Film Scoring
Piano
Composition
Music Theory
Who Are These Lessons For?
🎶 Aspiring musicians who want to build a strong foundation in music.
🎼 Composers looking to improve their skills in harmony, orchestration, and arrangement.
🎬 Filmmakers & game developers who want to understand how music enhances storytelling.
🎹 Pianists who want to refine their technique, improvisation, or start their journey.
🎮 Game composers interested in adaptive music and interactive scoring.
📌 Still not sure if this is for you? [Book a Free Consultation] to discuss your goals and find the perfect lesson plan
Film Scoring
Music is a powerful tool in storytelling, shaping emotions and guiding the audience’s experience. In these lessons, you’ll learn how to compose original scores for films and video games, exploring techniques to match music with cinematic moments and character development. We’ll cover thematic composition, orchestration for screen, and how to produce high-quality mockups using sample libraries. For those interested in video game music, you’ll also gain insights into adaptive scoring and interactive music systems using industry-standard tools like Wwise.
🖥️ Lessons involve practical scoring exercises, project-based learning, and real-world case studies from film and game soundtracks.
Composition
Composing music is an art form that combines imagination with technique. In these lessons, you’ll learn how to write compelling melodies, create harmonic progressions, and structure a complete musical piece. You’ll explore different styles and genres, study how great composers build tension and emotion, and practice writing for various instruments and ensembles. Additionally, we’ll cover orchestration basics, arranging, and music notation, so your compositions are both creative and professionally structured.
🖥️ Lessons include hands-on composition exercises, feedback on your work, and in-depth analysis of famous musical pieces to enhance your understanding.
Music Theory
Understanding music theory is essential for any musician or composer. These lessons will help you develop a solid foundation in reading and writing music, understanding harmony, rhythm, and scales. You’ll learn how chords function, how melodies are structured, and how to recognize different time signatures. Whether you're a beginner or looking to deepen your knowledge, music theory lessons provide the tools to improve your musicianship and enhance your creative abilities.
🖥️ Lessons include interactive exercises, analysis of real music pieces, and training in ear development to strengthen your skills.
Paino Lesson
Playing the piano is more than just pressing keys—it's about expressing emotions, developing technique, and understanding music deeply. Whether you're a beginner or an advanced pianist, these lessons are tailored to your needs. You’ll learn how to read sheet music fluently, improve finger coordination, and develop a strong sense of rhythm and dynamics. Lessons cover chords, improvisation, and accompaniment techniques, allowing you to play with confidence in classical, jazz, and contemporary styles. If you’ve always wanted to learn piano or refine your skills, this course will guide you every step of the way.
🖥️ Lessons are conducted via live video calls and include personalized exercises, technique drills, and feedback after each session.
How It Works?
Personalized, Professional, and Passionate Teaching
Learning music online should be engaging, structured, and tailored to your needs. Whether you are a beginner looking for a strong foundation or an advanced student aiming to refine your skills, I offer lessons designed to help you grow as a musician, composer, and artist.
✅ Customized Lesson Plans – Every student is different, and I adapt each session to your goals, skill level, and musical interests.
✅ Professional Training & Experience – With two master’s degrees in film scoring (CNSMD de Lyon & University of Montreal) and years of experience composing for films, video games, and live performances, I bring real-world expertise to my teaching.
✅ Interactive & Practical Learning – Lessons are not just theory; I focus on hands-on exercises, real-world examples, and active student participation.
✅ Multi-Genre & Versatile Approach – Whether you want to learn classical piano, jazz improvisation, orchestral composition, film scoring techniques, or modern music production, I can help you develop a broad and flexible skill set.
✅ Flexible Online Learning – Study from anywhere with high-quality virtual lessons via Zoom, Skype, or your preferred platform. All sessions include recordings, lesson notes, and practice exercises to help you progress.
✅ Multilingual Teaching – I can teach in English, Spanish, French, Russian, or Serbian, making learning more comfortable for international students.
Piano Lessons
1-on-1 Online
Technique and
Piano Theory
All Ages from
5 Years Old
Exam Preparation
TRINITY & ABRSM
Classical, Salsa and Jazz Piano
Beginning and Intermediate
Materials
All lesson materials are carefully selected for each student based on level and needs:
Piano Methods
Etudes and Exercises to improve Technique
Sight-reading
Varied Repertoire
Warm up Material
Exam Preparation
Students who want to prepare for piano exams:
TRINITY grades 1 to 8 and Diplomas.
ABRSM grades 1 to 8 and Diplomas
Sight Reading Training
Pieces, Scales and Arpeggios
Methodology
Regardless of level and time availability, all students will have:
50 min Lesson.
Monthly piano practice program build with the student.
Individual material.
After class notes for individual practice.
Tech
For the lesson to be given, the student will need:
Good internet Connection
Computer, iPad or Tablet
Possibility to Print the music that will be send.
Piano or keyboard.
Skype Account
* Note that before your first class you will get a PDF with all technical and practical recommendations
What can you Learn?
Salsa and Latin
Learn how to play the salsa and timba Tumbao.
Understand the Cuban clave and their rhythm.
Play along your favorite songs.
Classic Piano
Improve your technique with etudes, scales, arpeggios and different exercises.
Express yourself with beautiful waltzes, nocturnes and preludes.
Learn the history of music through piano.
Pop Music
Pick the songs you want to play and I´ll teach how you can do it.
Learn the chords of your favorite tunes and sing along.
Play sound tracks and social media hits!
Book a free lesson today
Book a 30 min free lesson to have a first experience with me as your piano teacher or feel free to contact me.
Who are this lessons for?
If you are a casual "once every now and then" learner, this may be not for you. I am for students who actually want to learn and have a good progressive journey.
You Must have a piano or keyboard to learn on.
I teach to all ages, it doesn’t matter if you are starting in school, high school or you already are taking care of your grandchildren, my class is design to enjoy the piano learning process.
Students who want to prepare for exams, recitals and competitions.
I focus on teaching what the student is interested in, that can be classical, modern classical music, jazz and salsa piano. But as part of your "well rounded musical training", you'll also learn to play chords and read chord-charts.
Complete beginners are welcome and encouraged.
You must speak and understand either English, Spanish or Russian (French coming soon too).
I’m based in Lyon (France), but you can learn from any location, as long as you have access to an internet connected device that you can use in practice sessions.
Who is your Teacher?
Hello! My name is Zoé Martínez Salas and I’ll be your piano teacher. I have been working in piano teaching for more than 5 years online as well as offline. I have worked with people of all ages and all interests as well as people from all around the world.
I started my journey with piano at a young age where I got into latin and folk music back in Colombia but when it was time to get my Bachelor degree I decided to risk everything and travel to Russia where I studied under the tutoring of Professor Alyona Vladimirovna at the Belgorod State Institute of Art and Culture, there I played 4 years with the Big Band and participated in different jazz and classical festivals.
On my return to Colombia I had the opportunity to play at the Bogota Tango Orchestra and with the Big Band Fernando Sor where we had the chance to play with artists such as pianist and percussionist Eddy Martinez and with the singer Cesar Mora.
During all this time I worked with the Chinese music academy VIP Peilian where I had over 30 students from all around the world where we prepared for international piano exams and also school recitals. After working with this academy I decided to have a more personal approach for students' needs and wishes, and although I also work as a music composer too, teaching piano is one of my passions, seeing how students improve class to class is something very rewarding.
Experiences
“Zoe is a very talented instructor, my daughter has learned how to understand and appreciate music. She has been practicing with him for almost two years. Zoe has patients, he sings and plays the music for her and helps her find different feelings of music. Once he changed the end of a piece to one of her favorite movie’s song to make her love to play. My daughter likes his class.”
“Hello, my name is Markus, and I have been learning with Mr. Martinez for about a year and a half now. In that time, I improved a lot with him. I would definitely recommend him as a teacher because he is really understandable, he’s really nice, and he really helps you when playing the piano.”
“Zoe, you were a great teacher, I loved the online concerts we did together! You taught me a lot about the emotion and feeling in a piece and you were like a friend, not just a teacher. You also taught me about my incorrect spots and how to improve. Thank you!”
“My 8 year old daughter had a really hard time to keep up with the piano lesson and practices during pendemic, because all classes are online. We have tried several teachers, none could keep her attention. After we switch to teacher Zoe, my daughter was not only able to learn from him, but she really enjoyed him as a teacher. Teacher Zoe has excellent skill and enthusiasm, he is kind, friendly and patient and has a wonderful ability to relate to people. He has vast musical experience, is good at accessing a student’s abilities and interests. What I like most is his small chats with my daughter that keep the lesson engaging, by sharing his experience as student.”
“My two sons both enjoy learning piano with Zoe. He is patient, friendly and encouraging. Zoe is professional and observant about details. He can demonstrate when he teaches. We are happy with his approach and the progress they made. Highly recommended!”