Mihir Mandlekar
San Jose,CA
Summary
Seasoned Pianist with 12 years of experience. Proficient at solo performances and teaching music. Committed to daily practice and growth.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Resident Pianist
Silver Creek Valley Country Club
02.2024 - Current
- Restaurant originally lacked entertainment
- Perform on special occasions like Valentine's Day, holiday parties, weddings, member galas
- Performed for 435 people at one event
- Customize Repertoire for each occasion
- Listen to how audience interprets the music and adjust accordingly
- Improved improvisation and sight reading skills, leading to two wins in USOMC sight reading category
- Taught myself to play jazz for these events
Piano Teacher
G.W. Hellyer Elementary School
10.2024 - 04.2025
- Introduced music to an elementary school that lacked a music program.
- Started from basics like identifying notes on keyboard, rhythm, and scales
- End result was students were able to play full pieces
- Collaborated with a friend to teach a group of 6 students
- One student who was moving away said he'd continue learning music, inspired by our lessons.
- Created lesson plans every week to be prepared
- Additionally, tutored kids here in English and Math. Tutored one kid in Spanish the entire time
Volunteer Pianist
Oakmont of Silver Creek
02.2024 - Current
- Perform at Retirement home on occasional Sunday mornings
- Brainstorm a variety of pieces to see which resonate with the residents
- Perform for about 20 people
- When some pieces don't resonate, I adjust repertoire
- Give talks on background of composer and musical period of each piece to familiarize residents with it
- Chat with the residents afterwards
Sister's Piano Teacher
04.2022 - Current
- Sister reached level 3 Certificate of Merit
- Planned mini Christmas recital
- Sightread duet with her
- Personalize technical exercises for her
- Create and grade theory problems
- Troubleshoot her issues, which then I then applied to fix my own practice issues
Volunteer Pianist
Regional Medical Center
02.2024 - Current
- Fill the dull halls with upbeat music
- Experiment with both jazz and lively classical pieces
- Perform for doctors and play loud enough that patients can listen from their rooms
Volunteer Pianist
Grace Church of Evergreen
01.2024 - 02.2024
- Consulted with the director to find Bach pieces to perform during worship
- Performed for a congregation of about 20
Education
No Degree -
Blinov Piano Studio
San Jose, CaliforniaHigh School Diploma -
Valley Christian High School
San Jose, California05-2026
Skills
- Solo performances
- Music Theory
- Teaching music
- Playing for entertainment purposes
- Sight reading
- Lesson planning
- Ability to perform variety of genres
Accomplishments
- Won in competition 7 times from 2021-2025
- Won in Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Contemporary, Open Solo, and Sight Reading events
- Won Second Place in Advanced Classical Category in June 2024
- Advanced Level: Received State Honors (2024)
- Level 9: Selected for Convention. Received State Honors
- Level 8: Selected for Convention. Received State Honors
- Level 6: Selected and performed in CM Convention. Received State Honors
- Level 4: Received State Honors
United States Open Music Competition(USOMC)
San Francisco International Innovative Music Competition(SFIIC)
Certificate of Merit (CM) - Music Teachers' Association of California(MTAC)
Timeline
Piano Teacher
G.W. Hellyer Elementary School
10.2024 - 04.2025
Resident Pianist
Silver Creek Valley Country Club
02.2024 - Current
Volunteer Pianist
Oakmont of Silver Creek
02.2024 - Current
Volunteer Pianist
Regional Medical Center
02.2024 - Current
Volunteer Pianist
Grace Church of Evergreen
01.2024 - 02.2024
Sister's Piano Teacher
04.2022 - Current
No Degree -
Blinov Piano Studio
High School Diploma -
Valley Christian High School