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Michael G.

Univ. of Chicago Grad PhD Student Science Math Spanish Music Tutor

Marina Del Rey, CA (90292)

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In elementary school, I received a perfect score on the Iowa test, the only one in the country to do so. I started reading at age two. By kindergarten I had memorized all the muscle groups in the body and by elementary school was reading college-level textbooks in science, biology, and biochemistry. My undergrad degree is from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in Spanish, Business and Music. My Master's degree is from the University of Chicago in Psychoneuromusicology, a field of science I invented. I wrote a book on the study of the nervous system and stage fright and am currently pursuing a PhD from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology which I expect to complete in 2013. My book on stage fright and the nervous system, Stage Fright in Music Performance and Its Relationship to the Unconscious, is being used as a textbook at major universities and I have taught at the UCLA Geffen Medical School's East-West Division. I am also an accomplished professional musician, having played with members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at their summer home, the Ravinia Festival.

I have been teaching and tutoring students in all subjects, from Spanish, Science, Math and Music since I was in high school, when as a high schooler, I tutored my first student. At the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, I worked in Admissions as part of my work, reviewed applications and made decisions to admit students to school and made decisions on transfer credits. I have been a Graduate Advisor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and did academic advising at the University of Illinois at Chicago, as part of my position of Adjunct Faculty there. I currently am Adjunct Faculty at Santa Monica College.

I have been thoroughly background checked by the Culver City and Santa Monica Unified School Districts and by the Santa Monica Community College District and cleared to work with students as part of my teaching there. Teaching is my passion and I can help you do your absolute best and remove all the obstacles in your way! I am also an expert on test anxiety issues and any kind of performance anxiety issues in any field.

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  • composition (music),
  • theatre
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Algebra 1

I have been trained at the University of Chicago, in their world-renowned graduate program in math as part of the graduate program there in our astrophysics and nuclear physics coursework. I teach anyone math from school age students to adults. Professionally, I use math in my PhD studies. I make things simple, fun, and my students learn to do math very well while having fun at the same time!

American History

I have been trained at the University of Chicago, and taken many history courses there from some of the world's experts in history. I teach anyone history from school age students to adults. I keep things simple, yet keep the standards high. My students have fun but get very good at history or complicated texts of any kind. Currently, I am constantly reading history texts and articles for my PhD, which I am finishing part-time.

The University of Chicago has the most Nobel laureates... Read More

Biology

I have been trained at the University of Chicago, one of the best scientific institutions in the world with the most Nobel prizewinners. I teach anyone science from school age students to adults. Professionally, I am a neurophysiologist, (not MD) and have taught at the UCLA Medical School in Santa Monica, CA. I make things simple, fun, and my students learn to work with science very well while having fun at the same time! In addition to the articles I write, I currently am pursuing a PhD so I... Read More

Grammar

I have been trained at the University of Chicago, in their world-renowned “Little Red Schoolhouse” writing and grammar program. This is the original program that uses the famed Chicago Manual of Style for writing and grammar. I teach anyone to write and use grammar well from school age students to adults. Professionally, I have written a book, many articles, and have written a newspaper column for seven years. I make things simple, fun, and my students learn to write very well at the highest levels... Read More

Reading

I have been trained at the University of Chicago, and have had to analyze hundreds of texts over the years in reading. I teach anyone to read from school age students to adults. I keep things simple, yet keep the standards high. My students have fun but get very good at reading complicated texts of any kind. Currently, I am constantly reading texts and articles for my PhD which I am finishing part-time.

The University of Chicago has the most Nobel laureates in the world.

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Spanish

I have been trained at the University of Chicago, and the University of Illinois. I have a degree from the University of Illinois in Spanish Arts and Literature. I read, speak, and write Spanish fluently. I work with students from grade school to adults. I have been tutoring Spanish to students since I was in high school and have been speaking the language since childhood. I make things simple, fun, and my students learn to speak, read and write very well while having fun at the same time! In... Read More

Music Theory

I have had years of experience in music theory and harmony and have taught the subject as Adjunct Music Faculty at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and was trained at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. My bachelor's degree is in Spanish, Music and Business, and I have been a professional musician for years and played with members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra as a member of the Ravinia Festival Orchestra. Currently, I am Principal Trumpet of Symphony 47, in Hollywood a professional... Read More

Writing

I have been trained at the University of Chicago, in their world-renowned "Little Red Schoolhouse" writing program. I teach anyone to write from school age students to adults. Professionally, I have personally written a book, many articles, and have written a newspaper column for seven years. I make things simple, fun, and my students learn to write very well while having fun at the same time! In addition to the articles I write, I currently am pursuing a PhD so I am writing all the time!

Astronomy

I have been trained at the University of Chicago by a number of the world's top astronomers. Rocky Kolb, who has also worked for NASA and has been the head of astronomy at the University of Chicago was one of my teachers for astronomy, cosmology, and astrophysics.

I recently participated in programs with the University of Chicago on the Giant Magellan Telescope with the top astronomers in the world and two weeks ago, participated in another University of Chicago Astronomy event at... Read More

English

I have been trained at the University of Chicago, in English literature by one of the most renowned English professors in the world. I teach anyone English literature from school age students to adults. Professionally, I have extensively studied English at both the University of Chicago and the University of Illinois with two professors from Harvard University. I make things simple, fun, and my students learn, understand and interpret English literature very well while having fun at the same time... Read More

ESL/ESOL

I have been trained at the University of Chicago, in their world-renowned “Little Red Schoolhouse” English program. I can teach anyone how to speak English well from school age students to adults. Professionally, I have personally been teaching English to students and others since I was in high school. I continued to do this with my Bachelor's degree from the University of Illinois, my Master's degree from the University of Chicago, and my PhD that I am finishing at the Chicago School.
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Accounting

I took accounting at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, one of the top schools for accounting in the U.S. I also have been a Chief Financial Officer for a corporation and have worked in the accounting departments of a top Fortune 500 company doing managerial, financial, cost, governmental and special reports accounting.

I would be glad to help you with your accounting and decode its complicated language for you so that you will do very well in it!

I will work... Read More

Psychology

I am currently finishing a PhD in Psychology from the Chicago School. My Master's is in psychoneuromusicoloogy from the University of Chicago and my bachelor's degree is from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

I have served as Adjunct Faculty at the University of Illinois at Chicago and at Santa Monica College where I currently teach. I have been tutoring students for years and they have all bee very successful. I also have written articles and a book on the subject and... Read More

Physiology

I have been trained in Physiology at the University of Chicago where I received my Master's degree in Psychoneuromusicology and was trained as a neurophysiologist on all aspects of the physiology of the nervous system and the human body by my advisor, Dr. Philip C. Hoffman, Professor of Physiology at the University of Chicago Medical School. My thesis there dealt with physiology. I constantly am researching physiological topics and issues in my PhD that I am finishing and in the articles and books... Read More

SAT Math

I have been trained at the University of Chicago in math and science as well as the University of Illinois. I teach anyone math from school age students to adults. I make things simple, fun, and my students learn to do math problems in all situations and levels and through practice SAT tests. When the SAT exam comes it will be easy for them in contrast to others and they will do well. I currently am pursuing a PhD where math still comes in handy!

GRE

I have been trained at the University of Chicago one of the finest academic institutions in the world and one of the hardest to get into. I can tutor anyone on the GRE. If you break the test down into its component parts, you will see that it's not that hard. It is just a matter of understanding what they are looking for, what their rules and time limits are, and building the confidence through practice exams to get the flow of how the test goes within the allotted time! Being a PhD student with... Read More

Proofreading

I have been proofreading for years. I was trained at the University of Chicago in writing and proofreading, one of the greatest writing and literature institutions in the world. I have a Master's degree from that institution and a bachelor's degree from the University of Illinois. I am a published writer, book author and have many articles to my credit in which I served as my own proofreader. I have proofread many articles in many different subjects. I can also proofread in Spanish in which I... Read More

Law

I have helped many law students and attorneys with their legal research and writing. I have also helped them review their briefs and pleadings, and written pleadings for them, most recently in a massive 5-year multimillion dollar civil case. Attorneys seek my advice and counsel on the clarity and substance of their legal writings and pleadings in both Los Angeles and Chicago. I also have done extensive legal research for attorneys on behalf of their firms in a number of cases and testified as... Read More

GED

I would be glad to tutor you or your student for the GED. I went to the University of Chicago for graduate school for my Master's degree where I was expected to be excellent at every subject. I received an A average there.

All of my students have done great and have passed their tests.


SAT Writing

I am an Adjunct Professor at Santa Monica College. I also am currently a PhD student. I am a writer and an author, having written a book, and many articles as well as a column in a publication for seven years. I could easily help you or your student with their writing difficulties on the SAT. I have helped many, many, students with their writing and all my students do very well.

I constantly write essays for my PhD and wrote many, many essays while at the University of Chicago where... Read More

ACT Reading

I have been trained at the University of Chicago, and have had to analyze hundreds of texts over the years in reading. I have coached many students in the ACT over the years and they have done very well on the reading section of exam. I can teach anyone to excel on the reading portion of the exam. I keep things simple, yet keep the standards high. My students have fun but get very good at reading and analyzing answers for the ACT reading section. Currently, I am constantly reading texts and articles... Read More

ACT English

I have been trained at the University of Chicago, in their world-renowned “Little Red Schoolhouse” writing and English program. I teach anyone English and writing for the ACT English section and my students all do very well on the exam as I did. I have been tutoring students in these subjects for years and I am a world expert on managing test-taking anxiety and test-taking strategies.

Professionally, I have personally written a book, many articles, and have written a newspaper column... Read More

Elementary Math

I have been trained at the University of Chicago in math and science. I can teach anyone to do well at elementary math from school age students to adults. I make things simple, fun, and my students learn to do math very well while having fun at the same time! I currently am pursuing a PhD and still have to use math for it!

Ear Training

I have been trained in Ear Training at the University of Illinois as part of my bachelor's degree there. I took the ear training course as part of the music theory coursework at that institution. In addition, I also took the David Burge ear training coursework series, which is far more detailed than any university coursework and goes into far more detail on intervals and intervallic relationships and unusual intervals. The course involves hundreds of hours of tapes and tests.

Also,... Read More

General Music

I have taught General Music as part of my teaching for the past 20 plus years. I am very familiar with all aspects of General Music from my Adjunct Faculty positions in the Performing Arts Department and the Music Department at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and at my current position as Adjunct Faculty at Santa Monica College.

My undergrad degree from the University of Illinois is in Spanish, Music and Business, while my Master's degree from the University of Chicago is in... Read More

Guitar

I have been a professional guitar player and recording artist and a member of the Musician's Union for years. I have played many venues and have taught many students over the years how to play the guitar.

Music History

I first began teaching Music History at the University of Illinois when I was an undergrad there and gave lectures to Music Appreciation classes on the subject, about period instruments and the concertos of Hadyn.

After that, I continued to teach music history to my students in my music Adjunct Faculty jobs at both the University of Illinois at Chicago, and at Santa Monica College, where I currently am Adjunct Faculty in the Music Department. I have given and continue to give lectures... Read More

Phonics

I have been reading since the age of two. By kindergarten, I memorized all the muscle groups of the body, and by grade school, I was reading college-level textbooks. I mastered phonics very early and have coached others for many years, including students from foreign countries.

By the time I received my bachelor's degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and my Master's degree from the University of Chicago, my ability to teach phonics reached a very high level. It... Read More

Sight Singing

I have been teaching sight singing, solfeggio for nearly 20 years. My teacher for sight singing was a student of the legendary Marcel Tabiteau oboist of the Philadelphia Orchestra and faculty of the Curtis Institute. I was taught by his student, Arnold Jacobs in sight-singing and also was trained in sight-singing at the University of Illinois. I am one of the few teachers who teaches sight singing or solfeggio in the European system.

My students gain perfect pitch along with the ability... Read More

Study Skills

I have been teaching study skills in my past job as Graduate Advisor for the University of Illinois for 2 years, and as part of my job as Adjunct Faculty for the University of Illinois at Chicago and in my current job as Adjunct Faculty at Santa Monica College.

I also have been teaching study skills for 20 years in my private tutoring. My students have all done extremely well in study skills. I make study skills simple, straightforward, and efficient enabling all of my students to do... Read More

Voice (Music)

I have been taught correct vocal technique and breathing by Arnold Jacobs, one of the world's foremost authorities on singing and respiration. He coached some of the most famous singers of the 20th Century from the Metropolitan Opera of New York and the Lyric Opera of Chicago among other places.

I have sung professionally as a member of the Brunswick Balladeers, in professional choruses, and have given recitals in Italian.

My other voice teacher has been Elizabeth Hale Knox,... Read More

Religion

At both the University of Illinois, the University of Chicago, the Hillel Foundation, and the Catholic Church I have taken extensive coursework from some of the world's foremost experts on every major religion of the world. Some of the coursework titles were, J.Z. Smith, Ancient Mediterranean World Religions, (UChicago), Wendy Doniger, Indian Religion (UChicago), Christianity, Catholicisim, David Bevington, (UChicago), Milton Ehre, Russian Orthodoxy, (UChicago), Orthodox, Conservative and Reform... Read More

Trombone

I have been playing trombone and baritone for many years. My teacher on the trombone and baritone and tuba, was Arnold Jacobs, the legendary tuba, trombone and brass teacher from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. My bachelor's degree has been in Spanish, Music and Business from the University of Illinois and I have been a member of the Ravinia Festival Orchestra with members of the Chicago Symphony and have been a professional musician for nearly 30 years and have been teaching brass students including... Read More

Bible Studies

I have studied the Bible at the University of Illinois in a number of classes, Lutheran Confessions, Twin City Bible, and as part of Dr. Richard Scanlan's Ancient Civilizations and Religions class. At the University of Chicago, I have studied the Bible as part of David Bevington's English class, and extensively studied it with one of the world's top religious scholars, J.Z. Smith in his Mediterranean Ancient Religions class. I have also studied it with three distinguished rabbis, Rabbis Alpert,... Read More

Business

My undergrad degree is in Spanish, Business and Music from the University of Illinois. I have served as Chief Financial Officer for a corporation and have also worked for a major Fortune 500 company for two years and have run my own company for many years.

I am very well-versed from my education and experience in all aspects of the business world, marketing, accounting, sales, planning, and whatever aspects that are involved in business in today's world. I teach business and my students... Read More

Trumpet

I have extensive experience and years of both teaching and performing on the trumpet. My advice and counsel is sought world-wide, and I have been featured in numerous magazines and articles and have been on the British Broadcasting Corporation's Classical Show, where myself and my work has been profiled.

My teachers, Adolph Herseth and Arnold Jacobs, are considered the two greatest trumpet and brass legends in instrumental history and I am carrying on their traditions. I currently am... Read More

MCAT

I am a neurophysiologist trained at the University of Chicago where I received my Master's degree in psychoneuromusicology, a field of science I invented to study the bioeffect of the nervous system on the neurophysiology of stage fright. My advisor was one of the world renowned researchers in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease.

I have written a book on the subject, published numerous articles in academic and other journals, and have presented to the International Symposium of the... Read More

QuickBooks

I have been running Quick Books from its start, in my small business for many years, for my own company doing daily bookkeeping, managerial accounting, financial and tax reports..

I have tutored in Quick Books for years since I have used it in my business to employees and others.

This combined with my accounting background from the University of Illinois, and my computer expertise, makes Quick Books something that I am very good at teaching. I can teach anyone Quick Books... Read More

Public Speaking

I have been a public speaker and public speaking consultant since 2003. I have coached hundreds of people in public speaking and have done many many talks and lectures across the country and in Canada at many institutions and major universities and on the BBC.
At the Screen Actors Guild Foundation and the American Federation of Radio and TV Artists for actors in Hollywood I did many workshops and presentations that involved public speaking and performance. I also was a member of Toastmasters... Read More

Career Development

As an academic advisor at the University of Illinois, I served for many years as a career counselor for both undergrad and graduate students as part of my work in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the Urbana campus and in my Adjunct Faculty position at the University of Illinois at Chicago. At the University of Chicago, I was part of programs discussing and presenting career choices related to the programs at the Graham School there.

I have also counseled many adult students... Read More

College Counseling

I was an academic advisor and did college counseling at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for both undergrad and graduate students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences for 3 years. At the University of Illinois at Chicago, I was an academic advisor and college counselor in the Performing Arts Department as part of my Job as Adjunct Professor there. I also understand transfer credits and admitted students to school at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
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Linear Algebra

At the University of Chicago, as part of my coursework in graduate school for my Master's degree, we had to use linear algebra and have an advanced knowledge of it to understand astronomy, cosmology, and astrophysics. Star behavior and other astronomical calculations are dependent on the use of linear algebra. I continue to be involved with the University of Chicago and its Astronomy programs with faculty at the Mt. Wilson Observatory in California and continue to use linear algebra in order to... Read More

Logic

At the University of Illinois, I was the student who set the curve in my Symbolic Logic class, one of my favorite subjects. We also used symbolic logic in my research projects at the University of Illinois and I did outside research on Bertrand Russell and his relationship to symbolic logic. I tutored pre-med students who were in my Logic class at Illinois and helped them understand it and pass the course. I also had numerous discussions with the Professor about Bertrand Russell and went further... Read More

Macintosh

I worked at the University of Illinois Center for Supercomputing Applications where I was a member of the Software Development group that worked with Steve Jobs at Apple and Bill Gates at Microsoft and developed all the internet software that became the current Microsoft Explorer and the Apple OS X system for web browsing and use.

I worked there for a number of years. My suite mates eventually went on to form Netscape. I worked there for two years and have since been working in Macintosh... Read More

Microsoft Outlook

I worked at the University of Illinois Center for Supercomputing Applications where I was a member of the Software Development group that worked with Steve Jobs at Apple and Bill Gates at Microsoft and developed all the internet software that became the current Microsoft Explorer and the Apple OS X system for web browsing and use. We extensively worked with Microsoft Outlook and helped make it better and developed a corresponding encryption system to it.

I worked there for a number... Read More

Organic Chemistry

At the University of Chicago, I took a number of courses that contained and required Organic Chemistry knowledge as part of my Master's degree taught by advisor, Dr. Philip C. H., who was faculty r the University of Chicago Medical School in Pharmacology, and was also Professor of Neurobiology, Pharmacology, and Physiology at the University of Chicago. Dr. H. taught me all aspects of organic chemistry as part of my coursework at the graduate level. The first day of class we did a massive organic... Read More

Pharmacology

At the University of Chicago where I received my Master's degree, I took the actual pharmacology course that the Med students take and used the same textbook, Goodman and Gilman. My thesis advisor at the University of Chicago, Philip C. Hoffman, PhD taught the Pharmacology course at the University of Chicago Medical to the Med students and was my tutor. I received an A and used that course to continue further research on pharmacology, specifically the interaction of propanolol hydrochloride and... Read More

Social Studies

At the University of Chicago, I had extensive training in social studies, with one of the world authorities in the area, Ralph Nicholas, faculty, who is also a social studies editor for the Encyclopedia Brittanica. In his graduate course, and in other courses such as Ancient Mediterranean Myth, Religion, taught by J.Z. Smith, and in Wendy Doniger's Indian Anthropology and Religion course we covered extensive sections of the social studies curriculum. In addition, at the University of Illinois... Read More

Classics

At both the University of Chicago and the University of Illinois, I took many courses in the Classics from some of the world's leading experts in the field, Richard Scalan, Jonathan Z. Smith, and others who incorporated the classics into our curriculum at UChicago. I have written about the Classics and used this information in my own academic writings. I also have studied the works of Tacitus in his histories of Rome found in his Annals and his Histories. At the University of Chicago graduate... Read More

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