Teachers in traditional Rapa Nui disciplines

María Victoria TepanoRe’u rio (ancestral Rapanui song) Teacher
She studied at the Universidad de Concepcion and has profound knowledge of folklore, dance, and musical expression. Maria has dedicated her life to the diffusion and teaching of Rapa Nui music. She formed a children’s group of riu and ute which are ancestral songs of the Rapanui people. She has worked arduously to create the "Asociacion Indigena de Guias Especializados “mana tapu ao”, a group of specialized indigenous tour guides who conserve and preserve the culture and revitalize the Rapanui language.
Teachers in Classical Disciplines

Valeria PradoPiano
Valeria studied piano at the Universidad de La Serena and did post graduate studies in Cuba. She is both a concert pianist and a teacher. She has participated in the School of Music and the Arts since its beginning and has had an intense musical career together with other young musicians in the Rapa Nui community.

Elizabeth Sepúlveda DespouseCello
Elizabeth holds degrees from the Universidad de Talca in teaching, conducting, and performance, mention cello. She has participated in diverse festivals and classes, been a part of several orchestras and taught cello in the Universidad de Talca Conservatory and elsewhere in Chile.

Carla FernándezPiano
Graduate in Piano Pedagogy and Postgraduate in Piano and Chamber Music at the Conservatorio Superior de Música del Liceo (Barcelona).
Fifteen years of experience as a teacher: teaching piano lessons and musical awareness to babies.
He took various educational courses in musical pedagogy for children and played in different Ensembles of contemporary music in Spain.
Teaches classes in Toki from July 2019