Maria's Violin & Viola Music  Teaching Credentials

Professional summary:

  • Professional private violin and viola teacher (Poland: 1990-2002, USA: 2002-).
  • University of Sioux Falls adjunct violin and viola teacher, viola program individual instrument instruction leader (2002-).
  • USF Prepratory Music School adjunct violin and viola teacher, violin and viola individual instrument instruction leader (2002-).
    (Note: The USF Prepratory Music School is a program for the youth sponsored by the University of Sioux Falls.)
  • Augustana University adjunct violin teacher, individual instrument instruction (2002-).
  • Symbiotic Design music director (2002-).
  • 12 years experience of professional violin teaching at the Chopin Music School in Olešnica, Poland (1990-2002).
  • Solidarnosc chairman fighting for the rights of children to a proper education as well as the rights of teachers to the proper resources for providing a proper education (2000, 2002).
  • 2002 Polish national J. Garsci award winner (for excellence in teaching youth violin).
  • Students have been awarded various other state and national awards.
  • Played viola under Lord Yehudi Menuhin's direction in the ESTA orchestra in London.

Professional attitude:

  • Self-motivated professional.
  • Experienced, proven teacher.
  • Team player.
  • Group leader.
  • Organizer.
  • Orchestra player.

Duties have included:

  • Responsibility for the assessment of students' talent and abilities.
  • Participated in entering and encouraging students in state and national competitions in other cities.
  • Organization of special concerts, recitals and events for the promotion of music education.
  • Organization of special concerts, recitals and events for the education for preschool children.
  • Conferences with parents.

Experienced with the following teaching methods:

  • Suzuki (Japanese)
  • Roland (British)
  • Doflein (German)
  • Gorski (Polish. Personal student of Prof. Emil Gorski at the Academy of Music, Wroclaw, Poland.)
  • Fortunatow (Russian)
  • Color notes (French)

Education:

Academics: School: Year:
Studied Management in Music and Culture for Schools and Institutions. Academy of Music, Wroclaw
("Akademia Muzyczna im K Lipinskiego")
Pl 1 Maja 2
50-043 Wroclaw, Poland (Polska), Europe
2000
Masters Degree in violin & viola education. Academy of Music, Wroclaw
("Akademia Muzyczna im K Lipinskiego")
Pl 1 Maja 2
50-043 Wroclaw, Poland (Polska), Europe
1990
College Degree Academy of Music, Wroclaw
("Akademia Muzyczna im K Lipinskiego")
Pl 1 Maja 2
50-043 Wroclaw, Poland (Polska), Europe
 
Secondary School Music High School, Wroclaw
("Liceum Muzyczne im K Szymanowskiego")
Wroclaw, Poland (Polska), Europe
 
Primary School Elementary Music School, Olešnica
("Panstwowa Szkola, Muzyczna 1st im. F. Chopina")
Olešnica, Poland (Polska), Europe
 

Languages:

  • Polish (native tongue)
  • English (semi-fluent)
  • French
  • Russian

Volunteer work:

Has given free violin lessons to less fortunate children and teenagers.

Immigration:

  • Naturalized US Citizen (September 24th, 2010).
  • Legal right to live and work in the USA.
  • Registered with Social Security Administration.

Travel:

  • Throughout Poland.
  • U.S.A.
  • England
  • France
  • Germany
  • Luxembourg
  • Czech Republic

Personal:

  • Excellent health.
  • Married.
  • One son.

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