In the last 7 years, I have been working endlessly helping students, enabling them, restoring their foundations, in many youth organizations. For many hours a month I volunteer in teaching and outreaching to young adults and youth strengthening the future in South Texas Region.
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...organization and study tools. I'm a book worm, and organizational enthusiast. I can help a student improve their study skills and time management by implementing detailed and structured schedules for studying and life in general. Other hobbies include acting, musical theatre and guitar. Through those hobbies I have gained the ability to overcome one of students biggest fears public speaking. I believe that with techniques and confidence anyone can excel in public speaking.... I believe that...
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I am here to help you learn how to play the guitar to the best of your ability. I want you to enjoy learning and I can give you the tools to excel. I have a lot of patience and I love teaching.
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...entertainment companies such as Castle Rock and Warner Brothers. I am also a writer and editor, and I excel at helping students improve their writing skills. Additionally, I play a number of instruments, including saxophone, which I majored in at U of M (teacher: Don Sinta), guitar, ukulele, piano, recorder, and more. I am also a NAMACB board-certified Ayurvedic Practitioner and AAPNA registered Ayurvedic Yoga Therapist. I specialize in adaptive yoga for people who aren't...
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...right school for this undertaking. One skill I gained through changing careers twice is the ability to enter an area where I have no experience, and quickly acquire the knowledge and skills necessary for succeeding in that field. As a matter of fact, it is because of this background that I have developed study skills focusing around the act of studying itself. From having applied these skills in a variety of fields, I have seen...
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...how to help them understand their academic work and help them develop the motivation they need to learn and grow. I believe it is very important to actively show children you are helping that you care about them. Trust goes both was and if a child you are helping doesn't believe that you care about them, then they want care what you say or what you tutor them in. I love helping people and children...
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...since returned to the United States. During college, I served on the student senate, where I focused on promoting and implementing interdisciplinary curriculum design. I am a great essay writer, and was accepted into all of the 11 colleges I applied to. I also studied abroad in Italy where I refined my Italian language skills. I am a musician and attended Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School where I played guitar as well as the cello,...
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...teaching students in China via an online program. I love English - reading, writing, and teaching. I have written several novels and truly enjoy all the gifts of language. Aside from English, I enjoy playing guitar and drums, hiking (when I have the chance), running, and traveling. I've been to 37 countries around the world and have enjoyed every one of them. I look forward to meeting new students, helping them achieve their goals, and...
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One of the coolest things ever is watching someone figure out a concept that they've had trouble with. That "aha!" moment is what makes me proud to be a tutor.
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I have 3+ years of private tutoring experience and I also worked at a charter school. I was able to help ALL of my students improve their grades. I am very passionate about education and I know in depth about how people learn and the different learning theories. I focus more on my student's learning than me teaching. I am very flexible, open minded, and patient. Let me know how I can help you.
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I've been a software developer for the last 8 years, and I like applying mathematical concepts to my personal projects and in my professional experience. I'm also passionate about creating art through drawing and painting murals, and I enjoy singing and creating music with my guitar.
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I strive to engage students through effective communication, hands-on lessons, and a strategic method of breaking down problems into their most simple form.
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...at Rice University in Houston pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and Cell Biology. I have both formal and informal tutoring experience: I worked as an assistant teacher in my high school's math department in Atlanta teaching geometry, algebra and pre-calculus to students over the summer. As an Academic Fellow at Rice, I provide academic assistance to my peers in the natural sciences, specifically chemistry and biochemistry. Although my studies are focused in STEM,...
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...relevant to students, even if they do not consider themselves 'math people.' I value the humanities as well, and it is my experience as a guitar student and instructor that makes my approach to tutoring unique and valuable to students. My interests extend to philosophy and history of science, and even ecology! This diversity allows me to draw useful analogies for the student while building an understanding of a given problem from the ground up....
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...my name is Addison and it is my pleasure to tutor you!! I am a Middle School Language Arts Teacher; Ive also provided successful tutoring in the following math subjects: Algebra 1 and Geometry. I have a Bachelor of Science in Business and Masters in Public Administration. When I was in high school, I had a 1.7 GPA; I know what it means to struggle. However, in college, I graduated with a 3.5 GPA. I...
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...their work upon their express request. Additionally, several students reached out to have me tutor them outside of school hours. In these interactions I began to develop my tutoring style, while my classmates simply demanded that I told them the answers, I discovered the difference between knowing and learning; it was far more rewarding to be the one to guide them to the answers themselves. When I attended the IB Pearson College of the Pacific...
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...Jake Sanders, I am a graduate student and writing instructor in the English department at the University at Buffalo. I study 20th century American and British literature, but have experience taking the SAT, AP Subject tests in Literature and Psychology, and the GRE General and Subject test in Literature. My scores are included in my profile. I am also a writing technique tutor at the Center for Excellence in Writing at UB and enjoy working...
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...anyone gets into trouble with alcohol or drugs. I taught in Seoul, S. Korea from 2012-2013 and had an amazing experience! More recently, I was employed as the coordinator of a busy local library's 6 day/week After-School program. As this position was aimed to keep kids out of trouble directly after school for 2 hours, I would help students with their middle and high school homework, along with organizing fun games and activities for them....
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...when I received a true taste for the satisfaction obtained by empowering others through education. Currently, I'm working as a Physical Therapist Aide as I prepare for graduate school. My position as an Aide is allowing me to further my knowledge in regards to Health Sciences and Anatomy/Physiology, which I hope to transfer on to my students. In my free time I enjoy surfing (in the freezing cold NY waters), skateboarding, hockey, fitness, photography, guitar,...
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Learning to play guitar is a fairly fluid process but there are many things to learn. A guitar tutor must find what level the student is at and understand the type of guitar playing they are most interested in. Varsity Tutors can connect you with a guitar tutor who can provide a proper amount of practice and help you work on improving your technique and abilities.
Guitar tutoring can focus on many topics, including:
The parts of a guitar
Holding a guitar properly
Fretboard notes
Chords
Scales
Solos
Improvising
Rhythm
Learning the guitar can be very exciting, but requires a lot of practice. You must follow through with activities even when not with your tutor, but a tutor can be not just a teacher but also someone to play along with. Lessons can first be organized around explaining the parts of the guitar, so you understand what the fretboard, sound hole, tuners, and saddle do. Beginning in standard tuning, your tutor can show you the notes on each string and how to identify them as you play and move from fret to fret and string to string.
If you are ready to work with chords, your tutor may structure lessons around open chords or power chords. They can move on to barre chords if you're ready. When it comes to guitar tutoring, there are many levels of learning, and a tutor can move through them depending on your pace and style of learning. You can receive help with soloing along with various techniques such as bends and alternate picking.
Improvisation and song creation are a big part of being a guitar player. Your tutor can provide invaluable practice and suggestions in terms of rhythm, strumming, and picking. Whatever you're learning, there's not usually an obvious way to teach guitar. That's why a personal tutor can be so beneficial. Individualized help can focus on the topics you need the most work in, and on developing the confidence to continue moving forward.
There are different types of guitar lessons. They may be text, graphical, or video based. Guitar tutoring can be a flexible and exciting experience. If you're fascinated and motivated, Varsity Tutors can connect you with a qualified instructor so your search for "guitar tutoring near me" is complete. We can also set you up on a Live Learning Platform, so you can use a mobile device to conduct digital study sessions. To learn more, contact us today!
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