Introduction: ***currently only teaching remotely!! But working in-person for events <3***
Angie Pastor is a New York based vocalist, guitarist, composer, and educator! You will find information on her teaching business AND her music performance business below:
Teaching-
When I was a kid, I struggled a lot to learn in a traditional classroom setting. I didn't understand why I had to sit still and why I wasn't allowed to make my own schedule and explore my own interests. It was so hard for me to focus on subjects that I didn't enjoy and to sit still for a long period of time. As an adult, I realized how much I would've benefitted from a teacher that would take the time to teach me in a way my brain could understand. Someone who cared about MY interests and passions and would use that information to engage me in subjects I wasn't as crazy about. Someone who could be patient and creative and who believed in me! I ended up becoming the type of teacher I always needed as a kid. I care about my students and their individual paths and truly believe that we all have our own unique way of learning!
For the last 5 years, I’ve been teaching music to children AND adults of all ages. I've worked in a couple of different music schools as well as my own private lessons teaching piano, guitar, and vocal training. I teach my students to write music using the skills they already had while also developing new ones. I’ve found songwriting to be not only an amazing tool for my own life, but to be an amazing way for children to express their feelings and use their imagination and creativity. With my extensive experience in music, songwriting and music education, i've found that I have the expertise to teach reading, writing, and speech.
I have studied vocal technique and songwriting for the last 10 years. I received my Bachelor of Music degree from The City College of New York in June of 2022.
Music performance-
Angie Pastor performs all throughout NYC at various venues including restaurants, coffee shops, jazz clubs, and other music clubs! She loves to play weddings and private parties with various sized bands depending on what the client is looking for. She plays many genres including jazz, pop, folk, & rock :)
Angie Pastor's love language is songwriting. through undeniably raw lyrics, Angie uses songwriting to take you along with her on the journey of growth and learning all that it means to find ourselves. Her music encapsulates love- as she falls and picks herself back up over and over again.
Angie is influenced heavily by jazz and folk music. She was raised listening to Norah Jones, Nat King Cole, Alison Krauss, Carole King, and countless others. It was those artists that showed her the passion and vulnerability that you will find in her music today.
