Piano with Paul M.

Paul M is an American born, New York-based Piano teacher, Vocal coach, Pianist, Composer and Artist. As an educator, Paul is part of The Suffolk Piano Teachers Forum, College Music Society and Music Teachers National. He has been an Adjunct-instructor at New York University (NYU). Paul also conducts master classes and seminars in The United states and South America. For the past few years, he has implemented classes in composition and music history in the coastal area of Ecuador and New York. His music studio in New York City is in high demand. He works with piano, composition and vocal performance students of all levels and styles, which include classical, jazz, blues, Tango, and Broadway. Paul also works with all different types of students such as those who want to learn for personal enjoyment or for professional reasons. He prepares his students for competitions, audition preparation and professional concerts. Each year his students have the opportunity to perform at the world-renowned Steinway Hall in New York City. This yearly student recital gives students the opportunity to perform in one of New York City’s most sought after recital Halls located in midtown Manhattan. In July of 2014 Paul became a Steinway Educational partner. In 2008, Paul received a Masters Degree in piano performance from New York University. In 2006, he received a Bachelor Degree of Music from Stony Brook University. As a Pianist, In 2006 Paul was a prizewinner at the Music Club of Douglaston Piano Competition. For two consecutive years, Paul was awarded The Suffolk County Piano Forum Prize. XLNT Music recently wrote, “Paul is a fine pianist that performs with superb pianism and great sensitivity.”
 His recent public performances include Ecuador South America, Steinway Hall NYC, The United Nations, Faust Harrison Hall, Saint Peters NYC and The Staller Center. Paul has performed with The Stony Brook Symphony Orchestra and The New York University Symphony Orchestra. He has studied with well-known piano teachers including: Martin Canin, Morey Ritt, Tina Dahl, and Anita Gelber. In 2011 he released a record consisting of his performance of original compositions for solo piano that is available in bookstores and on iTunes. As a composer Paul has composed music for the feature film Documentary Between the Shades, directed by Jill Salvino and premiered at the Soho International Film Festival in 2017. In 2014, Paul was the composer for the radio show Ackerman Associates Meets Dracula written and directed by Peter Stass. In 2014 he wrote the score for, Lies People Tell, a short film that premiered at the san pedro film festival. In 2011, he released his first solo record Succession of images, a song cycle for solo piano. In 2017, he released his second record Hope, a chamber music work recorded with clarinetist Thomas Piercy and Violinist Patrisa Tomassini. Recent public piano performances of his music include Ecuador in South America, Steinway Hall NYC, The United Nations, Spectrum NYC, Faust Harrison Hall, Saint Peters in NYC and The Staller Center in Stony Brook NY. As an artist, Paul is known for creating large instillations, paintings and live performing art pieces. From 2014-2016, he was the artist in residence at Spectrum Gallery in NYC. In 2014, he completed the Elevator Time Machine, a large instillation made of elevator parts that responds to sound. He also wrote and produced a 20 minute live art piece called Static in Movement for piano and video. His acrylic on canvas works have also been presented at Spectrum NYC, The Art Bar, The Gallery at Logos and Ward-Nasse gallery. Education New York University Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development Piano Performance. M.A. December 2008 Stony Brook University Music. B.A. 2006 Professional Experience Private Music Studio: 2004-present Instructor for piano, voice and composition; working primarily with students K-12. • Develop individualized music plans that encourages growth and self motivated study. • Well equipped to prepare students for the New York State Music Association Exam. • Expertise guiding students to reach their maximum potential by using assignments that are challenging but not impossible. • Experience preparing students for music college applications and auditions. • Successfully prepare student recitals on a yearly basis. • Effectively communicate with parents and engage them in their child’s music education. Performing Arts Center of New York: 2013 • Developed and delivered a curriculum connecting the major composers and artists of the Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Impressionistic and Contemporary Periods. Cultural House of Ecuador: 2009-2011 • Created and taught classes about the periods in music and art and how they coexist together. • Created and taught group classes in beginner music theory and composition. High School students in Quevedo Ecuador: 2012 • Created and taught workshops in music theory and composition. Adjunct Instructor at New York University: 2007-2009 Instructor for New York University Keyboard Harmony and Improvisation courses. • Created and taught a curriculum for beginner, intermediate and advanced keyboard classes. • Created lesson plans to enhance musicality and keyboard skills for university music major and minor students. Instructor for New York University private piano students • Instructed music students in beginner, intermediate and advanced piano. Our Lady of Angelus Catholic School: 2007 • Created and taught a curriculum in beginner piano to elementary school students. Awards • Prize Winner, TMMC Piano Competition, 2007 • Award of Honor, The Suffolk County Piano Teachers Forum Prize In recognition of outstanding achievement in piano performance, 2006 • Award of Honor, The Suffolk County Piano Teachers Forum Prize In recognition of outstanding achievement in piano performance, 2005 Professional Affiliations • Suffolk Piano Teacher’s Forum • College Music Society • Music Teacher’s National Association • American Composers Forum • Steinway and Sons • American Society of Composers • Tuesday Morning Music Club Private Study • Anita Gelber, 2002-2012 • Martin Canin, New York University, 2006-2008 • Justin Dello Joio, New York University, 2007-2008 • Morey Ritt, Queens College, 2006 • Tina Dahl, Stony Brook University, 2004-2006 Selected Recent Concert Performances • Westport Library, Connecticut, NY, 2016 • Douglaston Community Church, Douglaston, NY, 2015 • All Saints Memorial Church, NJ, 2014 • Firehouse Space, Brooklyn, NY, 2014 • Spectrum NYC, New York, NY, 2014, 2013 • Steinway Hall, New York, NY, 2014, 2013, 2012 • University of Quevedo, Ecuador, 2013 • Saint Peters Church, New York, NY, 2011 Selected Film and Theater Composer Credits • Between the Shades – Feature Film Documentary, 2016 • Lies People Tell – Short Film, 2014 • Ackerman and Associates Meet Dracula – Live Radio Show, 2013 • Magical Quark Particle – Science Art Film, 2012 Discography • Hope, 2017 • Succession of Images, 2011 Recent Art Expositions • Spectrum NYC, 2014-2016 • Gallery at Logos, 2012-2016 • Port Jefferson Village Center, 2012 • Ward Nasse Gallery, 2011 *** Lesson Details *** My goal as a teacher is to make students successful in their goals. I work with a variety of people; some of them study music for personal enjoyment and others for their musical career. Everyone responds differently to music, that is why I prepare special lessons for each student. It is important that my students enjoy what they are playing and for that reason I have a variety of repertoire that they can choose from. From a lot of experience with beginner piano students, both young and adults, I have been able to find a regimen of piano teaching that combines time efficiency with fun. As the lessons continue, I slowly add new tools to each weekly lesson that are exiting and interesting. While working with intermediate to advanced students, I have had coached them to apply and get accepted into some of the top Universities and Conservatories in the country. My students, beginner intermediate and advanced levels, have been awarded for their performances and activities in schools and competitions. I am also a composition teacher. I work with composition students from beginner to advance. My composition students, over the years, range from all ages starting at 7. My students, after the first year, have been able to write string quartets and piano trios. My advanced students have entered competitions all over the country and are very successful in their composition practice. Some of their compositions have been performed in famous concert halls and schools. As a vocal coach, I work with students of all ages. The repertoire that I recommend to beginner students includes Disney, Broadway and classical music. For intermediate and advanced vocal student, I have successfully prepared them for competitions, Broadway and University auditions as well as personal enjoyment. Most recently I held a piano, composition and vocal recital for my students at the world famous Steinway Hall in New York City. I believe that some students work better when there is motivation for performance activities. For that reason I host these type of events. Students that decide they want to take place in these events perform among all levels. I offer these performance opportunities as an invitation. Each student has a choice as to whether they would like to perform. *** Studio Equipment *** Yamaha Grand Piano *** Specialties *** *Teachers classified as a Student Favorite have taught a minimum of 25 lessons and have received the highest feedback rating from students.Classical, Jazz, Blues, Broadway