Teachers and Staff | Nick Stanford

Nick Stanford | ROCdrummers Instructor

Nick Stanford is a percussion instructor with ROCmusic, leading the ROCdrummers program. Nick graduated from the State University of New York (SUNY) Buffalo State University, with undergraduate degrees in music education (BM) and philosophy (BA). He was the recipient of the Buffalo State President’s Medal for Outstanding Undergraduate Student. Currently, Nick is pursuing a Master of Arts (MA) in music education at the Eastman School of Music. Prior to his time with ROCmusic, Nick spent time teaching abroad at an international school in Italy, teaching music with Elmwood Franklin School’s On-Stage! program in Buffalo, NY, and teaching with Buffalo State’s Community Arts Academy Early Childhood Music program. Nick is passionate about music teaching and learning, musical creativity, student-centered learning, and developing culturally inclusive music curriculum. Outside of teaching, Nick loves to travel, discover new music, and rock-climb.