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Baltimore, Maryland

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Teaches online
Teaches Beginner, Intermediate
Age: 5+
Speaks French, Arabic, Spanish, Portuguese, Swahili, English
Teaching since 2009
Master of Education

    About Danielle W.

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    Danielle W. is a composer, conductor, and passionate music educator who uses her international experiences to shape her role as a pedagogue and inspire collaborations. Her passion to use music as a tool for social change has led Danielle to explore creative global methods of music education focused around collaborative composition, student-led initiatives, and peace education methods. She has taught students in a multitude of settings and contexts, offering intensive private lessons, collaborative music-making sessions, conducting youth orchestras, and more. From 2016-2018 she lived in Palestine (The West Bank) teaching and conducting at the Al Kamandjati Music School. Previously, Danielle established and directed the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra's education programs. Prior to Boston, she spent two years in Tanzania teaching piano, flute, and voice lessons at the Umoja Music School. Danielle received her Master's Degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education "Arts in Education" program and a Bachelor's Degree in Music Composition from Vanderbilt University.

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    Teaching Hours

    Monday
    3 PM-6:30 PM
    Tuesday
    3 PM-6:30 PM
    Wednesday
    3 PM-6:30 PM
    Thursday
    3 PM-6:30 PM
    Friday
    3 PM-6:30 PM
    Saturday
    7 AM-7 PM
    Sunday
    7 AM-7 PM
    Times are shown in your local timezone (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
    Pricing
    30 minutes
    $51
    45 minutes
    $59
    60 minutes
    $84
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    Experience

    Piano and Flute Instructor

    Aug, 2011 - Jul, 2013

    Umoja Music School

    Two-year Fellowship instructing private Suzuki Method lessons in piano, flute, and voice; conducted string ensembles, composed for and led Umoja Children's’ Ensemble, taught weekly group music classes in two Tanzanian public schools, created international collaborative music and art collaborative live performance

    Music Instructor, Conductor, Academic Adviser

    Aug, 2016 - Jul, 2018

    Al Kamandjati Music School

    Private instructor in flute, piano, composition in 5 sites; conductor of student orchestras; implemented new systems of organization for curriculum and examinations

    Education Manager

    Aug, 2013 - Jul, 2015

    Boston Philharmonic Orchestra

    Director of Education and Outreach programs in 12 Boston-area schools and El Sisteam Programs; launched Boston Philharmonic Children's Pre-Concert Talks; developed curriculum for all school outreach programs great k-5, conducted Classroom Concert Orchestra; managed 25 teaching artists

    Education

    Bachelor of Music in Composition

    Aug, 2007 - May, 2011

    Vanderbilt University

    Master of Education

    Aug, 2015 - May, 2016

    Harvard Graduate School of Education

    Certificate of Merit in Orchestral Conducting

    Oct, 2013 - Oct, 2015

    New England Conservatory

    Certifications

    Suzuki Piano Certification

    Jun, 2012

    Suzuki Association of America

    Completed the Suzuki Piano teacher training course. Has sense regularly used Suzuki piano and flute methods in all private teaching.

    Awards

    Composition Winner

    Feb, 2015

    Massachusetts El Sistema

    Speaker at the Harvard Ed Talks

    May, 2016

    Harvard Graduate School of Education

    Affiliations

    Suzuki Association of the Americas, Inc.

    May, 2012

    The Suzuki Association of the Americas, Inc. is the not-for-profit organization officially licensed to support, guide, and promote Suzuki education in North, Central, and South America. The SAA was founded in 1972 and currently has about 8,000 members.

    Languages

    English

    Native Proficiency

    French

    Professional Proficiency

    Arabic

    Limited Proficiency

    Spanish

    Limited Proficiency

    Portuguese

    Limited Proficiency

    Swahili

    Limited Proficiency

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