Musical Tutors & Teachers for Lessons, Instruction or Help in Montrose, MI

PAUL FITZ 7809 Dwyer, Howell, MI 48843 (517) 546-5504 Home; (313) 670-0666 Cell OBJECTIVE: To pursue a position where I can utilize my musical talents. SUMMARY OF SKILLS MUSICAL QUALIFICATIONS: *Self-employed pianist/vocalist for 39 years that has performed at various upscale establishments throughout the Detroit area and surrounding suburbs. I am currently performing at LaBisetecca Italian Grille, where I have been for the past 10 years *Accomplished musician and performer *Repertoire includes a variety of music genres from classic jazz standards From artists such as Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett and Bobby Darin, classic Top forty, current top forty and some country *Knowledgeable of software program Reason, which programs background musical instrument tracks which enhance my performance *Experience programming several background tracks for

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I am currently studying a doctorate in Music Composition at MSU and a second Master's in Music Theory. I have experience teaching music at the college level (about 5 years now). I am a pianist, a composer, and a teacher of keyboard, piano, music composition, and music theory. I am also bilingual (Spanish and English).

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I completed my Master's Degree in Reading Education and am state certified as a Reading Specialist K-12. Because of my extensive training in this area I can extend upon classroom teaching and work collaboratively to use research based methods to improve instruction. I have studied various forms of assessment, as well as, collected data that can help improve current and future English Language Arts programs. I am currently a tutor with Saginaw Valley State University's Reading Clinic where I assess students, create individualized lesson plans and tutor students of varying abilities and ages twice a week. I have been working within this program for the last two years. I have given professional development and taught graduate courses in Reading Instruction with SVSU as well. I have also in the past worked for Sylvan Learning Center where I tutored students in Reading, English, Writ

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I am a recent college graduate with a BA in Finance. I was highly driven during my college years and was able to graduate earlier than my peers. I am highly proficient in math, grammatical skills, and various computer applications. During my process of achieving a higher eduaction, I tutorted and mentored students in English, Math, and Arts, while advising on life lessons and how to better yourself as a person. I am firm believer that education is the key to success no matter what the person wants to do with their life. I try my best to make the learning experience fun and fruitful for students so that the material is easier to understand. All students have the ability to be great with the right amount of guidance which is where I come in. It is one thing for me to help a student understand the material at hand, but I also want to make a difference in their lives so that they get i

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I use a variety of teaching styles while instructing students. Alternating between styles helps to keep minds engaged and participation at a maximum. When covering content I use many examples that relate to real life, that way students can relate it to something they have experienced or seen. I also like performing small-scale experiments and labs. I will use power point presentations as well as the overhead for drawings, notes, and discussion. There are many websites that I make use of, the websites that I use are usually hands on and require students to think and solve problems on their own. I have recently graduated from the University of Michigan-Flint with a Bachelor of Science and teacher certification degree. I student taught during the fall '09 semester. Student teaching provided many opportunities to work on various teaching techniques. The student teaching semester consisted of

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My teaching style would be to find the student's primary learning style and converting the information he or she needs into a format that fits that learning style. Each subject would be made as visible or concrete as possible, so that the student could interact with the material on more than just a visual/conceptual level. Showing the student how the material can relate to real-life situations and opportunities would be a vital part of the instruction. After high school, I recognized in myself a desire to work with elementary- and high school-aged children. I have always been at the top of my classes and was heading for an engineering school before I discovered a love for helping kids. I do not have any teaching experience but I spent many summers working with these age groups at camp and enjoy interacting with them. I also easily understand most high school subjects and enjoy helping

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For the past 30 years, I have worked with special needs students. I believe that students learn at their educational level. The problem with education today, is that students are often in classrooms that stress learning at their frustration level. Many students are in general ed settings, but are forced to use materials that they do not fully understand. In my role as a teacher consultant, I adapted materials so the students could understand it. If chosen as a tutor, I would do the same so the students would learn at their education level. I am a retired special ed teacher. I worked with Learning Disabled, Emotionally Impaired, Cognitively Impaired, and Austistic students primarily in the high school. I was an Assistant Principal in a middle school for four years, and a teacher consultant for 30 years. In my role as a teacher consultant, I tutored students primarily in the high s

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I am used to teaching both students close to my age and students younger than I. I always try to explain ideas in ways that make the student think. I never like to hand answers to students, so I do my best at having students learn in their own way with someone helping them along. Being a virtuoso, I believe practice makes perfect in every subject. The way to best understand something new is to review it and practice it. I have a substantial amount of patience when it comes to teaching. I am also a very generous, kind, and humorous person who has learned to live life to its fullest. I work hard at making friends with everyone I meet everywhere, and I believe your best friend can also be your greatest influence in learning. Being currently enrolled in one of the Top 20 schools in the state of Michigan, learning is something that comes to me as second nature. Math, English, Science, Foreign

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