, they are fun too! I would heartily recommend him!

Brilliant for beginners! - Absolutely the best guitar teacher, not just a great teacher but a great musician too! For complete beginners like me, Thodoris’ lessons are a fantastic mix of fun and theory; clear, concise and always super helpful. After each lesson, I really feel that I am moving forward. I highly recommend him to anyone looking to begin playing the guitar!

I met Thodoris at one of his concerts in Athens. Apart from being extremely skillful, Thodoris is an excellent teacher! He is very patient, explains everything thoroughly and takes the lesson at your pace, building your learning plan around your specific needs!
It's been only a few months, but I feel like I have already made substantial progress. (that said he has certainly given me more confidence to try new things and understanding music!!)
Looking forward to my next lesson!