Hello:

I have a detailed resume with education, awards and professional experience on my home page on this website and invite you to look at it. I am an outstanding classical pianist, trained as a full scholarship student at the Mannes College of Music in New York City where I have lived most of my life. I studied there with perhaps the most renowned Russian pianist to teach in America, Nina Svetlanova (she has a website you can visit). I was selected by her to be in her first class in the United States and spent 5 years as her private student, achieving a BM degree from that school with a major in piano. She would of course remember me and would provide an excellent reference at your request. During those years I also was on the faculty of the Brooklyn Music School teaching private piano to approximately 20 students ranging in age from four or five through teenager, beginner to intermediate levels. I also taught group theory and ear training. My students had excellent results with my caring and insightful approach to teaching. I additionally had several private college age students of intermediate level. In recent years I have been playing on cruiseships and in lounge venues in Miami, Florida. I can submit excellent professional references by those entities at your request. If you visit my profile on this website it has a link to a YouTube video where you can here my recent playing as both piano soloist and piano/vocalist (I have worked in both capacities in the ships and in Miami.) My home page on this website contains my photo as well as resume of my educational, teaching and performing background. I can also supply you with my solo classical CD by mail at your request. In addition to piano, music theory and ear training I had several years teaching experience with young, beginner chess players (I am a USCF rated expert) and, as with music, had success with all my students.

I look forward to hearing from you at your convenience to have a further discussion and respond to any professional materials you may require of me. I am interested in a long-term teaching position in the venue you have mentioned in your search for music teachers.

Thank you for your consideration and I look forward to the professional relationship that may develop.

Sincerely,

Tim Sullivan