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Guitar with Nicholas W.

Minneapolis, Minnesota

5.0
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Teaches online
Teaches Beginner, Intermediate
Age: 5+
Speaks English, Russian
Teaching since 2006
A.D. Music Composition

    About Nicholas W.

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    EDUCATION New England Conservatory - Music Composition (John Mallia) St. Petersburg State Conservatory N.A. N. Rimsky-Korsakov - Music Composition (Sergei Slonimsky) TEACHING EXPERIENCE Instrumental Music - Riviera Middle School (2006-2011) - St. Petersburg, FL - Private instruction (All winds & brass), music history Instrumental Music - Patel Conservatory (2010-2011) - Tampa, FL - Youth Orchestra Manager, Librarian, Private Instructor (Guitar) Private instruction - Guitar/Mandolin (2006-Present) Tampa, FL & New York, NY Horn (2006-Present) Tampa, FL & New York, NY I am also an accomplished composer and arranger in a variety of styles, from Classical and Jazz, to musical theatre, film, and contemporary songwriting. 2005 Received the Arte Prodigy award. 2009 Nomnation for Pulitzer Prize in Music. In 2013 I received my Carnegie Hall compositional debut.

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    Teaching Hours

    Monday
    7 AM-8 PM
    Tuesday
    7 AM-8 PM
    Wednesday
    7 AM-7:30 PM
    Thursday
    7 AM-8 PM
    Friday
    7 AM-3 PM
    Saturday
    7 AM-8 PM
    Sunday
    7 AM-12 PM
    4 PM-7 PM
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    Pricing
    30 minutes
    $25
    45 minutes
    $35
    60 minutes
    $40
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    Experience

    Private Instructor

    Jan, 2006 - Present

    Home Studio

    Private instruction on Horn, Guitar, and Mandolin St. Petersburg, FL 2006-2007 Tampa, FL 2009-2011 New York, NY 2011-2014 Minneapolis, MN Present

    Instrumental Music Instructor

    Sep, 2010 - May, 2011

    Patel Conservatory

    Youth Orchestra Manager for 4 orchestras Music librarian for the conservatory Private instruction on Guitar and for young voices. Class Guitar

    Instrumental Music Instructor

    Jan, 2006 - Sep, 2007

    Rivera Middle School

    Private instruction for begging to intermediate wind and brass players. Music History teacher. Piece commissioned for Ensemble.

    Pit Musician

    Aug, 2003 - Present

    Various

    I specialize in Performing in pits for opera, musical theatre, and ballet. Highlights include: HORN Peter Pan (Northern Stage), Mary Poppins, 7 Brides for 7 Brothers (Maine State Music Theatre), The Mikado, Man of La Mancha (Freefall Theatre), La Boheme (St. Petersburg Opera), Les Miserables (Tour), Christmas Carol (Tour), Copellia (Tampa Ballet) GUITAR / MANDOLIN / BANJO / DOBRO Burnt Part Boys, Man of La Mancha, Oddlie, Fiddler on the Roof (Freefall theatre), HAIR, Rent (American Stage Theatre), Fiddler on the Roof (Chanhassen Dinner Theatre), Cabaret, Wild Party (Palladium Theatre)

    Composer/Arranger

    Sep, 2002 - Present

    KolyaByely Creative Arts

    Education

    Music Composition

    Sep, 2005 - May, 2007

    New England Conservatory

    A.D. Music Composition

    Sep, 2007 - Dec, 2008

    St. Petersburg State Conservatory (St. Petersburg, Russia)

    Certifications

    Pedagogy - Music Composition

    Dec, 2008

    St. Petersburg State Conservatory

    General Pedagogical instruction for the teaching of music composition.

    Awards

    Arte Prodigy Award

    May, 2005

    PCCA

    Carnegie Hall Compositional Debut

    Apr, 2013

    Carnegie Hall - New York New York

    Pulitzer Nomination (Did Not Win)

    Apr, 2009

    Studio@620

    Affiliations

    American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers

    Mar, 2010

    The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) is a membership association of more than 480,000 US composers, songwriters, lyricists and music publishers. The ASCAP is committed to nurturing music makers throughout their careers.

    Languages

    Russian

    Limited Proficiency

    English

    Native Proficiency

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