Find Dowagiac, MI Musical Tutors For Lessons, Instruction or Help

Michelle H.

• Hartford, MI 49057 ( 13.6 mi )
• Musical Tutor

• Female
• Member Since: 02/2010
• Will travel up to 30 miles
• Rates from $37.00 to $45.00 /hr
• I am a Certified Teacher

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A Little Bit About Me...

I traveled for a year with a family and home-schooled their 3 children. The children were in 1st grade, kindergarten, and pre-school and were seriously below grade level in math and reading. In that year, I brought those children beyond grade level in reading skills and comprehension as well as math skills. I have also been a teacher's assistant in 3rd and 4th grade classrooms and have gone through student teaching in the 3rd and 6th grade in order to complete my degree. I have had most of my experience with the elementary age-group but I also feel confident working through some middle school and high school material.
Though I have a degree in classroom education, one-on-one teaching is my heartbeat. I believe it is the highest good for a student's learning. It prevents your student from getting "lost in the crowd" and allows us to focus on his or her needs. My first goal is to ... read more

Caitlin M.

• Kalamazoo, MI 49008 ( 28.1 mi )
• Musical Tutor

• Female
• Member Since: 03/2011
• Will travel up to 10 miles
• Rates from $57.00 to $68.00 /hr
• I am a Certified Teacher
• Also Tutors: Trumpet

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More About This Tutor...

Having taught both music and French in a variety of different settings, my teaching style has changed and improved over the years. Today, my teaching is very hands-on and individualized. I strive to make the lessons or tutoring relevant and understandable for each student and give students as many opportunities to participate in their learning as possible, rather than lecturing. I also love to teach using games and creative approaches. For example, when teaching a music theory course to high school students, I designed a card game to help teach the kids how to build scales. The kids loved it so much they asked to play it all the time! I believe learning should always be fun!
While working on bachelors degrees in Music Education and French, I taught music sectionals, private lessons, and classes on primarily on trombone, euphonium, and tuba, among other instruments, co-taught a ... read more

Virginia G.

• Kalamazoo, MI 49006 ( 29.8 mi )
• Musical Tutor

• Female
• Member Since: 02/2010
• Will travel up to 20 miles
• Rates from $38.00 to $44.00 /hr
• Also Tutors: Vocals

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I'm very skills-based in my approach to teaching and employ many learning "tricks" involving mnemonics, flash-cards, student-generated learning materials, as well as being able to help the student learn to integrate what she learns into a cohesive and understandable framework for retention. I home-schooled my own son using a Montessori approach, with which I am very conversant, and he was auditing college level courses at the age of fourteen--which is proof of my ability. As an adjunct college prof for twelve years, I received superior evaluations from my students. I can provide sterling references from peers.
In addition to tutoring in my home for fifteen years, I received a Summa Cum Laude for the quality of my Master's Thesis in Creative Writing, and was the only student ever to be asked to serve as the Interim Director of the Cleveland State Writing Center. I have won awards ... read more