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Piano with Nicole S.

Miami, Florida

5.0
(7)
Teaches online
Teaches Beginner, Intermediate
Age: 5+
Speaks English, Spanish, Portuguese
Teaching since 2012
PhD in Musicology

    About Nicole S.

    5.0
    (7)
    I am a professional musician who has been performing and studying for over 10 years. I received my BM in Vocal Performance and Spanish from St. Norbert College in 2014 and my MM in Musicology from Florida State University in 2016. I am currently working on my PhD in Musicology where I am focusing my research on Cuban music. Though my graduate education was centered primarily on research, I continued studying voice and began focusing on world music styles. I learned Portuguese, in addition to Spanish, and picked up several other world music instruments as well. During this time, I also began to focus more on teaching and pedagogy. I discovered that I had a passion for teaching and mentoring aside from my own performing and music making. Since I have a degree in voice performance, I primarily teach voice to all levels of students. However, I also studied classical piano and can teach beginner-intermediate piano as well. I teach these in my home studio and online. I also have a passion for education and music education in general and can teach/tutor/mentor in music theory, musicology, general education, and languages including English, Spanish, and Portuguese. My teaching philosophy is based on a student-centered approach. I tailor each lesson to the individual student, taking into account their needs, experience, skill levels, and personal goals. My aim is to help you improve and have a good and fun experience doing so!

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    SW 47th St, Miami, FL
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    Teaching Hours

    Monday
    6 AM-8 AM
    9:30 AM-2 PM
    3 PM-4 PM
    Tuesday
    7 AM-8 AM
    9 AM-10 AM
    11 AM-12:30 PM
    Wednesday
    6 AM-7 AM
    8 AM-9 AM
    9:30 AM-12 PM
    1 PM-2 PM
    2:30 PM-4 PM
    Friday
    6 AM-8 AM
    9 AM-1 PM
    Saturday
    6 AM-7 AM
    8:30 AM-10:30 AM
    11:30 AM-2 PM
    Times are shown in your local timezone (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
    Pricing
    30 minutes
    $28
    45 minutes
    $42
    60 minutes
    $56
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    5.0
    7 Reviews
    Terrance
    Teacher's studio
    Nicole was professional, friendly and able to begin the lesson with much appreciated exercises. Not all work. Ended lesson singing. One song hers, one song mine. Good
    Posted Jan 16, 2020
    Sarah G.
    Teacher's studio
    Nicole was a wonderful teacher for my daughter. She's excellent at assessing my daughter's abilities and adjusting each individual lesson accordingly. She goes out of her way to learn about my daughter's interests to make the lessons even more enjoyable. Highly recommend!
    Posted Nov 19, 2019
    Kate
    Teacher's studio
    Nicole is amazing. She really helps people find their voice and provides a comfortable space in which to musically grow. She demonstrates her own expertise as a vocalist through her teaching and technical approach. She is also able to work within a variety of musical styles and languages and provides effective and constructive feedback in which to further develop.
    Posted Nov 18, 2019
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    Experience

    Music Minister

    Aug, 2011 - Aug, 2014

    St. Norbert Abbey

    Professional vocalist for the St. Norbert Abbey

    Tutorial Assistant

    Aug, 2014 - Dec, 2017

    Student Athletic Academic Services, Florida State University

    Served as a tutorial assistant for numerous undergraduate courses within the fields of anthropology, humanities, literature, music, sports management, Spanish, English and writing.

    Graduate Teaching Assistant

    Aug, 2014 - Aug, 2019

    Florida State University

    Instructor of record for various sections of American Roots Music, Modern Popular Music, and Music in World Cultures

    Handbell Choir Director

    Sep, 2013 - May, 2014

    First United Presbyterian Parish

    Education

    Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance and Spanish

    Aug, 2010 - May, 2014

    St. Norbert College

    PhD in Musicology

    Aug, 2016

    Florida State University

    Master of Music in Ethnomusicology

    Aug, 2014 - May, 2016

    Florida State University

    Affiliations

    Phi Beta Delta

    Apr, 2014

    Phi Beta Delta, founded at California State University, Long Beach in 1986, was established as an organization in 1987 with 38 chartered chapters, many of which had existed for a considerable time previously at the local level. It is the first honor society dedicated to recognizing scholarly achievement in international education. As of December of 2012, 192 chapters have been chartered.

    Society for Ethnomusicology

    Aug, 2015

    SEM is a U.S.-based organization with an international membership of approximately 1,750 individuals dedicated to the study of all forms of music from diverse humanistic and social scientific perspectives. We examine music as central to human experience throughout space and time, and explore its profound relationship to cognition, emotion, language, dance, visual arts, spiritual belief, social organization, collective identity, politics, conflict and peace, economics, the physical body, and mental health. Through SEM programs and the work of our individual members, we seek to advance academic and public understanding and appreciation of music as a cultural phenomenon of unlimited variety and as a resource that is fundamental to the well being of individuals and communities.

    Phi Kappa Lambda

    Apr, 2014

    The purpose of this Society is to provide an organization dedicated to the furtherance of music in education and education in music in colleges, universities, and other institutions of higher learning, which offer music degree programs in one or more fields. The primary objective of the Society is the recognition and encouragement of the highest level of musical achievement and academic scholarship.

    Phi Sigma Iota

    Apr, 2014

    Phi Sigma Iota recognizes outstanding accomplishment in the study or teaching of any of the academic fields related to foreign language, literature, or culture. These fields include not only modern foreign languages, but also Classics, Linguistics, Philology, Comparative Literature, Bilingual Education, Second Language Acquisition and other interdisciplinary programs with a significant foreign language component. Phi Sigma Iota is the highest academic honor in the field of foreign languages. There are approximately 250 chapters of Phi Sigma Iota at institutions of higher learning in the US, Mexico and France.

    Languages

    Portuguese

    Limited Proficiency

    English

    Native Proficiency

    Spanish

    Professional Proficiency

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