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Piano, Voice & Music Theory Lessons for San Marco
San Marco students can study piano, voice, theory, and composition live online with Nic Patterson, with in-person study available at the private St. Augustine home studio.
The same private-study price applies to piano, voice, Sacred Voice, music theory, and music composition. Payment unlocks the calendar so you can choose your weekly time.
Every Studio offering
Choose the music you want to make.
Start with the style or skill that brings you here. Nic teaches what you wish to learn first, then broadens the technique, ear, reading, theory, and artistry underneath it.
Classical & contemporary voice
Healthy technique, repertoire, range, style, storytelling, diction, microphone work, and performance coaching.
Explore this path →Sacred Voice & worship leading
Christian, gospel, and contemporary worship singing, team communication, transitions, microphone craft, and leadership.
Explore this path →Music theory
Private theory at the same $150 monthly rate as piano or voice, plus a $60 monthly small-group Theory Lab.
Explore this path →Music composition
Private study in melody, harmony, form, notation, arranging, revision, and bringing an original score to completion.
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Recording-studio sessions, piano and keyboard tracks, arranging, production support, artist materials, strategy, and career direction.
Explore this path →Designed around real life
Serious music study without an unnecessary drive.
Live online lessons are an especially practical fit for artists, adult learners, and families drawn to a cultivated musical life; each meeting is interactive, personal, and connected to Nic's Northeast Florida studio.
Live, not prerecorded
Meet privately with Nic in real time for demonstration, feedback, listening, and conversation.
Personal weekly plan
Receive clear practice priorities, lesson notes, repertoire direction, and measurable goals.
All ages and stages
Children, teens, adults, returning pianists, singers, church musicians, and emerging artists are welcome.
Local studio connection
Study with a St. Augustine-based musician while joining from San Marco.
Baby Beethoven · ages 0–5
September mornings and early afternoons.
Baby Beethoven is in person only at Nic's St. Augustine home studio; San Marco families are welcome when the drive fits their routine.
Weekly 45-minute caregiver-and-child class: $75/month, $40 for an additional sibling, plus a one-time $25 household registration.
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