139 Portland Music Tutors

...My thesis was a detailed analysis of Erik Satie's "Le Poisson Reveur". I have taught music theory in undergrad classrooms, and tutored private students for nearly ten years. I am a very well-read person. I really began to absorb literature when my senior year high school teacher made it sink in for me. By her exhibiting such a clear passion and... read more

...Allen Strange at San Jose State Univerity in CA, graduating with honors in 1979. I specialize in acoustic technique. I play and teach acoustic, electric and bass guitar regularly as part of my duties as Music Dirctor at a Portland area church on Sunday mornings. I have held this and similar positions since 2002. I have a few on-line recordings available... read more

...In my time as an elementary school teacher I have come to understand how phonics, whole word reading, decoding through chunking and syllabification, as well as contextual sleuthing can developing meaning for the reader. It is so much more than just reading the words on the page. Reading can be taught to students as an dynamic interplay between the... read more

...My studies center on Judaism, and extend through philosophical concepts to every other major belief system on the planet. I played violin for 15 years. I was a member of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music's Orchestra and Chamber Orchestra in viola. I can play both violin and viola. I can tutor in bowing, hand placement, foot placement, sight reading,... read more

...Once a fundamental understanding of the basics is in tact, students will have the opportunity to see that there are hundreds of songs within their reach. Each song that we will work on presents different challenges and will lead the student to explore more songs. My father is a professional piano teacher and has developed his teaching method for... read more