Drake Stoughton is a music educator, composer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist based in the Netherlands. He currently teaches music at the International School of Delft and the International School of Haarlem, where he works closely with students in performance, composition, and creative music-making. Drake’s background is rooted in music education and saxophone performance, though his musical practice extends across flute, clarinet, piano, and voice. As a composer and arranger, he has contributed to a range of projects spanning cinematic, traditional, commercial, and contemporary styles. Notable works includes collaborations with contemporary artist and researcher, Miriam Sentler, on the contemporary music projects The Forest Underground and The Chase (_Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ In addition to collaborative projects, Drake has recently worked on a book of original piano compositions titled Portraits and Places and is currently developing a second piano book with his work (un)bound) recently as part of that collection (_Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ He has also collaborated with fellow musicians on arrangement and orchestration projects, often reimagining standard works (_Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ Central to his teaching philosophy is composition as a learning tool, and he regularly explores both composition and orchestration with his students, encouraging creativity, curiosity, and musical independence.…Drake Stoughton is a music educator, composer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist based in the Netherlands. He currently teaches music at the International School of Delft and the International School of Haarlem, where he works closely with students in performance, composition, and creative music-making. Drake’s background is rooted in music education and saxophone performance, though his musical practice extends across flute, clarinet, piano, and voice. As a composer and arranger, he has contributed to a range of projects spanning cinematic, traditional, commercial, and contemporary styles. Notable works includes collaborations with contemporary artist and researcher, Miriam Sentler, on the contemporary music projects The Forest Underground and The Chase (_Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ In addition to collaborative projects, Drake has recently worked on a book of original piano compositions titled Portraits and Places and is currently developing a second piano book with his work (un)bound) recently as part of that collection (_Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ He has also collaborated with fellow musicians on arrangement and orchestration projects, often reimagining standard works (_Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ Central to his teaching philosophy is composition as a learning tool, and he regularly explores both composition and orchestration with his students, encouraging creativity, curiosity, and musical independence.WWWW…