Students and the Expansion of Musical Thought

For Me, teaching composition is not simply the transmission of established techniques or stylistic knowledge. It is a way of encouraging students to develop their own ways of thinking about sound, musical material, form, and the act of composing. This approach is rooted in the belief that musical ideas should be explored, tested, and transformed through practice, allowing each student to discover individual possibilities rather than merely reproduce existing models.

This perspective is closely related to my broader understanding of composition and to Clearnessism, in which the relationships between ideas, materials, processes, and their realization are made perceptible. Teaching therefore becomes another field for artistic research: compositional concepts can be examined through different musical personalities, instruments, aesthetic positions, and technical approaches. The student’s work is not simply an outcome of instruction, but an independent realization through which an idea may acquire a new identity.

The works presented here document some of these encounters between my teaching and the creative practices of the students. They range from orchestral and chamber music to classical, electric, and flamenco guitar, as well as works engaging with historical styles and contemporary approaches. Some are dedicated to me, while others represent independent responses developed through their own musical perspectives. Together, they demonstrate teaching as a means of extending musical thought beyond the individual composer and allowing compositional ideas to continue through new voices.

1 Unbound for String Orchestra & Timpani by Amir Khosravi (Dedicated to Me)

2 Mirrored Palindrome in Chahargah for 2 Kamancheh-s by Mahdi Samami

3 Invention in J. S. Bach Style for Piano by Masoud Rashtizadeh

4 Wake up! It's morning for Symphonic Orchestra by Aref Hoseini - Selected

5 Type 2 for Piano by Susanna Parenti (Dedicated to Me)

6 Amorso for Classical Guitar by Arash Kazemi (Dedicated to Me)

7 for Electric Guitar by Amirhosein Amoie

8 for Classical Guitar by Mahmood Zadrad (Dedicated to Me)

9 Revuelta for Flamenco Guitar by Shervin Shahriari (Dedicated to Me)

10 Start for Piano by Charles Rossino

11 Rondo Mazurka for Piano by Aryaman Ilchi