About Nick White
Nick White
Music Teacher, Expert
Location: Rockville, MD
Speaks: English
Instructs: Piano, Voice
Education: University of North Carolina at Asheville: BA in Jazz Studies
Santa Fe College: AA in Economics
American University: BA in Political Science; Minor in Economics (Completing May 23')
Performance Experience: As a musician, Nick has played with regionally touring bands and has released three albums. His music has been featured in Paste magazine, Resound, Indyweek, the Daily Tarheel, and in the film "Welcome to Forever''. He has shared the stage with the Red Clay Ramblers, members of the Squirrel Nut Zippers, Phosphorescent, to name a few. He was the house pianist for wine bars and a comedy club (Dirty South Improv) where he gained a name as an improvisational comedic pianist.
Teaching Experience: Nick taught music education seminars for college students at UNC Chapel Hill, NC State, and Wake Forest. His teaching methodology was featured as a model for retention in Music and Arts newsletter Sound Teaching. That methodology uses the model of focusing on student success as a way of creating a safe and fun environment.
Teaching Philosophy: Nick's teaching methodology uses the model of focusing on student success as a way of creating a safe and fun environment.
Get to know Nick White
Nick White has been teaching music lessons with Music and Arts in three states for over 5 years and outside of the company for almost a decade.
As a musician, Nick has played with regionally touring bands and has released three albums. His music has been featured in Paste magazine, Resound, Indyweek, the Daily Tarheel, and in the film "Welcome to Forever''. He has shared the stage with the Red Clay Ramblers, members of the Squirrel Nut Zippers, Phosphorescent, to name a few. He was the house pianist for wine bars and a comedy club (Dirty South Improv) where he gained a name as an improvisational comedic pianist. He has accompanied members of Second City and the Upright Citizen's Brigade, as well as comedians Kevin McDonald and Emo Phillips.
Nick was on the board of directors for the non-profit Musical Empowerment and has worked on local music education policy issues, which has become his main focus over the past few years. He was an intern at the non-profit Voices Together, where he accompanied music groups consisting of individuals with developmental disabilities. He has years of experience working with special needs students, and has taught in-home lessons for individuals with developmental disabilities in the past.
Nick taught music education seminars for college students at UNC Chapel Hill, NC State, and Wake Forest. His teaching methodology was featured as a model for retention in Music and Arts newsletter Sound Teaching. That methodology uses the model of focusing on student success as a way of creating a safe and fun environment. By focusing on small goals and the feeling of success, while maintaining high standards and expectations, students find that playing becomes fun because feeling successful is fun. Focusing on games and rewards for young children is one approach, but allowing a young child to feel free and successful in their exploration of musical spaces can yield excellent results.
Nick White teaches at:
12274 Rockville Pike Suite K
Rockville, MD 20852
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