Dr. Scott Cohen
Orlando,FL
Summary
Prize winning concert pianist and pedagogue with a proven record of giving outstanding virtuosic concerts at several institutions and passing on the tradition of music making to students. Possesses clear communication, organization, and leadership qualities.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Private Piano Instructor
Self Employed
05.2017 - Current
- Successfully teach gifted students from all ages in several cities.
- Travel across Central and South Florida as a private piano instructor.
- Cities include Boca Raton, Orlando, Windermere, Daytona, Lake Nona, and Palm Coast.
- Teach in two professional privately owned piano studios in Daytona and Orlando Florida.
- Perform commissioned private solo classical piano concerts in client's estates in Orlando and Daytona Beach.
Piano Faculty
Orfeo International Music Festival (Summer)
05.2020 - Current
- Collaborate with esteemed faculty from around the world.
- Perform solo and chamber music.
- Participate in professional development to refine skills and expand knowledge within the field of music.
Full Graduate Teaching Assistant
University Of Kansas
08.2014 - 05.2017
- Checked assignments, proctored tests and provided grades according to university standards.
- Developed strong rapport with students through open communication channels, fostering an inclusive learning environment.
- Provided timely and constructive feedback on assignments, enabling students to refine their work and achieve higher grades.
- Served as an accompanist for vocalists and instrumentalists.
- Taught secondary private piano students.
- Taught class piano for undergraduates in the music school.
Full Graduate Teaching Assistant
Tulane University
08.2012 - 05.2014
- Taught secondary undergraduate piano students.
- Transport visiting guest artists from the airport to the University.
- Perform in chamber ensembles.
Education
Doctor of Musical Arts - Piano Performance With A Cognate in Piano Pedagogy
University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS05.2023
Master of Fine Arts Music - Piano Performance With A Cognate in Pedagogy
Tulane University
New Orleans, LA05.2014
Bachelor of Music - Piano Performance
Stetson University
Deland, FL05.2012
Skills
- Passion for performing virtuosic repertoire
- Specialize in piano technique
- Mentoring proficiency
- Large Repertoire
- Emphasizes tradition to serve God
- Role model and leader
- Vast knowledge in western music history and knows how to apply concepts carefully in several styles
- Strong Communication Skills
- Patience and Persistence
- Organizational abilities
- Technical aptitude
Accomplishments
- 2017 Guest Artist Concert performed Franz Liszt's entire 12 Transcendental Etudes at Stetson University
- 2015 Guest Artist Concert performed Franz Liszt's entire 12 Transcendental Etudes at Tulane University
- 1st Prize Debose National Piano Competition
- National Finalist for MTNA Music Teachers National Association
- 1st Prize Orfeo International Music Festival Competition Vipiteno, Italy
- Graduate Teaching Assistant University of Kansas
- Graduate Teaching Assistant Tulane University
- Music Scholarship Stetson University
References
Dr. Steven Spooner
Professor of Piano, Peabody Institute at Johns Hopkins University
1 East Mount Vernon Pl
Baltimore, MD 21202
United States
Phone number 785-550-6899
sspoone2@jhu.edu
Faina Lushtak
Professor of Piano, Tulane University
6823 Saint Charles Ave
New Orleans, LA 70118
United States
Phone number 504-251-3638
flushtak@tulane.edu
Dr. Michael Rickman
Professor Emeritus, Stetson University
421 North Woodland Blvd
Deland, Florida 32723
United States
Phone number 386-801-0915
Timeline
Piano Faculty
Orfeo International Music Festival (Summer)
05.2020 - Current
Private Piano Instructor
Self Employed
05.2017 - Current
Full Graduate Teaching Assistant
University Of Kansas
08.2014 - 05.2017
Full Graduate Teaching Assistant
Tulane University
08.2012 - 05.2014
Doctor of Musical Arts - Piano Performance With A Cognate in Piano Pedagogy
University of Kansas
Master of Fine Arts Music - Piano Performance With A Cognate in Pedagogy
Tulane University
Bachelor of Music - Piano Performance
Stetson University