Carlos C.
Henderson, NV
Patient Piano, Music Theory/Composition and Spanish Tutor
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
MusicUniversity of Nevada, Las Vegas
Master'sAbout Carlos
I have been performing at the piano since I was a child. I have a Bachelor's degree in Piano and a Master's degree in Music Theory/Composition from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. I accompany choirs and instrumentalists/vocalists at the piano play for weddings, ceremonies, etc. I am having a new choral piece premiered this October here in Las
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24 hours notice required$50.00 dollars an hour for Music and/or Spanish tutoring. If you cancel a lesson without twenty four (24) hours notice you will be charged $25.00.
Travel Radius
Travels within 10 miles of Henderson, NV 89014Carlos offers online lessons
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"Patient, helpful, able to identify areas of difficulty"
- Jennifer, Henderson, NV on 4/21/15Carlos tutored my son in Spanish II. My son took Spanish I as a Freshman but didn't have a good experience. He tried to take Spanish II online as a Sophomore, but it was an unqualified disaster!
Because of his poor experience, he was missing some of the basics and Carlos was the right person to help him understand the areas that he was missing. Carlos gave him some great suggestions, in addition to working with him on specific areas, and my son is currently getting a B in Spanish II.
Carlos was just who my son needed to help him get back on track in Spanish and we are very happy with the results.
Thank you very much Jennifer! It was great that I could help your son improve his Spanish skills!
"Accommodating of My Needs"
- Alice, Henderson, NV on 9/18/14Carlos helped me define what I needed to work on as a Spanish learner. He gave me information that helped me to remember how cultural differences affect language usage. In my situation, as an adult student, I asked
Carlos to accommodate to my needs with respect to scheduling and our place of study. He complied in every respect. In a short time, I learned a lot of new vocabulary and felt that I had moved towards my goal of improving my ability to express myself.
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Composition (Music)
I just recently wrote a work for mixed choir that will be premiered by a local Las Vegas choir, the Desert Voices. For my master's recital, I wrote a solo violin sonata (3 movements) a choral piece (Alma Redemptoris Mater), a string quartet, a clarinet trio, a brass trio and piano miniatures. I am currently working on a song cycle based on Spanish poetry with a doctoral student from UNLV.
Ear Training
I sang in choir for three years while in college and I use my ear training everyday. I compose music everyday and usually write on paper what I want. I usually sing aloud what I'm writing, due to my training in solfeggi while I was a child. While I was in college my ear training teacher gave us music dictations twice a week and though it was difficult, I learned a lot about music.
English
I always have been a great speller since I was a child. During my graduate studies, I had to write scholarly papers about music. Bibliographical methods can differ from discipline to discipline. These differences are minor and if you can write well, you can do it in any subject. I have found that all parts of English are very important. Grammar, punctuation, phonics, pronunciation, vocabulary or word usage are used to create good writing.
General Music
I have two degrees in Music and know how to teach beginning music students. I can teach beginning notation, music theory, music history, counterpoint and basic piano pedagogy.
Macintosh
I own a macbook and am familiar with the differences between pc and mac. I am familiar with pages, keynote and numbers software.
Music History
I love music history. While I was a graduate student, I took several classes in music history including: Stravinsky, Music of the Twentieth Century, Medieval Renaissance Music and The Symphony. In each course, I was required to write a paper about an important musical piece, either studied in class or one of my choosing. While taking Stravinsky I investigated Stravinsky's dodecophonic techniques in two chamber songs, Elegy of J.F.K. and In Memoriam Dylan Thomas. In music of the Twentieth Century, I gave a presentation on Anton von Webern's Six Bagatelles for String quartet. In Medieval Renaissance Music, I researched a L'homme Arme mass Pierre de La Rue, a contemporary of Josquin Desprez. In The Symphony I did a complete analysis of Carlos Chavez's Sinfonia India (Symphony no. 2).
Music Theory
I have a Master's degree in Music Theory/Composition from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Piano
I have two degrees in music. I studied piano since I was 8 years old privately until college. I took 3 years of piano while I was an undergraduate and 1 year of piano while a graduate student.
My repertoire includes:
Mozart's K. 283 in G, 310 in A minor, 309 in C piano sonatas, Beethoven's piano sonatas no. 1, no. 5 and no. 17 (Tempest), Brahms, op. 119 piano pieces Rhapsody in G minor, Schubert's impromptu D. 899 in C minor, Debussy preludes no. 6, no. 9 Book 1, no. 10 Book 2, Bach's Well Tempered Clavier Prelude and fugues (selections), and Chopin Etudes. I have been teaching privately since 2011 and am looking for more students.
Sight Singing
I have a Bachelor's degree in Piano and a Master's degree in Music Theory/Composition. I sang in choir for three years while in college and I use my ear training everyday. I compose music everyday and usually write on paper what I want. I usually sing aloud what I'm writing, due to my training in solfeggi while I was a child. I look at scores of contemporary music all the time and can't always go to the piano or have a recording to know what it sounds like. I usually just sight sing a few lines and figure it out. I had to do score study for my comprehensive exams for my master's degree and it was easy, since I would sing a line and with what was shown on the score, I was able to figure out what composer and/or time period the piece might be. I also practiced singing intervals and memorizing what certain intervals sound like to know what I'm singing. Once I knew how intervals sounded up and down. I was able to sight-sing with great ease. It is always easier to sing a diatonic line, but studying just intervals, singing them everyday helped me improve.
Songwriting
I am a composer! I write music everyday. Text setting is the most important part of songwriting! Without the text a song would lose direction! I have two degrees in music.
Spanish
I grew up speaking Spanish in my home. I went to 2nd grade in Mexico City. I took Spanish courses from junior high until college. The highest level I completed in high school was Spanish IV. I took multiple Spanish courses in college and one of those courses was completely in Spanish. The course was about the exile of Spanish intelligentsia in Mexico since the 1930s. We had to read about the fine arts during that time period. It was interesting to learn about Luis Buñuel and Rodolfo Halffter. I have years of experience understanding Spanish grammar and the regional words of Latin America.
Crecí hablando español en mi casa. Fuí a segundo de primária en la cuidad de México. Tomé clases de español desde secundaria hasta la universidad. El nivel más alto que tomé en la preparatoria fue Español IV. Tomé multiples clases de español en la universidad, y uno de esos cursos fue completamente en español. La clase se trataba de los exiliados españoles de la intelligentsia en México desde los años 1930. Tuvimos que leer sobre las bellas artes de esa época. Fue muy interesante aprender sobre Luis Buñuel and Rodolfo Halffter. Tengo años de experiencia comprendiendo la gramática española y las palabras regionales de Latinoamérica.
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Carlos C.
Henderson, NV
Patient Piano, Music Theory/Composition and Spanish Tutor