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Violin with Taylor C.

Teaches online
Teaches all skill levels
Age: 5+
Speaks English
Teaching since 2014
MM Viola Performance

    About Taylor C.

    Hello! My name is Taylor and I am a current graduate student at SFCM, focusing on the study of viola performance. I adore teaching people of all ages and skill levels, and I am passionate and determined to help my students grow to love and learn music even more than they already do. Regarding my instruments, I have been playing violin for fourteen years, and I have been playing viola for seven years. I have had private instruction in both of those instruments. I also have intermediate skills and knowledge in cello, percussion, and marimba/vibraphone/xylophone. I have been a freelance violin, viola, and music theory instructor for eight years, and I have experience teaching children below the age of 10, including special needs children.

    Instructor details

    Location:
    Teaches Online
    Teaches Online

    Teaching Hours

    Monday
    4 PM-8 PM
    Thursday
    10 AM-2:30 PM
    5 PM-8 PM
    Friday
    3 PM-8 PM
    Sunday
    9 AM-2 PM
    Times are shown in your local timezone (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
    Pricing
    30 minutes
    $25
    45 minutes
    $35
    60 minutes
    $50
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    Experience

    Music Instructor

    Feb, 2020 - Present

    Vibo Music School

    At VMS, I am a violin, viola and piano instructor, leading both individual and group lessons for students averaging around the age of eight. I was also the leader of the Early Music Exposure group class pre-Covid, which introduced music and varying instruments to children between the ages of two and five. For each student, I create a lesson plan that is tailored specifically to the needs of the student that I am working with, including elements such as proper positioning, technique, musicality, and fluency in sheet music comprehension. Along with this, I incorporate pieces and songs per the student's request, if they have one. I have fluency in leading online lessons, as I have been teaching online over Zoom for VMS since March 2020.

    High School Strings Instructor

    Aug, 2018 - Jun, 2019

    Villa Park High School

    During my time as an instructor at VPHS, I directed the school's string orchestra class, which included preparing the class for their concerts (two large concerts and four community concerts), conducting rehearsals two times a week, overseeing students run sectionals with occasional input, repairing instruments, creating weekly lesson plans, arranging music and bowings, and doing student paperwork. I quit due to personal relocation for educational purposes.

    Middle School Strings Coach

    Jul, 2018 - Jul, 2019

    East Whittier Middle School

    During my time at EWMS, I was a summer strings coach for the orchestra, mainly focusing on the violin and viola sections. During these classes, I would create personalized lesson plans for each student, lead sectionals, and guide students in learning proper positioning, technique, and musicality. I quit due to personal relocation for educational purposes.

    Music Instructor

    Aug, 2016 - Jul, 2017

    Music Town (no longer in service)

    I was in charge of teaching children ages five and above proper technique and playing ability in violin, viola, cello, and piano. I created personalized lesson plans for each student I had, and I would include song requests into said plans, if the student had any. I quit due to owner's malpractice.

    Music Instructor

    Jun, 2016 - Aug, 2019

    Huntington Beach School of Music (Formerly Concert Music School)

    At HBSM, I was a strings and piano instructor, specializing in the education of children under the age of ten, focusing around the age of five. For every student, I was expected to create a lesson plan to help guide them in learning proper positioning, technique, and musicality. Along with this, I would incorporate songs and pieces that the students would want to play, if they ever had a request. I quit due to personal relocation for educational purposes.

    Substitute Music Instructor

    Jun, 2016 - Aug, 2016

    Bravo Academy of Music

    Education

    High School Diploma

    Sep, 2011 - Jun, 2015

    Tesoro High School

    MM Viola Performance

    Aug, 2019

    San Francisco Conservatory of Music

    BM Viola Performance

    Aug, 2015 - May, 2019

    California State University, Long Beach

    Awards

    National School Orchestra Award Nominee

    Jun, 2014

    Tesoro High School

    National School Orchestra Award Nominee

    Jun, 2015

    Tesoro High School

    AP Scholar with Distinction

    Jun, 2015

    College Board

    Languages

    English

    Native Proficiency

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