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elementary (k-6th) I have much experience in this area. I interned in a kindergarten class, frequently designing and carrying out my own activities for the class as well as working one-on-one with students who needed extra support. I assistant-taught a "Storybook Theatre" class of 5-7 first and second-graders, involving stories, poetry, drama, and music. Furthermore, I helped teach classes for the Manhattan School of Music Summer Camp. I also tutored in Star Learning Center for a year, working primarily with a first-grader but also substitute-tutoring many other students. I am comfortable working with elementary school students of all ages. I have taught academic subjects including math, phonics, writing, and reading; I also greatly enjoy teaching music and other creative arts subjects. general music Over the years, I have had musical instruction and performed on the violin, trumpet, vocally (in choirs) and on the piano. I also taught myself some acoustic guitar. Piano is my principal instrument, however, and I have been playing for 9 years and have been a soloist, 4-hands performer, and accompanist at many concerts. I won the David E. Froelich Award for Music Enrichment. I attended the Manhattan School of Music Summer Camp, and then returned last year to be a Counselor-in-Training, helping teach music history, theory, and ear training. I am looking to tutor music at a beginner through intermediate level. I am most experienced with piano, but am familiar with many instruments and can definitely help with the academic side of music, such as history or theory. piano I have played piano for nine years. I took private lessons for many years, went to the Manhattan School of Music Summer Camp for piano, and participated in many performances, both as a soloist and a 4-hands player or accompanist. I won the David E. Froelich Award for Music Enrichment several years ago. Last year, I was a Counselor-in-Training at the Manhattan School of Music Summer Camp, where I helped teach various classes, including ear training and music history and theory. I am looking to teach piano for beginners, preferably for children (as I have a lot of experience working with children) but adults are welcome too. I am fun, friendly, and patient, and would love to use my skills to teach people how to play this marvelous instrument. proofreading I am a strong writer and have worked as an editor on several publications. I got a perfect score on my SAT Verbal and near-perfect (780) on my SAT Writing. I also got a 5 on my English Literature AP (a large part of which is writing). Aside from the numbers, however, I honestly just really like copy editing and proof reading. I read through much of my younger brother's writing for school as well as my parents' writing (they are non-native English speakers), helping them correct mistakes. I even spot errors in newspapers, magazines, and ads on the subway. I seem to have a knack for this kind of thing, and would love to assist people by proof reading and helping them improve their writing. Russian I am a native speaker of Russian (I was born in Kishenev, Moldova, in the former Soviet Union). I have limited reading and writing abilities, but I am a fluent speaker. I am willing to tutor adults or children of any level who want to learn to speak Russian, or to improve their spoken Russian. I am fun, reliable, and friendly, and want to help people avoid the traditional boring, grammar-based language classes and instead gain a practical, working knowledge of the language.