Meet Yuliia: Pianist, teacher, and lifelong music lover

Yuliia has dedicated more than three decades to teaching piano, inspiring students at a children’s music school in Poltava, central Ukraine, as well as working as a collaborative pianist at both a professional music college and university. For her, the true goal isn’t just to train future professionals, but to help every student fall in love with music. She hopes each child forms a bond with the piano that brings joy and comfort wherever life takes them.

For the past two years, Yuliia has also been part of the MuseCool family. This experience has opened up new teaching methods, fresh repertoire, and exciting insights into modern music education. Surrounded by passionate, like-minded colleagues, she finds daily inspiration and fulfilment in sharing her love of music with students of all ages.

Q&A with Yuliia

Favourite Baroque composer?
Definitely J.S. Bach. His music is the foundation of everything – deep, structured, and full of soul.

If she could sing a duet with any animal, what would it be?
A nightingale. Who else could match a musician’s sense of melody?

A pop song she secretly sings?
‘Dancing Queen’ by ABBA (but don’t tell anyone!).

An instrument she’d take to a desert island?
A piano, of course! But if that’s too heavy – maybe a melodica.

Morning routine: scales or coffee?
Scales with coffee – the perfect start to any day!

Most overrated musical cliché?
That classical music is ‘boring’. You just need to hear the right piece at the right moment.

A song she’d sing at karaoke?
‘Éternel amour’ by Michel Legrand. Soulful, elegant, and deeply emotional.

Sheet music or free improvisation?
Both! Sheet music gives you roots, but improvisation gives you wings.

Her teaching superpower?
Patience, intuition, and a big heart. She knows how to find the key to each student’s love for music.

Advice to young musicians?
Don’t rush. Enjoy every small discovery. Music is a lifelong journey – and a beautiful one.