Songwriting Lessons

Zac Piya studied songwriting and music composition with award-winning composers and lyricists including Robin A. Smith, Elliott Gyger and Pat Pattison.

For four years, Zac took weekly private lessons in composition, music theory and piano with Robin A. Smith, who composed “Ti Adoro” for Luciano Pavarotti and has composed or arranged music for One Direction, Aretha Franklin, Cher, Tina Turner, Rod Stewart, Lionel Richie and many others.

Zac also studied music theory and composition with award-winning composer Elliott Gyger, who studied with renowned Australian composer Peter Sculthorpe and holds a PhD in music composition from Harvard University. Gyger’s work has won the Sydney Symphony 80th Anniversary Composition Prize and the Paul Lowin Song Cycle Award.

Zac studied lyric writing with Pat Pattison, author of Writing Better Lyrics, who has taught songwriting to Grammy-winning artists including John Mayer and Gillian Welch.

Zac has studied songwriting at Monash University, music composition at the University of Melbourne and jazz performance at the prestigious Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music. He holds a Bachelor of Music in Jazz from the Queensland Conservatorium and a TAFE Diploma in Popular Music Performance.

As an experienced pop & jazz vocal coach, pianist and guitarist, Zac can combine singing, piano, guitar, songwriting and music theory into one integrated learning experience.

Whether you want to write your first song or develop as a professional singer-songwriter, Zac can help you turn your ideas into finished songs.

Contact us now to book your trial lesson!