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Music has been my passion
for as long as I can remember. I began
playing piano at the age of 5 and grew up in
a big and very musical family. I also began
clarinet lessons at the age of 10 and voice
lessons at 14. I have been singing in
various choirs since elementary school.
As the oldest of 16 grandchildren I've been
surrounded by children my entire life. Thanks to
this environment, relating to children has come
naturally to me, as has an intuitive sense of
teaching.
After graduating in 2000 from Kingston High School,
(in the Hudson Valley - Kingston, NY) with a music
sequence I went on to attend New York University,
where I earned a B.A. in Psychology, focusing on
Development Psychology, specifically. After
graduating, I began giving piano, voice and clarinet
lessons and soon went back to school for music,
realizing how much I had been missing it. After
studying music education at San Francisco State
University, I continued my studies at CUNY Hunter,
earning my MA in Music Education in January 2011.
Constantly striving to find better ways of teaching,
I set an example of excellence and determination for
my students. Students sense my excitement for
learning and they themselves become eager to learn.
Having taught in a variety of educational settings
(as detailed on my resume -see below) I have come to
the conclusion that all students are capable of
learning; it is the teacher's responsibility to
motivate them properly so that they become excited
about gaining new skills and achieving goals. Always
energetic and positive, I am extremely passionate
about motivating students to succeed, especially
through music.
I believe in exposing students to all styles of
music. While I come from a mainly classical
background, if a student wants to play or sing a
rock, jazz, pop, Broadway (or any other genre you
can think of!) tune, I am more than happy to oblige.
This not only allows students to grow as diverse
musicians, but also allows the students themselves
to decide which styles they find most rewarding and
enjoyable. I believe it to be essential that
students enjoy learning and do not regard lessons as
a boring chore. For this reason, I strive to be
flexible in my teaching style, striking a precise
balance of structure and freedom that each
individual student responds to best.
Besides teaching music and being a musician
generally, other things I love to do include yoga -Anusara
particularly-, crocheting, knitting and crafts in
general, reading and hanging out with my cat,
Hunter.
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Piano Teacher/Music Educator:
http://homepages.nyu.edu/~cln208/
Crafter:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/CarlysCorner
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