Teaching

Thoughtful and compassionate music teacher, open to students of any age in the Seattle area for in-person lessons

Interested in developing musicianship and musicality, especially in that balance of play and study

Proficient to teach:

• Flute: tone, posture, fingering technique, improvisation, music theory via etudes and interval practice, classical repertoire, recital/competition preparation, flute extended techniques, electro-acoustic experimentation

• Piano, guitar, accordion: as a medium to teach fundamentals of music, how to play music with others, how to hear/reproduce melodies, how to talk about music

To develop skills in:

• Improvising: how to jam, how to communicate through music

• Feel: how to play in/with time, rhythm, groove, pocket

• Active listening: practicing hearing and noting elements of music (rhythm, orchestration, sonic, cultural)

• Physical comfort with the instrument, as an extension of the body: via Alexander Technique

• Learning the language to talk about music: the terminology, the fundamentals of music theory

• How to make the tedious stuff fun: creative ways to practice scales/long tones, as opportunities to experiment, challenge biases, calm the nervous system

I'm available to teach on Fridays and Saturdays. 

Reach out for rates, scheduling, and any other questions via email: nicoloscolieri@gmail.com