Monica Gerard
Music Educator (Private) - Viola, Violin, Music Theory, Ear Training
Village of Dobbs Ferry, New York, United States
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Top SchoolMonica Gerard is a full-stack software developer and seasoned music educator who blends decades of professional performance and teaching with modern web engineering skills. She builds creative, impact-driven applications—recent projects include a Spotify-integrated Rails audio library, a violin fingerboard learning tool with sound and animation, and a React recipe search tailored to dietary needs. Trained at Yale and the Yale School of Music, with software certificates from Columbia and Flatiron, she leverages rigorous musical discipline and math teaching experience to design intuitive educational tools. As a private studio owner and former public school math teacher, she brings deep empathy for learners from diverse socio-economic backgrounds and a track record of nurturing talent to principal orchestral positions. Her background as a freelance violist on major NYC stages informs a focus on accuracy and performance optimization without sacrificing creativity. Monica seeks to contribute engineering talent to cultural and educational organizations that scale opportunity and artistic engagement.
6 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Certificate, Computer Software Engineering (C++, Java), Certificate, Computer Software Engineering (C++, Java) at Columbia University in the City of New YorkMaster’s Degree, Viola, Master’s Degree, Viola at Yale School of MusicViola, Viola at Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst WienCertificate, Computer Software Engineering, Certificate, Computer Software Engineering at Flatiron SchoolBachelor’s Degree, Music History, Literature, and Theory, Bachelor’s Degree, Music History, Literature, and Theory at Yale UniversityMaster’s Degree, Special Education and Teaching, Master’s Degree, Special Education and Teaching at Mercy College
English, German, French
Github Skills (16)
music9
computer-music8
synthesis8
tonejs8
synth8
audio7
javascript7
browser6
scheduling5
flatiron4
app-generator3
ruby-on-rails2
hotel-booking2
sinatra2
rails2
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
mlgvla/violin-doodler-frontend
Dec 2020 - Jul 2021
Contributions:65 commits, 24 PRs, 47 pushes in 7 months
mlgvla/learn-co-sandbox
Mar 2020 - Jul 2021
Contributions:564 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year 4 months
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