Sally H.

• Wauconda, IL 60084 ( 13.7 mi )
• Piano Lesson

• Female Age 50
• Member since: 03/2021
• Will travel up to 20 miles
• Tutoring Rate: $30 /hr
• I am a Certified Teacher
• On-line
• Also Tutors: Keyboard

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Fun and Positive Instruction!

Positive and fun instruction with emphasis on theory, technique and performance skills.
Karnes' Music and Quest Academy - Private and Group Instruction to students beginner to advanced. I am the owner and principle instructor at Premier Music Lessons, outside of Chicago. I have been teaching for over twenty-five years. I have written compositions for St. James Parish in Arlington Heights, IL and WGN Radio when I appeared as a guest.

Christopher G.

• Hoffman Estates, IL 60169 ( 25.4 mi )
• Piano Tutor

• Male
• Member Since: 11/2010
• Will travel up to 30 miles
• Rates from $46.00 to $56.00 /hr
• I am a Certified Teacher
• Also Tutors: Vocals, Percussion, Guitar

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When I am teaching I am very patient and try to organize the lesson or my assistance in steps. I'll have the child read the problem or question, ask what they know about it, see if they understand the question and proceed. The patient style helps me see what the student's strengths and weaknesses are so I know what they need to practice and focus on. If the child has multiple assignments or tasks I have them perform the more difficult ones first. Starting with the easy assignments may seem like it makes sense but I would prefer that the student have more energy for the tasks they'll have more difficulty with.
During my high school years I would volunteer to help children through various charities and church. When I attended college I became an Early Childhood Education major and volunteered in preschool and elementary schools. During my Student Teaching in Des Plaines I was in ... read more

Mera Y.

• Racine, WI 53406 ( 27 mi )
• Piano Tutor

• Female
• Member Since: 10/2010
• Will travel up to 30 miles
• Rates from $41.00 to $50.00 /hr

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Most of my primary education experience involved me in music. I played the piano for 16 years, cello for 9 and self taught the violin and some other instruments. I prefer tutoring with stringed instruments. I then transitioned to sports like tennis and soccer. In college, after changing degrees a couple times, I graduated with a BS in Biology, minored in Chemistry with a Pre-Med certificate. Currently I am working on my own to sell patents with an Israeli scientist. On the side, I study Russian and Hebrew.
I have private tutored almost all throughout college, mostly because I had many international friends in desperate need for English help. I taught English in Korea; the first 5 months being beginner English (to preschool to fourth graders) and the last 7 months I taught actual subjects children in America learn but at advanced levels (from 3rd grade to late middle school). The wa ... read more