Meet our team
Tereza Řasová
Tereza is the founder of the Institute of Popular Music in Prague. As a specialist on the Czech popular music industry, she is keen on spreading her love of education and popular music.
Originally from Prague and having spent many years studying and working in the UK, she decided to return to her home city and work on providing popular music educational opportunities in the domestic scene.
The decision to start IPMP grew from her desire to provide high quality holistic popular music education for aspiring musicians.
Outside of her professional career, Tereza loves playing guitar and singing, and has a keen interest in all things music technology.
Bella Barlow
Bella is a professional songwriter specialising in pop and musical theatre. Bella will be one of the teachers on our songwriting course, providing expert advice across lyric writing, melody writing and harmony.
Bella’s credits include writing music for and producing three successful musicals in the UK including the highly acclaimed Why The Whales Came.
Additionally, she performed an original song for the United Nations in New York and had her song performed at the Queen Elizabeth’s II’s 90th Birthday celebration gala.
In the past, Bella has been shortlisted for multiple awards for her songwriting and her work in musical theatre has been nationally recognised in the UK. Besides songwriting and producing musicals, Bella is an outstanding singing coach.
Dan Mar-Molinero
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Dan is an expert in songwriting and arranging and has been awarded for his outstanding work in jazz and pop education many times. Dan will be one of the teachers on our songwriting course, providing expert advice across melody, harmony and arrangement.
Outside of teaching, Dan writes, produces and performs his own materials on a professional level, as well as writing and producing for others across multiple genres.
In the past, Dan has had many hit records including a UK Top 3 and Top 20 Album in the UK and worldwide.
Among his other achievements is having written music for Netflix and EA’s Fifa games. Dan has also been nominated for an Ivor Novello Prize in 2022 for his composition 22:22.
Kateřina Štěpánová
Kate is our treasurer and marketing consultant. Kate is an expert in delivering and marketing creative education and has been with IPMP from the beginning.
Kate has a keen eye for colour and detail, and works mostly behind the scenes. She is passionate about providing creative education for both children and adults.
Outside of IPMP, Kate runs her own drama club for young children taught fully in English. You can find out more here.
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