“Naveed's work with us had a very positive impact on our class! For the students it was valuable to have an enthusiastic, knowledgeable coach, [and he] gave me some tangible routines, exercises, and advice that honestly changed my teaching for the better.”
-Jane W.

Naveed is a highly skilled and fully licensed choral music educator who specializes in the developing voice. He holds a degree in Choral Music Education from the Florida State University College of Music, where he studied under Dr. Judy Bowers, Dr. Kevin Fenton, and Dr. Andre Thomas.

More recently, Naveed taught at both the middle and high school levels in Fairfax County Public Schools, where his classroom management, personal connection with students, and work with the changing male voice were consistently identified as strengths.

Since pivoting to media production he has continued to conduct workshops in classrooms throughout Fairfax County, as well as step in to lead rehearsals in community choirs when the director is unavailable.

Naveed’s experience as a musician and teacher at a wide range of levels — middle school, high school, collegiate, professional, and community choirs — gives him the ability to scale the complexity of his feedback or instruction to whatever is most appropriate for the ensemble.

Naveed has been background checked and badged by Fairfax County Public Schools.

Personal growth and personal connection are the values that guide Naveed’s approach towards music education. He relates to students and ensemble members, no matter their age, as human beings first and foremost, all of whom deserve respect and friendliness as they work together towards musical excellence.

Naveed strives to help all students become the best version of themselves, whatever their starting point may be. In order to support that mission the ensemble must be a welcoming space where it’s okay to do your best even if you don’t always succeed. Only from that social foundation can musicians become their best selves. A single-minded pursuit of aesthetic perfection at the expense of individual growth and group cohesion doesn’t pay off.

Naveed is also passionate about the to the foundations of healthy singing, such as posture, breath support, and pitch matching. He believes that any student can learn to sing well given the proper sequencing and scaffolding.

Speaking of which — sequencing, sequencing, sequencing! Sequencing (along with proper pacing and scaffolding) is absolutely vital to making musical concepts accessible to all students. Naveed’s time in the middle school classroom, especially, developed his passion for building a rock-solid musical foundation.

Singing is a tremendously vulnerable activity, especially for children and adolescents. The choral ensemble space must always be welcoming, friendly, and supportive. Only with this social foundation, enhanced with a properly sequenced and scaffolded focus on musical fundamentals, can a choir achieve sustainable artistic excellence.