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Doctor of Music_AP MUSIC THEORY EXAM PREP & COLLEGE LEVEL THEORY!
Dr. Beth S.

2,751 hours tutoring

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Hourly Rate: $120
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Dr. Beth S.'s Photo

Doctor of Music_AP MUSIC THEORY EXAM PREP & COLLEGE LEVEL THEORY!
Doctor of Music_AP MUSIC THEORY EXAM PREP & COLLEGE LEVEL THEORY!
Dr. Beth S.

2,751 hours tutoring

Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee

2,751 hours tutoring

Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee

About Dr. Beth


Bio

Named Innovative Teaching Specialist of The Year; MASTER TEACHER, Award Winning, Certified Music Educator: Dr. S. tutors students for the AP MUSIC THEORY EXAM and they all have earned 4 & 5 STARS! She has written the AP Music Theory Online Courses and Music Appreciation Courses for various states. Dr. S. has many content materials for your learning needs and will personalize the curriculum for you to deepen your comprehension and help you pass your exam! Named a Top 10% Tutor on Wyzant's...

Named Innovative Teaching Specialist of The Year; MASTER TEACHER, Award Winning, Certified Music Educator: Dr. S. tutors students for the AP MUSIC THEORY EXAM and they all have earned 4 & 5 STARS! She has written the AP Music Theory Online Courses and Music Appreciation Courses for various states. Dr. S. has many content materials for your learning needs and will personalize the curriculum for you to deepen your comprehension and help you pass your exam! Named a Top 10% Tutor on Wyzant's platform, she is also a peer-reviewer for multiple publishing companies and professional organizations.

Dr. S. is also AP CollegeBoard Certified as a RATER and knows what is ON the exam and how it is SCORED. If you are taking the AP MUSIC THEORY EXAM (or ABRSM), book now for tutoring session with Dr. S! She has the ability to guide UNIVERSITY and HIGH SCHOOL students through their studies for content understanding in Music Theory; Ear Training and Aural Skills; Music Appreciation, and Music History; Instruments (horn, trumpet, baritone, piano). Dr. S. also tutors teachers to pass their state's Teacher Exam.

This year, every brass student, made it into their state's District Competition and earned ALLSTATE chairs!

Having a Doctoral of Musical Arts Degree, Dr. Beth S. instructs online, and is the AP Music Theory Curriculum Writer and Subject Matter Expert for the University System of California and State of Georgia. Before her current positions, she was the Director of Bands, for ten years, at Southern Polytechnic State University (SPSU) in Marietta, Georgia, and received the Outstanding Faculty Award in 2011, and named Governor's Teaching Fellow in 2012. Dr. S. earned a Bachelor's Degree in Music Education and Horn Performance from The Boston Conservatory of Music; a Master's Degree in Horn Performance from Oklahoma City University; and her Doctoral Degree in Music Education from Shenandoah Conservatory in Winchester, VA. She also privately teaches French horn!


Education

Boston Conservatory of Music
Music Education
Oklahoma City University
Masters
Shenandoah Conservatory
PhD

Policies

  • Hourly Rate: $120
  • Rate details: Missed lessons are fully paid. More than 1 student: A 10% discount per each additional student. Ex: a group lesson is full cost p/h for 1st student & each additional student is 10% off full cost.
  • Lesson cancellation: 24 hours notice required
  • Background check passed on 6/24/2020

  • Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee

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Approved Subjects

Art

Composition (Music)

Composition (Music)

I am a Conservatory of Music Graduate. Wrote the AP Music Theory Curriculum for State of California. I teach music and composition for Virtual School. State Certified music educator.

History

Music History

Music History

I taught Music History and Music Appreciation at the University level for 16 years. I am a state certified music educator. I wrote a master's thesis based on music history.

Homeschool

Piano

Piano

I have an extensive piano performance background. I took private piano lessons until the age of 13 and taught private and group piano lessons for ten years.

Most Popular

Piano

Piano

I have an extensive piano performance background. I took private piano lessons until the age of 13 and taught private and group piano lessons for ten years.

Music

Composition (Music),

Composition (Music)

I am a Conservatory of Music Graduate. Wrote the AP Music Theory Curriculum for State of California. I teach music and composition for Virtual School. State Certified music educator.
Ear Training,

Ear Training

I have extensive conservatory education in music theory and ear training skills classes. I use ear training everyday in horn lessons and performing. I teach ear training online at gavirtual school AP Music Theory courses.
French Horn,

French Horn

I have a Master of Music Degree in Horn Performance. I provide private lessons (including online horn lessons) and group horn sectionals for local schools. All of my private students sit first chair at their high schools. I was the Director of Bands at University for 10 years and am Guest Conductor and Performer with the Peachtree Wind Ensemble.
General Music,

General Music

I taught general music 20 years. I taught AP Music Theory, music history, music appreciation, and directed band/ensembles and music education courses, etc.
Music History,

Music History

I taught Music History and Music Appreciation at the University level for 16 years. I am a state certified music educator. I wrote a master's thesis based on music history.
Music Theory,

Music Theory

I wrote AP Music Theory Curriculum for State of California. I teach online AP Music Theory for an online school.
Piano,

Piano

I have an extensive piano performance background. I took private piano lessons until the age of 13 and taught private and group piano lessons for ten years.
Trumpet

Trumpet

I have a Master's Degree in Horn Performance. I played trumpet in jazz band and taught private trumpet lessons. I am comfortable teaching beginner to intermediate students.

Summer

Piano

Piano

I have an extensive piano performance background. I took private piano lessons until the age of 13 and taught private and group piano lessons for ten years.

Examples of Expertise


Dr. Beth has provided examples of their subject expertise by answering 3 questions submitted by students on Wyzant’s Ask an Expert.

Ratings and Reviews


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5.0 (939 ratings)
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Reviews

Knows content well and can be flexible

She is able to personalize the lesson very well. My son started to compose on his own after the first lesson. It was a fun lesson for him. .................................................................................................................................................................

Heather, 6 lessons with Dr. Beth

The best

Dr. Beth is incredibly smart and fun to work with. She has tons of resources and experience teaching a variety of students. I was very nervous to start tutoring because I’m very slow to identify chords, but over time with Dr. Beth I have grown more confident and reassured of my abilities and taught new methods to remember even the fundamentals of music theory! I really liked working with her!

Dani, 4 lessons with Dr. Beth

Dr. Beth is excellent!

Dr. Beth tutored me online and though I usually prefer in person, it was excellent! She is knowledgeable and really good at making concepts understandable. I highly recommend her!

Lisa, 4 lessons with Dr. Beth

patient and motivating tutor!

Dr. Beth came to session with her own comprehensive curriculum, with worksheets and videos. She kept things moving along with an upbeat pace and offered lots of shortcuts and tricks. The time flew by and was really fun. I'm really looking forward to ongoing lessons with Dr. Beth.

Susan, 2 lessons with Dr. Beth

Excellent tutor! very knowledgable & inspiring!

My son came to US in summer and we are so lucky meeting Dr. Beth S. at Wyzant, tutoring his trumpet lessons. He has made significant progress over the last 3 months. He started to learn Trumpet 2 yrs ago, and he was lazy in practicing. He enjoyed learning from Dr. Beth S. ever since the first class. The extensive knowledge from Dr. Beth S. on music theories helps him understand the music better, which gives the added value in his playing. He always got encouraged by Dr. Beth S, and turns to be more passionate and self-motivated in his playing. This is really the best part that we, as parents, are so happy to see his change. Dr. Beth S. provides class reviews immediately after each lesson and she is very patient and communicative. She has a lot of music resources, so we were never bothered what to learn and what to prepare. Thank you, Dr. Beth S.! We will continue the journey! Happy Holidays!

Nancy, 35 lessons with Dr. Beth

I got a 100 percent on my theory midterm!!!

Dr Beth is the best! She’s so clear and extremely knowledgeable about everything Theory!! You aren’t going to find anyone better than her out there!

Kelsey, 16 lessons with Dr. Beth

A great music theory teacher, regardless of your starting point

My daughter wants to build a career around music but has had an unconventional music upbringing - mostly playing rock in bands, and self taught on piano and voice. She took the AP Music Theory class at her school and was lost on the first day. After about a month we found Dr. Beth and she has been patiently teaching and encouraging my daughter every week. My daughter really likes Dr. Beth and is quickly catching up with her classmates. She is no longer intimidated by the class - and I actually think she is going to do well in it. She would not even consider a different tutor at this point - she really likes Dr. Beth.

Chris, 34 lessons with Dr. Beth

Amazing AP Music Theory Tutor

My son has had some great tutors through Wyzant in varying subjects. However, Dr. Beth S. has simply been amazing to work with. She is able to explain difficult Music Theory topics with ease and helps my son understand and feel confident in the subject matter. After a session last night, I asked him how it went and he said, "I love working with her". In addition, she always follows-up with me as the parent to let me know how the session went and responds to messages within 5-minutes or less. I sincerely cannot say enough good things about her. I highly recommend Dr. Beth S. and look forward to my son continuing to work with her and studying for his AP Music Theory Exam with her.

Carla, 24 lessons with Dr. Beth

Amazing tutor!

Dr. Beth is so knowledgeable and is expert at using the technology on Wyzant to teach her students. She comes into the lesson with a game plan of things to accomplish for the day and has examples and practice problems ready to go, which makes things run smoothly and allows for so much material to be covered in a single lesson. She knows the material that needs to be covered for the AP exam and doesn't waste a single minute. Very highly recommended!!

Eileen, 10 lessons with Dr. Beth
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