Guitar Tutors & Teachers for Lessons, Instruction or Help in Zion, IL

Learn any style of guitar. I have been playing both electric and acoustic guitar for almost 15 years. I have been in several bands and have had several gigs all over the state of Illinois. I used to take guitar lessons when I was younger. I will continue to learn and adapt my guitar playing abilities to suit my student's needs.

$ 25.00

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($20.00-$30.00)

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Governors State University - Adjunct Professor, Individual Instruction (1989-1993). Involved Music Theory, Composition, and Performance. Prairie State College - Adjunct Professor, Individual Instruction (1993-2013) Involved Music Theory, Composition, and Performance as well as computer literacy using modern software for audio composition and recording. Mel Bay Publications - Method Book Author, (2002-2009) involved complete creation of method books including writing text, musical examples, and graphic diagrams as well as editing, proffreading and pagelayout. Used many types of software including text, notation, graphic, audio, and web creation.

$ 26.50

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($18.00-$35.00)

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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 compl

$ 44.00

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($46.00-$56.00)

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I have progressed from Research Engineer to Senior Research Associate over the course of 32 years in the U.S. Paper Industry. Eventually, I became a Product and Process Development Scientist working in Europe, Canada, and the Americas on long-range capital technical projects. I persisted in R&D until 2005, when I opted to start a brand-new career in Information Technology. After graduating with BSIT in 2006 Summa Cum Laude (4.00) from DeVry Chicago, I held jobs in database, programming, disaster recovery, and as an online instructor for DeVry. Education has become my final destination due to the satisfaction I receive from engaging and solving learning opportunities with my students both young and mature. I have taught "Introduction to Business & Technology" since March, 2008 and was promoted to teaching two classes online in 8-week cycles as "adjunct professor" in mid-2010. I was promot

$ 42.00

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($46.00-$52.00)

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In 1991, I earned a dual Major BBA in Finance and Management Information Systems with honors. Concurrently with these degrees and taking 20+ credit hours per quarter, I was tutoring students in Financial Management, Algebra, and Economics. I have spent the past 15 years as an Entrepreneur while I also accomplished getting my MBA from the University of Chicago GSB/Booth School of Business in 2008. I have credible references that can attest to my personal tendency to teach. I am inclined to teach at the high school or higher level in Finance and/or Small Business Management with an emphasis in Entrepreneurship and what that entails across all functions of a small business. My primary teaching style is to help the student understand the concepts rather than simply memorization. There are many ways to develop long-term conceptual understanding of difficult topics that I have learned and

$ 44.50

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($48.00-$55.00)

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