GIRAYARSLAN
Musician · Educator · Writer
A personal world where music, education and writing meet in the same curiosity—for serious work, clear thought and good rhythm.
The online-first education and arts academy bringing together all of Giray Arslan’s private-education programmes.
Violin
Individual online violin education designed to move from your actual foundations towards musical independence.
Understanding Music
Music theory, structure, history and guided listening brought together without turning music into dry information.
Mathematics
Individual work focused on reading a problem’s architecture, rebuilding foundations and constructing solutions independently.
Academic Mentoring
A structured academic system for planning, mock analysis, priorities, habits and self-regulation—not therapy or motivational theatre.
I want students not only to play better, but to become better at learning.
Personalised teaching does not mean improvising without structure. The principles remain stable; the route changes with the student.
Technique remains connected to musical meaning. We examine what repetition is actually reinforcing. Responsibility gradually moves from teacher to student.
Not a lesson merely squeezed into a screen.
A considered setup, clear camera angles, annotated scores, personal practice summaries and package-specific feedback create a real system on both sides of the call.
- A simple Zoom-based setup
- Teaching in Turkish and English
- Access across locations and time zones
- Limited in-person availability in Istanbul
Music, psychology, and sports where people actively try to put me on the floor.
I’m a violinist, teacher, psychology student and martial artist based in Istanbul. I spend most of my time trying to understand difficult things—music, people, discipline, beauty—and occasionally pretending that any of them can be fully understood.
Read the full introduction and biographyGood teaching remains after the lesson.
“Lessons with Giray make you feel taken seriously without placing you under unnecessary pressure. He notices mistakes, yet the way he explains them encourages you to try again rather than tense up. After a while, you do not only begin to play better; you also begin to pick up the violin with greater confidence.”
“He is a disciplined teacher, but not one who simply assigns work and moves on. When he realises that I have not understood something, he finds another way to explain it and makes sure it has genuinely settled. I leave the lesson with more than a page to practise: I know how to practise it.”
“Working with Giray taught me not only how to play pieces, but how to notice my own mistakes. That is one of the things I use most in the conservatory today: when a problem appears, I investigate where it comes from instead of giving up immediately. The most lasting habit he gave me was learning to take responsibility for my own practice.”
Bach, Mitski, psychology and the occasional stubborn chord.
Long-form writing on music, art, desire, discipline and the more curious parts of being human.
Tell me what you want to learn.
Apply to an established programme or propose a personal route combining approved fields. Every application is reviewed by Giray Arslan.