
Online Music Lessons
for all age groups and levels
with Roland Racz
(Award-winning Pianist, Composer, Music Producer)
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25 years of excellence
in Music Performance & Education
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Meet your teacher and mentor:
Roland Racz

Roland Racz is a multi-award-winning Canadian jazz pianist, composer and music producer, based in Vancouver, BC. Besides his international professional music career, he has been a passionate music educator throughout his entire career. ​ Roland is a multi-genre musician and has 25 years of teaching experience in numerous genres (classical, jazz, jazz fusion, pop, rock, funk, latin, film music) and fields, such as piano, jazz piano, music composition, music production, songwriting, ensemble, arrangement, music theory, jazz theory. He has taught hundreds of students from all around the world, many of them have become successful music professionals themselves. ​ Roland's passion for music is infectious, his students develop a lifelong connection with music, no matter how experienced, how young or old they are. Roland grew up and started his professional career in Hungary, he has been a sought-after pianist and keyboardist in the vibrant music scene of Budapest. He shared the stage and toured with some of the finest Hungarian and international jazz & pop artists such as Peter Szendofi, Attila Laszlo, Budapest Jazz Orchestra, Gabor Winand, Tamas Mohai, Rob van de Wouw, Endre-eNerd, Barna Pely, Vera Toth. ​ After relocating to Canada, he quickly became well known in the Ottawa and Vancouver jazz scenes where he has performed and worked with Canadian and American jazz greats such as Roddy Ellias, Vinx, Derrick Gardner, Don Braden, Adrian Vedady, Nick Fraser, Mike Essoudry... ​ Besides his professional musician career, Roland works as a successful multi-genre composer and music producer. He has won multiple awards for his jazz compositions and has been mentored by and worked with the incredible Grammy Award-winning music producer, Ian Prince. ​ Roland is a respected member of the Vancouver jazz scene where you can catch him playing with the finest musicians...







Listen to Roland's music!
Testimonials

"Roland has been a pivotal part of my growth as a music producer and jazz pianist. He has the unique gift of taking difficult concepts and explaining and teaching in a way that is so clear and inviting..."
Joshua Santos
Film and Media Composer
Music Producer, Pianist

"What I appreciate the most about Roland is that he is efficient and pushes me to surpass myself every week."
Alexia
10yrs old, Qc

"Roland's knowledge of music is exceptional, but he can also adapt to your skill level and explain things accordingly. His system is very effective. I highly recommend him and his method if you want to take your jazz piano skills to the next level..."
Ricardo Vacas
Barber, Educator
Jazz piano student

"As a composer for film and media I got jazz education at different universities but most of the time I’ve felt overwhelmed by countless charts and rules… Roland’s jazz teaching method on the other hand is very simple and practical. Everything about it makes sense..."
Levente Kovacs
Film and Media Composer, Pianist

"Roland focuses on nurturing a love of music in our children above all. They participate in song selection and are encouraged to play what they like. The results are amazing!"
Mélanie Gagné, QC

“We’re so grateful for all that Roland has taught our son, not only about the technical side of reading music and playing piano, but also the joy of music in general. He was able to get our son’s skills so far in no time at all through his thoughtful, kind and consistent teaching style."
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Andrea Nicholls, ON