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In addition to being a native English speaker, I have a doctorate in Applied Linguistics and a master's degree in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages from Teachers College, Columbia University in New York City. My English-language teaching experience includes 2 years teaching 6th- and 7th- grade students as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Zambia, 4 years teaching 3rd grade…

I'm a sound engineer with both Bachelors and Masters degrees. I'm also a professional singer-songwriter and artist with my own project (Mari Segura), which you can find on all music platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, etc. I write all songs for my own project besides writing for other artists as well, from several different music genres.

[4.83 rating over 6 reviews from another lesson platform] Hello, Stephen is a graduate from Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA in Piano Performance and Film Scoring. He has worked at Piano Playtime where he taught twelve Kindergarten to 4th grade group piano lessons. He is easy to get along with and very patient with kids and adults.

Jennifer Davies-Reazor is a mixed media artist residing in Newark, Delaware. Her work is inspired by mythology, folklore, and the natural world. Her concentrations in art school were metals and painting, then she discovered ceramics - and now finds inspiration in the “mixed media” moniker, exploring ways to combine paper, metal, beads and clay.

I have been teaching classical piano for thirty years. I believe in solid foundations. Playing with a free arm and wrist and touching the keys in right way are all essential for expressive playing and mastery. For this there are exercises, which include scales and arpeggios.

Ira S. Murfin is a writer, educator, scholar, critic, and artist based in Chicago. He holds both an MFA degree in Writing and a PhD in the study of theatre and performance. His past published and produced work includes playwriting, fiction, non-fiction, poetry, criticism, and scholarship.

Paula Vester has been spinning and dyeing for 45 years, sharing her passion for fiber with others and researching and experimenting with yarns, dyes, and techniques. Throughout the years, she has been active in her local guilds, both in Savannah where she first learned to spin and weave, and in Atlanta as one of the founding members of Peachtree Handspinners Guild.

My name is Olga. I have started my music journey when I was 5 years old, and since then never stopped. I have 30 years of teaching experience, 16 years of Russian musical education and graduated from Saint-Petersburg conservatoire, Russia, where my major was chorus director, piano and singing.

Eileen Hallman has been spinning, weaving, and dyeing cotton with natural dyes since the early 1980's. She uses her handspun as weft in her weaving and either dyes the fiber before spinning, the yarn before weaving, or the fabric after weaving. She also dyes and marbles silk.

Rhys Lovell is a theatre artist whose work has been seen throughout Central Illinois for the past 35 years. As an actor, he has appeared in dozens of productions at Heartland Theatre Company, Prairie Fire Theatre, the Illinois Shakespeare Festival, and the Evergreen Cemetery Walk, which he directed for six years.