Erica Seguine

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Introduction: I believe in wholesome music education, not just mastery over the instrument, theory, etc. I believe that both training a musician to read music and to audiate what he/she is performing are very important. A well-rounded, complete musician should be able to treat music as a language, and to fluently read, write (compose), speak (improvise), and comprehend (listen). When I teach students music, I ask them questions about its place. For example, I would ask a beginning piano student whether a phrase he/she just played was like a question, period, comma, or exclamation point in the english language, and why. I would ask a student where the overall line of a piece goes, or ask if multiple voices are in play in a seemingly single line. Depending on the student, I may ask for the student to transcribe, improvise variations on a melody or piece, compose a short piece with certain parameters, or dive into music of a different genre. I love seeing the progress made with students. I am always in awe of the improvement a student makes over time. I especially love students that are eager to learn and try new things; those students are the most inspiring to me.

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What types of customers have you worked with?
In addition to teaching private lessons (most of the students are piano, but I also teach theory and composition), I: Accompany- Probably the most common job I get. I accompany for a student theater day camp every summer, and I've accompanied/played piano in/musical directed several shows, ranging from "Sweeney Todd" to "Hairspray" to "Peter Pan" to "Annie Get Your Gun," and many more. I've also accompanied in the chamber setting a lot. I've accompanied on various recitals and performances with instrumentalists, including a couple with flutist Caryn Freitag (YouTube Symphony Orchestra Finalist) for a Philadelphia Orchestra reception. Composer/Arranger- I have done everything from writing original big band charts, to writing/arranging custom pieces with strings for various performers' recitals, to doing updated piano/vocal arrangements of standards. My works have won awards such as 1st Place in the 1st International Zurich Jazz Orchestra Composer Competition and Honorable Mention in the 2009 ASCAP Young Jazz Composer Awards. Copyist- I have done transcribing/copying/orchestrating work for Casey Filiaci and Vinnie Meli's "Plagued- A Love Story" for the 2009 NYMF and some horn part transcribing for Raymond Blood. Freelance Jazz Pianist- I have gigged as a solo pianist and with groups such as the Nick Venti Quartet.
Describe a recent project you are fond of. How long did it take?
I gained a particular brand new piano student via accompanying for a summer theatre camp. She was a late elementary student and got up one day to conduct just for fun. She told me later that she wanted to start playing the piano, so I started to give her lessons. Every lesson that we had she would take home with her and apply it to her daily life. For example, after doing a couple of singing and conducting exercises during one lesson, she went to a concert, and the next lesson commented on how the conductor approached his beats. I was in awe; this happened only a couple of lessons in the study. She was always eager to learn, and would create her own pieces every week. Her ear improved over time as well and could begin to pick up pieces aurally. It is for students like these that I teach music. These musicians always teach me something new, and in turn make me a better musician and person.