The following is a partial list of Messiaen's teachers and mentors.
Early childhood
- Véron and Gontran Arcouët (piano)
- Jehan de Gibon (harmony)
At the Paris Conservatoire
- Joseph Baggers (timpani, percussion)
- Georges Caussade (counterpoint, fugue)
- Paul Dukas (composition)
- Marcel Dupré (organ, improvisation)
- Maurice Emmanuel (music history)
- César Abel Estyle (piano accompaniment)
- Georges Falkenberg (piano)
- Jean Gallon (harmony)
- Noël Gallon (solfège, counterpoint, fugue)
- Charles-Marie Widor (composition)