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I'm Nicole, a passionate flute educator with over 20 years of experience teaching students ages 5-adult. My studio is full of music joy and high expectations to encourage my students to become the best flutist they can be.
I believe everyone can be a musician, and I will do everything I can to help you on your musical journey. |
Nicole is a great teacher! She took me on halfway through my senior year and helped me grow musically and see things in my music I'd never seen before. She also gave me really interesting and fun music to play so that I enjoyed learning.
Nicole was very supportive of everything I did for school; she guided and supported me through my solo concerto performance, as well as helped me work out my solos for school orchestra and all-state band music. She is very knowledgeable about music and how to teach it, and I really enjoyed studying under her. She rocks!"
Emma - 18 years old
Nicole was very supportive of everything I did for school; she guided and supported me through my solo concerto performance, as well as helped me work out my solos for school orchestra and all-state band music. She is very knowledgeable about music and how to teach it, and I really enjoyed studying under her. She rocks!"
Emma - 18 years old
About Nicole
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Nicole teaches flute lessons for all ages and abilities in person from her home in Round Rock (near the IKEA), in the Leander ISD school district, and online. With 20 years of teaching experience, she brings experience and creative energy to each lesson.
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As a teacher Nicole has taught at all levels, including as a faculty member of the Gifted Music School in Salt Lake City (2015-2018) where she taught flute lessons, woodwind literature and coached chamber music. Ms. Elkins regularly teaches masterclasses and has been a guest lecturer at Florida State, Utah State, Snow College and for the Austin Flute Society and the Florida Flute Association. She is a former President of the Utah Flute Association, and one of the initial founders of the MountainWest FluteFest, hosted annually in Salt Lake City, UT. In August 2024 she will be a featured panelist for the National Flute Convention discussing balancing music careers with parenthood.
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Ms. Elkins is the only certified Kinderflute Teacher in the greater Austin area, and is uniquely qualified to teach flute to young elementary age students through her Round Rock Little Flutes program (aged 5-8). For students ages 9-adult she offers regular weekly lessons both online and in person.
Ms. Elkins holds a BM and MM in Flute Performance from Brigham Young University. Primary teachers include: Lisa Byrnes, April Clayton and Wendy Hohmeyer. |
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Our son has been taking lessons from Nicole for a year now. We have been impressed with his overall progress and his continued interest. We appreciate Nicole's professionalism; she clearly communicates expectations for the students and the parents and is very good about keeping lessons and punctuality. The style of the lesson has also been very good for our son--there are lesson pieces, performance pieces, and sight reading. Nicole has also helped our son with music theory. We have had a very positive experience working with Nicole, and are happy that through her style our son continues to enjoy playing the flute.
Mother of a Student