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| Artistic Director Patricia Nicolas |
• Since 1982: DOLCE VOCE MUSIC STUDIO, Los Altos email to patricia@idolcevoce.com Patricia has been teaching Music for 20 years: Music theory, Piano, Voice, French and IPA for singers (as well as English, Italian, Spanish, German). Private lessons are available to students from birth and for all levels… You may call Dolce Voce Music Studio at (650) 964-5261. • Since 2002: KidsMuzic In French, see "EARLY CHILDHOOD" Patricia is using her extensive music and early childhood experience to build a fun music and language program to children from birth to 4 years old. These parent/child classes are a total immersion in the French language, learning French traditional & contemporary songs & rhymes. Children sing, play with real instruments, dance, and share a good time with the adult they love the most. EXPERIENCE • 1999-2008: ADULT AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION (Fremont Union High School District Sunnyvale-Cupertino) www.ace.fuhsd.org COMMUNITY CENTERS: Sunnyvale, Redwood City, Los Gatos Each 90 minutes group class includes 30 minutes of group warm up exercises working on proper posture, relaxing and breathing techniques, ear training, voice production, resonance and diction. The following hour is focusing on individual training and learning melodies of various styles. • 1995-2000: MUSIC FOR MINORS, Los Altos, CA. www.mfm.org Completion of a 3 month training to become MFM docent. Teaching first, second and third grades: singing, dancing, using Kodaly & Orff methods, recorders, music theory with games, multi-cultural songs and instruments, stage performances. • 1998-2000: I.E.S. LANGUAGE FOUNDATION, Union City, CA www.ieslanguages.org Teaching French at Oak Knoll in Menlo Park and Springer Elementary schools in Mountain View (K to 6). • 1998/99: DARELL LEFFLER’S ACADEMY OF MUSIC San Jose, CA Teaching music theory and keyboard at Primary Plus Elementary Schools in Campbell and San Jose (K to 5). • 1995-1997: STRETCHERS, Cherry Chase Elem. School - Sunnyvale, CA. "Stretchers" was part of "Yes Express" program. It involved teaching Music to first, second and third grades children with on stage performances combining Drama, Arts and Sports with music. Teaching Orff instruments, percussion, recorders as well as theory. • 1988-1993: NETWORK INTEGRATED SERVICES INC. Santa Ana, CA. Executive officer of a software development company. • 1983-1986: FRENCH AMERICAN SCHOOLS and COMMUNITY CENTERS, Cairo, Egypt - Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. Patricia was teaching music to children and adults as well as conducting a 50 singers choir. EDUCATION • Early Childhood Education Certificate from U.C. Santa Cruz (1998/1999): 22 quarter units. • "Teaching Music to Elementary Children" Certificate from Foothill College through Music for Minors, 7 quarter units. (1995) • Professional Voice training at Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa (1989-1993). • B.A. in Classical Music from the Université de Toulouse-Mirail and the Conservatoire Régional de Toulouse, France.(1978-1980). • Baccalauréat (High School Diploma) Music Major (Piano/Voice, English/Spanish/Italian)Toulouse, France (1977). • C.A.P. of Cosmetology and Artistic make-up (theater, movies, special effects) Toulouse, France (1980). Copyright Dolce Voce, Patricia Nicolas, Artistic Director - 1998-2010 |
