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Music Composition and Theory Tutor with PhD
Dana R.

4.8 (93 ratings)

272 hours tutoring

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Bio

I am a classical music composer and theorist with a Ph.D. from NYU whose music has been performed in various venues in the U.S. including Weill Hall (part of the Carnegie Hall complex) and in Europe and Asia. Videos of my music are available on YouTube. I have taught music history and theory at various universities and colleges including NYU, SUNY at Fredonia, and Kingsborough Community College.
My traditional pedagogical approach takes the student from beginner to competent composer in...

I am a classical music composer and theorist with a Ph.D. from NYU whose music has been performed in various venues in the U.S. including Weill Hall (part of the Carnegie Hall complex) and in Europe and Asia. Videos of my music are available on YouTube. I have taught music history and theory at various universities and colleges including NYU, SUNY at Fredonia, and Kingsborough Community College.
My traditional pedagogical approach takes the student from beginner to competent composer in graduated steps. For those students who wish to concentrate on music theory, I teach through examples taken from the literature of great musical works, emphasizing learning through doing.
I use a positive approach in tutoring that I learned from my mother’s attitude toward my education: praise any advancement and encourage the student after a setback. The tutor should be an exemplar of the joy of learning because ultimately it is through joy that the student will continue learning throughout his/her life. Those students committed to the subject generally consider me to be a charismatic teacher.
I also feel comfortable teaching beginning piano where I emphasize learning the structure of the music while developing performance skills.
In addition, my output as a poet, novelist and author of a Ph.D. dissertation as well as my lifelong addiction to reading qualifies me to teach history, literature and writing subjects.

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Education

University of Pennsylvania
Psychology
SUNY at Stony Brook
Masters
New York University
PhD

Policies

  • Tutor’s lessons: In-person
  • Hourly Rate: $60
  • Travel policy: Within 5 miles of Lynbrook, NY 11563
  • Lesson cancellation: 12 hours notice required

  • Background check passed on 9/30/2015

  • Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee

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Composition (Music)

Composition (Music)

I have a PhD in Music Theory and Composition from NYU (2001). I am a practicing composer with performances in high profile venues such Merkin Hall, Barge Music and Tenri Cultural Institute in New York City as well as in Italy, Greece, Bulgaria, Japan and Canada. I have published theoretical articles in scholarly journals and taught for 7 years as a teaching assistant, adjunct professor, and visiting professor.
English

English

I have a PhD in Music from NYU for which I wrote a dissertation and numerous papers. In the course of my 7 years teaching as an adjunct professor I corrected many student papers. I also spent 2 years as a securities analyst at a Wall Street research firm writing stock reports. At present I am working on a novel. i have 5 years tutoring experience.
Greek

Greek

Modern Greek I grew up in a Greek speaking household. (My mother was Greek). As a boy I attended the Greek school at the church. From 1992-1995 I lived in Greece where I taught music theory in Greek. I continue to correspond in Greek with my Greek friends. In January while on vacation in Athens I lectured in Greek at the Musical High School.
Music History

Music History

I taught Music Appreciation for 3 years at Kingsborough Community College as an Adjunct Professor. As a Visiting Professor at SUNY at Fredonia I taught a 2 semester course in Music History for music majors as well as a semester of World Music. I also taught an Intro to Music History at Cooper Union. As a graduate student at NYU I took intensive courses in Medieval and Classical Music. I also assisted in teaching courses in Renaissance and Romantic Music. My doctoral dissertation was a formal analysis of the twentieth century Italian Composer, Luigi Dallapiccola.
Music Theory

Music Theory

I have a PhD in Music Theory and Composition from NYU. I have taught aspects of music theory as an adjunct professor at NYU, Nassau Community College, and as a visiting professor at SUNY at Fredonia. I am also a practicing composer who has published articles on his own system of contemporary harmony- syntonality.
Piano

Piano

I have a PhD. from NYU in Music Theory and Composition. I have written many solo piano pieces some of which have been performed at high profile venues such as Merkin Hall (Manhattan) in NYC. For those performances I have coached the performers in the correct interpretation of my work. I have also taught piano performance in conservatory in Athens, Greece and am presently teaching it here.
SAT Reading

SAT Reading

I have a PhD in Music from NYU for which I wrote a dissertation and numerous papers. In the course of my 7 years teaching as an adjunct professor I corrected many student papers.I personally scored a 770 on the SAT Verbal and have had success tutoring SAT Reading for the last 5 years.
Writing

Writing

I have a PhD in Music from NYU for which I wrote a dissertation and numerous papers. In the course of my 7 years teaching as an adjunct professor I corrected many student papers. I also spent 2 years as a securities analyst at a Wall Street research firm writing stock reports. At present I am working on a novel. i have 5 years tutoring experience.
American History
Elementary Math
European History
GED
Prealgebra
Reading
SAT Writing
Spelling
SSAT
TOEFL
Vocabulary
World History
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Reviews

Likable and knowledgeable

My son really related to him and was able to get helpful insight for his SAT and college searches. He has done a couple of lessons with our son so far and hope to get at least one more in before the test.

Milton, 3 lessons with Dana

Great Tutor

Dana has been tutoring my son for the SAT and SAT II in math for the last month or so. He is a great, caring, and knowledgeable tutor. My son does not click with many teachers but Dana has established a great relationship with him. I highly recommend Dana.

Joseph, 17 lessons with Dana

Helpful

We had 7 lessons and Dana helped me to improve my writing, gain more confidence tackling the reading comprehension and solve some of the math more quickly. He went over the answers one by one, gave me extra material to review the math I couldn't remember, and taught me to edit the writing for the analytical section. I passed the GRE with scores I needed for graduate school and working with Dana helped me to do so.

Yael, 7 lessons with Dana

Extremely knowledgeable, thorough and patient tutor.

Dr. Richardson is helping me gain a firm understanding in multiple areas of music theory, while connecting them to real world examples. He pushes you to become a better musician and all-around scholar. I really enjoy working with him!

Sophia, 11 lessons with Dana

Skilled, patient tutor.

Excellent with my 6 year old girl! She can already read music and is playing several songs well. Thanks to Dana's tutoring and patience.

Jason , 49 lessons with Dana
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