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English (ESL) with Gwendolyn B.

Renton, Washington

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Age: 1-99
Speaks italian
Teaching since 2005
Saxophone and Jazz Studies

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    Hello! My name is Gwen and I am here to help you gain confidence in your English skills! I’m from Washington state, USA and I studied at the University of Washington. I have experience teaching adult ESL speakers as well as young adults and elementary age students. I taught ESL classes and private lessons for 3 years while overseas in Italy. I worked as an instructor at the Inlingua studio in Brescia, Italy as well as a TOEFL prep instructor, and an ESL teacher at the International School of Brescia. I enjoy teaching and also have a background in music. I also teach saxophone, flute, and clarinet lessons. I speak Italian which I had to learn as an adult so I understand the difficulty of learning a second language! Currently, I am in the process of teaching my own children Italian as a second language.

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    SE 186th pl Renton,WA
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    Teaching Hours

    Monday
    10 AM-11:30 AM
    6 PM-8 PM
    Wednesday
    10 AM-11:30 AM
    7 PM-8 PM
    Thursday
    10 AM-11:30 AM
    4:30 PM-8:30 PM
    Friday
    10 AM-11:30 AM
    4:30 PM-7:30 PM
    Times are shown in your local timezone (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
    Pricing
    45 minutes
    $38
    60 minutes
    $50

    About Gwendolyn B.

    5.0
    (4)
    I currently teach private lessons in saxophone, flute, clarinet, and piano and have experience working with individuals as well as small groups. In 2007, I received a Bachelor’s degree in Music Performance from the University of Washington where I studied jazz and classical saxophone. For the past 15 years, I have been performing with many professional groups, ranging in styles from big band jazz, classical, samba, funk, to gospel and blues. As a private instructor, I genuinely encourage efficient practice, solid technique and good tone quality, as well as an appreciation for music. I also incorporate the study of music theory and the study of music fundamentals in my lessons. I have experience teaching the genres of classical, jazz, modern, folk, and pop music and hope to extend the joy of learning music to my students. Over the past ten years I have been able to help my students grow and gain confidence, which brings on-going fulfillment to their musical experience.
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    4 Reviews
    Ramesh Ramaiah
    Student's home
    Gwen was understood that this is my first lesson and gave me full support and she was excellent. I am happy that I found a good teacher.
    Posted Dec 19, 2019
    Ardeshir
    Student's home
    Gwen was a wonderful instructor. She was so knowledgable about both music theory and saxophone skills. I would totally recommend her.
    Posted Aug 8, 2018
    Carl Silverberg
    Student's home
    Very friendly and extremely helpful I’m really looking forward to my next lesson. I love how she jumped right in and got me playing.
    Posted Jul 30, 2018
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    Experience

    private instructor in saxophone, flute, clarinet

    May, 2005 - Present

    self

    Education

    Saxophone and Jazz Studies

    Apr, 2000 - Jun, 2007

    University of Washington School of Music

    Languages

    Italian

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