Hi, Vika!

Could you please try to spell out exactly how Russians would pronounce Tchaikovsky's name?

This is the way I teach my children at school to pronounce his most splendid name:

1. CH (as in 'church' + eye as in the eyeball) = Cheye
2. kov = cough (as in havinga bad cold and coughing) = Cheye-COUGH
3. sky as in ski (going down the slopes) = Cheye-COUGH-ski

Am I in the ballpark as far as Russian goes? If not, will you help me tweak my pronunciation?

Thanks in advance,
WW