 He obtained his Teaching Diploma from the Philharmonical Conservatory of the Municipality of Volos and his Soloist Diploma from the New Conservatory of Music in Thessaloniki by Costas Kotsiolis.He also obtained his post graduate diploma, Fellowship Diploma of Trinity College London (FTCL) with the best of reviews.As a young guitarist he won many first prizes in international guitar competitions and attended a number of seminars including those with Leo Brouwer, Alirio Diaz, and David Russell.