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It is
with high honors to announce the
cooperation of Ms. Nasim Vakili with the
Texas Persian Cultural Center. Ms.
Vakili has over 18 years of experience
teaching music (Daf, Tombak, Piano, and
Santoor) to children and adults.
Nasim Vakili
was born into an artistic family. Her
mother, Mrs. Pari Vakili, is a well
known and accomplished musician and
instructor of piano and violin. Nasim's
mother performed for many years in
various Iranian orchestras, radio programs,
and in the Center for Iranian Art &
Culture.
Nasim
started her piano classes at the age of 5 with her mother as the main
instructor. She then took lessons from
masters such as Mr. Kambiz Ezady,
Cheista Gharib, and Shohreh Ghajar.
She was introduced to Santoor instrument
at the age of 13 and with the help of
her mother, she was able to meet
and take lessons from masters such as
Mr. Reza Shafieyan, Ms. Azar Hashemi,
and Ms. Arfae-Etraee.
Nasim took Tombak lessons from masters
such as Mr. Sarraf and Mr. Kambiz
Ganje-ey and Daf lessons from Mr. Zahed
Mansouri.
She
received a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics
in 1995 and a Masters degree in Music
from Iran's Fine Arts
University in 2004. She
is currently continuing her education in
Music and Music Therapy.
Nasim has a
natural knack for teaching and over the
last 18 years has developed her own
successful style of teaching and musical
composition for children. She is also
active in composing music for children
theatre and has twice won the
prestigious award ("Simorgh-Blourin") in
the Children Art Festival in Iran.
Nasim's
love of music and art is evident in
everything she does. She is kind,
gentle, generous and full of life. She
is loved by her students for her
teaching style and her enthusiasm for music.
She supports the Cultural Center by
donating a large portion of her
instruction fees and by volunteering in
the center's events. We are very lucky
and proud to work with her.
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