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Erick Flores - Piano Teacher in Finchley

Erick Flores Piano Teacher (North London)

Erick Flores Silver Member

  • Finchley (N12) View on map
  • Last Logged In: 03 Jan 2012
  • Sex: Male
  • Can Travel To: NW WC

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  • Professional Qualification BMus Composition/Piano, with Honours. McGill University
  • Professional Qualification MMus, PhD Composition (currently) from Royal College of Music.
  • Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) Check CRB received in 2009 and 2010.
  • Professional Membership Sound and Music (former SPNM)
  • References References are available upon request

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Personal Message
Hi, as well as a piano and composition teacher, I'm a Doctorate student at the Royal College of Music in London. I hope you read through my details and please don't hesitate to contact me.
Which subject(s) do you teach?
I teach Piano and Composition.
Tell me about your qualifications.
Bachelors In Music/Piano, Schulich School of Music of McGill University. Montreal Canada. Piano, Mme Marina Mdivani. Composition, Chris P. Harman.
Masters in Music Composition, Royal College of Music, London.
Doctorate in Music, Royal College of Music. (currently)
What kind of experience do you have?
As a pianist I've performed with the Kamloops Symphony Orchestra in BC, Canada. Also performed chamber music and individually in various venues in Canada and cities such as London and Mexico City.

As a composer, my works have been performed, among others, by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, New ensemble and pianists Antoine Françoise and Sarah Nicolls. I have been part of projects such as Britten-Pears Young Artists Programme and Sound of Perfume Project. My works have been performed in venues such as the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Cadogan Hall, Snape Maltings Recital Hall, Britten Theatre and Amarillys Fleming Concert Hall in the UK, Pollack Hall, Tanna Schullich Hall and Clara Lichtenstein Hall in Montreal, Canada, and in the Yamaha Hall in New York, USA.

Awards and Distinctions:
Canada Council for the Arts, 2009-201, Canada
Adrian Cruft Composition Prize 2009. London, UK.
Sound of Perfume, 2009. London, UK
Kamloops Symphony Award 2002. BC Canada.
Honorary Mention at the Jean Coulthard Composing Competition, 2002.
How much do you charge?
Around Finchley Area: (also Totterridge, some parts of Barnet and Cockfosters)
£25 per half hour
£35 per one hour
Where do you teach?
I travel to your home. I live in North Finchley, Totteridge & Whetstone, Barnet, Cockfosters and perhaps others but please contact me for further details.
When are you available?
Monday to Saturday: morning to evening (various times) Please contact.
Which ages and levels do you teach?
Piano from 7 to adults. All levels.
Composition/Theory: Any age.
Do you have an up-to-date CRB (Criminal Records Bureau) disclosure certificate?
Yes, received in 2009 and 2010.
Do you belong to any professional organisations?
Sound and Music British music association. (formerly known as Society for the Promotion of New Music, SPNM)
Where and with whom did you train?
Piano with Mme. Marina Mdivani and Patricia Greenfield.
Composition: Christopher P. Harman and Kenneth Hesketh.
Tell me about some of your current students.
My current students are from 7 year old to adults. They are from various backgrounds and levels.
Do you have a personal message for students?
I believe that everyone can learn. Children need the support of their parents to be more successful at learning. Every lesson is usually 30 minutes long unless the pupil is more advanced and mature. I like to teach trough various methods adapting to every student.
I like to encourage students to learn various pieces at the same time, improve their memorization and practicing skills.

My Articles

Smart Practice

Very often pupils are extremely good at playing the opening bars of a piece but as the piece goes by, the performance quality decreases. One of my many former teachers used to tell me to practice the harder sections first, every time I sat at the piano. Practise these more often that the parts I was good at. Any opinions?

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