Nick D., New York, New York Teacher | Teaches Private Lessons in 10031

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Nick D.

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Teaches online

Teaches all skill levels

Age: 5+

Speaks English

Teaching since 2009

Masters in Music Education

About Nick D.

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Welcome, my teaching philosophy is that a concrete musical foundation can be transferred across any musical genre. Having witnessed the misleading "strict classical" only foundation, I make sure all my students are introduced to composition, theory, jazz and world music within their first year. As a piano/vocal teacher I’ve been privately and publicly coaching for the past 8 years. I have a roster of students on the Upper East Side and have worked with studios such as Piano Power, Kidville and Acting Like a Kid, where I’ve privately taught over 25 students piano and voice. My approach encompasses combining technical exercises and stylistic technique alongside popular and standard repertoire of the student’s choosing. I’ve found that students respond well when techniques are realized through various musical genres. I’ve also worked in larger classroom settings where I’ve taught arrangements of contemporary music and accompanied for grades K3-8 (PS 183).

Instructor details

Subject

Location:

Student's Home

Teaching Hours

Monday

6 AM-1 PM

Tuesday

6 AM-1 PM

Wednesday

6 AM-1 PM

Thursday

6 AM-1 PM

Friday

6 AM-1 PM

Times are shown in your local timezone (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)

Pricing

30 minutes

$25

45 minutes

$35

60 minutes

$45

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Experience

Piano Teacher

Sep, 2014 - Present

Drama Zone

Responsible for private piano and voice instruction.

Piano Teacher

Sep, 2014 - Present

Soyulla Artists

Responsible for private piano and voice instruction.

Piano Accompanist

Jan, 2014 - Present

Kidville

Responsible for providing memorized Piano accompaniment to daily early childhood music classes.

Piano Accompanist

Jan, 2014 - Present

Acting Like A Kid

Responsible for providing Piano accompaniment and musical direction in K1-K5 quarterly musicals.

Assistant Music Teacher

Aug, 2010 - Present

PS 183

Ability to play piano in many different styles and accompany the singers. Ability to improvise music on the spot, be musically flexible and transpose pop and rock style songs as required. Responsible for co-conducting and assistant teaching as necessary. Participated in winter/spring choral concerts and private voice recitals.

Education

Music Performance

Sep, 2006 - May, 2009

New York University

Masters in Music Education

Sep, 2013

Hunter College

Awards

Great American Song Finalist

Feb, 2014

Great American Song

Best Pop Song 2014

May, 2014

American Songwriting Awards

Lyrics to "Crazy Ride" win 2nd place

May, 2014

American Songwriter

Affiliations

American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers

Jan, 2005

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.