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Portrait of Tyler Smalling

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Tyler Smalling

  • Rider University
  • music education
  • Class of 2017
  • West Babylon, New York

Member since September 2015

About

My objective is to inspire children of all ages to excel in expressing themselves and harnessing their abilities in musicianship. Through empowering others, I wish to gather professional development so I can contribute to my final profession as a musicologist. Currently, I study Music Education at Westminster Choir College in Princeton, NJ. I also work with collegiate students as a private instructor. I instruct general musicianship skills covering a wide variety of instruments and beginner and intermediary vocal techniques. I also privately coaches and tutors Musicianship levels 1-3, all levels of piano, and all levels of Music History.

As for my academic development, I am a member of GRAMMY nominated Williamson Voices. The first Grammy nominated college choir, which has been praised by reviewers on both sides of the Atlantic. It is a community of undergrads at Westminster Choir College founded by Dr.James Jordan. I also was accepted into the Choral Institute at Oxford University twice. Participants of this music institution take part in group lectures and seminars led by choral and art experts and will participate in chant study and performance, essential to the understanding of choral conducting at Oxford University. Most recently, I was selected as a participant of the Princeton University Exchange Program. Each semester five Westminster Choir College students have the opportunity to take courses of their choosing at Princeton University. Students are selected based on strict academic requirements, and are able to receive credit if they meet the required grade.

Education

  • Westminster Choir College

    music education

    2013 – 2018

Honors and awards

  • Recipient of the William H. Schiede Scholarship

    Awarded to one student who excels in their music study at Westminster Choir College

  • alpha lambda delta honor society

    First year undergraduate students are awarded membership based on extracurricular involvement and excellent academic standing

  • alpha psi omega national theatre honor society

    Students who have a passion for theatre and are in excellent academic standards are awarded membership to the organization.

  • Omicron Delta Kappa

    Second and third year undergraduate students are awarded membership based on extracurricular involvement and excellent academic standing

  • National Choir Award Recipient

    Students who excel in choral studies are awarded this national recognition.

  • Recipient of the Rider University Leadership Scholarship

    Students are awarded this scholarship based on high academic standing and involvement.

Goals and interests

Career goal

For the first few years after my Undergraduates degree is complete, I would like to teach music at the elementary level.

Graduate school interests

For Graduate school, I would like to further my knowledge in musicology, which is the study of the historical development of music.

Outside the classroom

I have fluent knowledge of the piano, classical voice studies, ukulele, greek mythology, music history and music theory.

Volunteering

  • Food Distributor

    Mary Brennan INN Soup Kitchen

    Dec 2015

Languages

  • English (US) Fluent

Additional information