Teaches online
Teaches all skill levels
Age: 10+
Speaks Chinese, English
Teaching since 2013
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About Nina P.
5.0
(20)
Teacher with multiple studio locations who specializes in songwriting, indie, classical, folk, metal-hardcore, and open tuning lessons "I have a strong stance on crafting lessons for individuals. A teacher should present a balance of what the student wants to learn, as well as what they should."
teaches from two studio locations (Ohare and Logan Square)
"I will almost always encourage a student to do a songwriting exercise to establish a students understanding of a riff he/she has just played. It helps with learning long run!"
She has been performing shows around Chicago for 2 years as the musical act "Indisposed" and has toured the past year. She has worked with the Lane Tech Guitar Ensemble Program, lecturing in songwriting and composition. She is great with young kids, teaching students as young as 3.
"If you're a student who wants to learn anything from the Pop/Beatles to Spanish/world music, Classical, Punk, Metal, a 'niche' genre, or focus on songwriting/theory. I will provide custom made lessons each week for your learning needs. My method is a mixture of classical training and ear focused. You will always be sure to go home with video recaps of our lessons or a visual aid."
Instructor details
Location:
Teacher's Studio
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Teaches Online
Teaching Hours
Monday
1 PM-11 PM
Tuesday
6 PM-10:30 PM
Wednesday
10 AM-8:30 PM
Friday
12:30 PM-10:30 PM
Saturday
9 AM-4:30 PM
Sunday
12 AM-11 PM
Times are shown in your local timezone (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Pricing
30 minutes
$50
45 minutes
$67
60 minutes
$84
90 minutes
$117
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20 Reviews
Fiza Javid
Never have I met a more attentive teacher. Nina truly has a knack for reading a student along with reading music. She aided me based on my comfort level and I came out of one lesson learning more than I expected. She has a unique style and she humbly helps you find yours. I would give her a 6/5 but that would break the scale. What you learn from her is truly priceless.
Posted Feb 8, 2016
Lauren Lavin
Nina was an awesome teacher. She worked with me to learn skills that I wanted to develop. She came prepared to every session with lesson print outs. We went over a finger picking style and she placed emphasis for me to play with the appropriate form. She prepared exercises for each lesson in developing skills to play full songs that I picked out. She helped me to transpose non-folk songs into folk songs to better my craft and even taught me some solos from some of my favorite bands. I highly recommend Nina as an instructor. She is patient and well-versed in many styles of music.
Posted Feb 9, 2016
Aaron Flud
Nina emphasized the importance of perfecting techniques in playing heavier music, such as: hammer ons, pull offs, two handed tapping, trem picking, and the ability to compose songs from scratch. She worked with me on song structure, and was able to show me how to play various styles of metal and hardcore(with influences such as Counterparts, Deafheaven, and Svalbard). She was great to work with and was very patient with me.
Posted Feb 9, 2016
Experience
Guitar Instructor
Sep, 2014 - Oct, 2015Tunes and Taps
Songwriting Mentor
Apr, 2016 - May, 2016Lane Tech Guitar Ensemble
Mentored teens in groups in their original songwriting process for an annual concert. Coaching them in structure, theory, melody, and lyrical content.
Reverblessons.com Chicago Guitar Intstructor
Jan, 2016 - Jul, 2017Reverb.com
Worked with Reverblessons (affiliate with reverb.com) for over a year, accumulating over twenty 5 star reviews and crafting my own lessons for each student individually.
Education
Music Core Focus
Jun, 2006 - Jun, 2010Lane Tech
Ilustration
Jun, 2010 - Jun, 2014American Academy of Art
Awards
*Highest Reviewed Chicago Guitar Instructor*
Jul, 2017Reverb.com
Languages
English
Native Proficiency
Chinese
Limited Proficiency
Nina's Gallery
Instructor details
Location:
Teacher's Studio
N page
Student's Home
Teaches Online
Teaching Hours
Monday
1 PM-11 PM
Tuesday
6 PM-10:30 PM
Wednesday
10 AM-8:30 PM
Friday
12:30 PM-10:30 PM
Saturday
9 AM-4:30 PM
Sunday
12 AM-11 PM
Times are shown in your local timezone (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Pricing
30 minutes
$50
45 minutes
$67
60 minutes
$84
90 minutes
$117
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