Vera
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    Cello from 4 to 100 years old from beginners thru undergraduate level students

    Degree in Cello from the University of Illinoi.
    Extra studies at Longy School of Music, including in Baroque Cello.

    Teaching different levels and styles, with Alexander Technique directions.

    Professional orchestra experienced, chamber music coach, having worked with a Home-studio introductory student orchestra.

    Extra information

    Please be sure you can have the instrument always in tune, and are able t handle online music scores.

    Should be able to help with French and Italian, though not near fluent. Spanish is rusted but almost fluent.

    Location

    Online via webcam

    General info

    suitcase iconSkills:
    Age:
    Preschool children (4-6 years old)
    Children (7-12 years old)
    Teenagers (13-17 years old)
    Adults (18-64 years old)
    Seniors (65+ years old)
    Student level:
    Beginner
    Intermediate
    Advanced
    Duration:
    30 minutes
    45 minutes
    60 minutes
    The class is taught in:English, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, French

    About Me

    Music teacher since 2003. Full-time in Boston, MA for the initial four years.
    Very experienced with all ages, from absolute beginners through higher intermediates or college levels.
    Classical multi-instrumentalist, singer with specialized studies in Early Music, composition and conducting.
    Have played non-classical when young, and can teach keyboard chords playing, and non-classical US and Brazilian singing, as well.
    Teaching online since August 2020.
    Most online teaching have consisted on Violin, Viola, Piano and Voice, with strong focus on theory and harmony, when interest arises, as well as on an easy to understand but refined technique.
    Have dedicated quite a bit of time to Bach playing on Keyboard.


    ATTC Alexander Technique
    Also experienced with Yoga, Chi-Kung, Feldenkreis and Ballet.

    Not currently fluent in Italian and French, but knowledgeable enough and should soon catch up as we go on.

    Education

    University of Illinois, Cello, minor Voice
    Longy School of Music, Cello, Baroque Cello, Early Voice
    UFRGS, Violin, Viola, Piano, Voice, Conducting
    Escuela de Dirección Orquestal Navarro Lara
    Podznyakov, Composition

    Experience / Qualifications

    Teaching since 2003.
    Have taught full-time in the Boston area for four years, including chamber groups coaching, and beginners theory and history workshops.
    Multi-instrumentalist/singer teacher, with strong focus on theory.
    Teaching since 2003 when living in Massachusetts. Teaching Violin and Viola online since 2020. From age 4, all ages. Experience with Suzuki and Classical traditional material. Once the first of second Violins in a Symphony have worked with small String groups and a beginners Orchestra at my Massachusetts Home-studio. University of Illinois Longy School of Music UFRGS Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul*, Brazil *This is where I studied Violin and Viola, and where I was for 6 years before transferring to the University of Illinois.
    You may choose Theory and related subjects leading or not to Composition, and sight-singing and Piano sight-reading as part of a more thorough instruction. OR, you may decide for only one of the subjects, for example more dedicated to Theory only, to Voice or or Piano, May form groups.
    Teaching Voice from 2003, and online since 2020. Basic Vocal technique with lot's of extras. My students range from children to adult beginners thru advanced choir singers, band professional singers, actors/musical singers, Folk singers, church singers, and Karaoke singers. Most online students at this time are vocal students.
    Teaching Piano from 2003. Available online for beginners, intermediates and some sorts of advanced students, Dedication to Early Music, Bach, sight-reading, accompanying. Beginners welcome. Intermediates for Bach/Early Music styles, welcome. Advanced for sight-reading, welcome...

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