NIC IACOVETTI
music and art lessons taught in your home
- Serving Santa Clarita Valley -
661.373.9045
Nic is a professional artist and musician that provides lessons for private students (children and adults) and for charter school students (Grades 1 through 12). He will drive to your home in the Santa Clarita area to provide lessons in the comfort of your own home.
piano lessons
Length: 30 minutes per lesson
Frequency: One lesson per week
Content: Students learn proper piano technique including posture, fingering, and dynamics. They also learn basic music theory and gain sight-reading skills while developing repertoires comprised of both classical and contemporary music.
Cost: $35 Per Lesson
songwriting & arranging
Length: 60 minute lesson or 90 minute lesson (extended)
Frequency: One lesson per week
Requirements: Minimum one year piano lessons
Content: Students learn about songwriting and arranging. After composing their own piece, students will arrange and program their song on the computer, using music software.
Cost: 60 minute lesson-$70.00. 90 minute lesson (extended)-$105.00.
Equipment needed: Laptop, GarageBand (Mac) or Cubase (PC) and a midi keyboard.
private art lessons
Length: 60 minutes per class session
Frequency: One lesson per week
Content: These lessons focus on art fundamentals including studies in shapes, shading, color theory, and perspective. Lessons are customized based on the interests, strengths, and goals of each student. Mediums may include pencil, charcoals, acrylic paints, and oil paints.
Cost: $70 per lesson
group art lessons
Length: 12 week classes, 60 minutes per class session
Frequency: One class session per week
Class Size: 3–7 Students
Content: Beginning group classes focus on art fundamentals including studies in shapes, shading, color theory, and perspective. Mediums include pencil, charcoals, and acrylic paints. Advanced classes build on art fundamentals. In addition to higher level understanding of material covered in beginning classes, still life drawing, clothed figure drawing, and oil painting may be added.
Cost: $300 for 12 week class, per student (plus supplies)
painting classes
Length: 90 minutes per class session
Frequency: One lesson per week
Content: Medium: Acrylic. We learn painting technique while painting subjects that can include landscapes, still lifes, portraits and copying of master paintings. *Age requirement: 10 and older.
Cost: $110 for individual private lesson, $40.00 per person for group lessons (3 students or more). Canvas, paints and brushes are included in price.
testimonials
“My boys have grown substantially in their skills and their musical knowledge. I appreciate Nic’s ‘no nonsense’ approach while still making lessons fun.” - MK
“He has a gift in teaching and children are naturally drawn to his sweet disposition.” - HH
“Nic's knowledge, experience and creativity along with his ability to communicate in a manner that allows students to learn and improve is exceptional.” – JS
Nic taught me how to interpret shapes, light, and shadows to create accurate animals, faces, and landscape drawings! I never knew I could draw and now I can!" – KL
about nic
Nic lacovetti is a professional musician, artist, and educator.
Nic has composed music for television shows that have aired on Netflix and the CW Network, and has composed underscore music for computer games, live stunt shows, and television commercials. In addition to serving as a musician on the worship team at the Sanctuary Church, he has served as music coordinator for the church's worship teams and as music director for multiple live productions. Nic is a member of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers.
His art experience reflects a range of mediums including master painting reproduction, traditional illustration, digital illustration, and game art. He has done artwork for Mattel Toys, Knowledge Adventure, and the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Nic thoroughly enjoys empowering students with foundational techniques in music and art. He worked as an art teacher at Trinity Classical Academy and also instructed the school's worship band.