Built for Cambodia's Music Future

Soundskool's story starts with Gabriele Faja, an Italian pianist who trained at London's Royal College of Music, moved to Cambodia, and became active in Phnom Penh's music scene.

In a 2023 EuroCham interview, Gabriele described arriving in Cambodia after a career in the UK, giving his first recital at Meta House in 2011, and opening a small piano showroom in 2012. That showroom began by helping students and friends access instruments, then grew into the idea for a wider music school.

The early Soundskool idea was simple but ambitious: create a place where music lessons, quality instruments, performance opportunities, and real musical culture could live together. That combination still shapes the school today.

Soundskool now sits at the meeting point of music education, instruments, performance, exams, and community. Public materials describe the school as one of Cambodia's leading hubs for music education and premium instrument retail, with thousands of lessons delivered annually across its campuses.

Students do not only sit in classrooms. They perform in mini-concerts, Soundskool Day, student competitions such as Soundskool Superstars, The Piano Awards and The Drums Awards, and exam pathways such as RSL. The point is not just to learn notes, but to build confidence, discipline, stage presence, and friendship through music.

The retail and technical side matters too. Soundskool's history is tied to The Piano Shop Cambodia, instrument access, piano servicing, quality classrooms, and brands such as Fender and Roland. That means students can learn in spaces built around real instruments and real musical goals.